Post by Geert-Jan Graulus

A bit behind on the headlines 😅 Last Friday, Pieter Billen and Annelies Gorissen discussed the current state of the Limburg chemistry sector in an interview in Het Belang van Limburg. 🌿 Although the sector is experiencing rough weather, there's a silver lining in the article: bulk chemicals could be replaced by specialty chemicals, especially if these can be sourced from local biomass sources. 🎓 Our #Materiomics graduates (Faculteit wetenschappen UHasselt) are up for the challenge since sustainability is one of the core values of the programme. A nice example of how UHasselt's #Civic mission can be of value. 🧪 On a personal note, the example of 'using biopolymers for medical applications' nicely fits the goals of the Biomolecule Design Group at IUMAT ☺️ If it's in the 'Belang', I guess we'll have to keep pushing forward. Full article (in Dutch): https://lnkd.in/ehNRB76w