ESNI-NERM 2026 Conference
The Flagship Event on Nutrient Recycling
The European Sustainable Nutrient Initiative (ESNI) Conference and the Nutrients in Europe Research Meeting (NERM) are merging into a single reference meeting to put together all the community working on research and innovation focused on nutrient management.
The joined ESNI-NERM Conference aims to showcase the latest research and demonstration outcomes in nutrient management and nutrient recycling.
CALL FOR ABSTRACTS
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Tuesday 28 April 2026
Wednesday 29 April 2026
Les Ateliers des Tanneurs
Rue des Tanneurs 58-62
1000 Brussels (Belgium)
ESNI-NERM 2026 is organised by the European Sustainable Phosphorus Platform (ESPP) and the Biorefine Cluster Europe (BCE).
Programme outline (preliminary)
ESNI-NERM 2026 is the flagship event on nutrient recycling: it provides an overview of the scientific issues, developments and challenges of nutrient recovery and recycling. This one and a half day international conference consists of plenary and parallel sessions and poster sessions.
More details on the programme will be published as soon as they are available.
DAY 1 | Tuesday 28 April 2026
12h00 – 17h30
Welcome + official opening
Plenary sessions
- KEYNOTE on the New Framework Programme
Bertrand Vallet (DG RTD) - KEYNOTE on the New Common Agricultural Policy (CAP)
Gregorio Davila Diaz (DG AGRI) - PANEL DEBATE
Bertrand Vallet (DG RTD)
Gregorio Davila Diaz (DG AGRI) – tbc
Ignasi Salaet (FERTINAGRO BIOTECH)
Kris Ally (SmartRenure)
Coffee break + poster session
Parallel sessions hosted by EU funded research projects
- Fertitec / Ferticovery / CiNurgi
- Ellipse
- ReLEAF & LANDFEED
Poster session and drinks
DAY 2 – Wednesday 29 April 2026
8h30 – 16h30
Welcome + opening
Plenary sessions
- KEYNOTE on the new EU Bioeconomy Strategy
Agata Kotkowska (DG ENV) - KEYNOTE on the Circular Economy Act
Sylvie Grajales (DG ENV) - Processing the bioeconomy’s residual streams: wastewater
Quinten Van haecke (Aquafin) - Processing the bioeconomy’s residual streams: digestate valorisation
Laure Baillargeon (European Commission)
Coffee break and poster session
Three parallel sessions hosted by EU funded research projects
- ReNu2Cycle
- Sempre BIO
- NenuPhar (part 1)
Three parallel sessions hosted by EU funded research projects
- Harvrest
- NutriBudget
- NenuPhar (part 2)
Lunch break & poster session
- Project pitches
- Industrial success stories
- NUTRI-KNOW – final event
- Summary of the parallel sessions
Closing of the event
Call for abstracts of scientific posters (deadline: 30 Jan 2026)
Deadline for the submission of abstracts:
30 January 2026
Notification of authors:
28 February 2026
Authors confirming planned attendance:
15 March 2026
Mandatory author registration:
31 March 2026
Download and use the ‘abstract submission template’ to provide us with your abstract.
ESNI-NERM is a conference that will be a unique platform to present and discuss scientific evidence and technological innovations that can support the European Commission’s goals on nutrient management.
Authors are invited to present abstracts dealing with any of the following topics on nutrient recovery and recycling:
- technologies in nutrient recycling and valorisation
- agronomic performance of recycled nutrients
- sustainability of nutrient recycling and management
- path to market & policy on recycled nutrients
The aim is to showcase recent developments from the European research community and provide new knowledge from the latest projects on-going in the field.
Use our Abstract submission template to submit the abstract of your scientific poster and join us ESNI-NERM 2026. Accepted abstracts will also be published in the official ESNI-NERM Book of Abstracts.
Admission fees and registration
Day 1
Tuesday 28 April 2026
12h00 – 18h00
€ 100
Day 2
Wednesday 29 April 2026
09h00 – 17h00
€ 130
Day 1 & 2
Tuesday 28 and Wednesday 29 April 2026
€ 175
Registration will be possible as from 26 January 2026.
Some sessions will be available to follow online. As soon as we have more information about this, it will be presented here.
