ADPO strengthens its multimodal model
Antwerp Distribution and Products Operations (ADPO) has invested heavily in the expansion of its logistics infrastructure in recent years. Goal: to strengthen its multimodal model to take more trucks off the road. For example, the company has constructed a new barge quay so that containers that are normally delivered by road can now also be […]
essenscia vlaanderen extends chair of Safety Engineering at the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven
Safety is and remains the number one priority in the chemicals sector. That is why essenscia vlaanderen has for the third time extended the chair of Safety Engineering at KU Leuven for a period of 5 years, until the end of 2024. The Master of Safety Engineering is a unique academic and practice-oriented training programme […]
essenscia launches chair within safety sciences training at University of Antwerp
From the 2020-2021 academic year, essenscia has started a new ‘Integrated Safety – Chemistry and Life Sciences’ academic chair within the one-year Master’s degree in safety sciences at the University of Antwerp. This specialised course strives for a broad approach in which safety is viewed from all angles: from security over occupational and transport safety […]
Sector builds very first training centre for pharmaceuticals and biotech in Flanders with ViTalent
Specialised training to get started and stay in the pharmaceutical and biotech sector? From the beginning of 2022, students, job seekers and employees from the sector can contact ViTalent at the Science Park in Niel. This very first training centre for the life sciences is a first for Flanders. It sets out to be a […]
BASF Antwerp builds pilot installation to produce absorbent material in nappies more sustainably
Have you heard of super-absorbent polymers or SAP for short? They ensure dry bottoms in baby nappies, among other things. BASF Antwerp is investing 25 million euros in a high-tech pilot installation to make SAP production more sustainable and digital. An investment in the future and an extra asset for the chemicals sector in Flanders. […]
Chemicals and life sciences sector again attracts most foreign investment
With 40 investment projects, providing 877 new jobs and a total investment amount of more than 408 million euros, the chemicals and life sciences sector was again number 1 in Flanders in 2020 for attracting foreign investments. This is evident from figures from FIT (Flanders Investment & Trade). Due to the difficult economic context, the […]
Digitalisation of the vaccine development and production process at GSK
The pharmaceutical company GSK collaborates with Siemens and ATOS, two of the world’s leading expert companies in digital transformation and technology, to digitalise its vaccine development and production process. This innovative concept named digital twin, which combines the real and digital worlds in a closed loop. A key benefit will be much shorter development times for […]
Chemical and pharmaceutical companies provide medical staff with 200,000 face masks
During the first wave of the coronavirus, there was a very urgent demand for additional protective equipment, in particular face masks, for health professionals involved in the care of Covid-19 patients. That is why the essenscia sectoral federation launched an appeal to the 700 or so companies in the sector to make some of their […]
1 million litres of disinfectant gel thanks to successful cooperation between government and industry
With an additional production capacity of more than one million litres of hydroalcoholic gel, chemical, pharmaceutical and food companies, in close cooperation with the federal government, solved the impending shortage of hand disinfectant gel that existed at the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic. Thanks to the rapid approval of temporary authorisations and the increase in […]
EU Biotech School & Health Hub: a flagship project for the international development of Belgian biotech and biopharma
Train more talent, support more start-ups and scale-ups, so that biotechnology and biopharmaceuticals, such a key sector for the economy, prosperity, and employment in Wallonia, develop internationally and are ready for the next generation of therapies and production processes. This is the ambitious goal of the EU Biotech School & Health Hub, a state-of-the-art training […]