Programme overview
Monday, 1 June 2026
09.00 - 10.00
10.00 - 12.00
Official Opening of RRB 2026
Opening Plenary Session with keynote lectures
Mário T. Murakami, Brazilian Biorenewables National Laboratory (LNBR) and National Center for Research in Energy and Materials (CNPEM)
Title: Connecting fundamental discoveries from microbial carbohydrate metabolism to biotechnological platforms for advanced biorefineries
12.00 - 13.00
Lunch and exhibition
13.00 - 14.30
14.30 - 15.45
Coffee Break and Poster Tour 1
15.45 - 17.15
17.30 - 20.00
City walk and Welcome Reception at the Jubileum Hall, Universiteitshal, Naamsestraat 22, Leuven
Tuesday, 2 June 2026
09.00 - 9.30
Plenary talk
09.40 - 10.50
10.50 - 11.20
Coffee Break
11.20 - 12.50
12.50 - 14.15
Lunch and Poster Tour 2
14.15 - 14.45
14.45 - 16.15
16.25 - 18.45
Biobased Market
19.30
Conference Dinner at 'De Hoorn', Sluisstraat 79, Leuven
Wednesday, 3 June 2026
09.00 - 10.30
10.30 - 11.00
Coffee Break
11.00 - 12.30
12.30 - 13.00
RRB 2026 Closing Session
13.00 - 14.00
Farewell Lunch
14.15 - 17.00
Optional Tour: to be determined
Download the Programme and Poster List here later on in May 2026
