Big Science

Big Science means groundbreaking fundamental research that is carried out in large international collaborations. This research requires expensive and technologically advanced research infrastructures.

This website is a portal to show the opportunities for Dutch industry to participate in Big Science, through collaborations with scientific institutes or to respond on tenders of the Big Science Facilities.

EU survey for industry connecting with research and technology infrastructures

The European Commission will develop a Charter of Access for industrial users to research and technology infrastructures, including for startups and scaleups - complementing the Charter for Access to Research Infrastructures.

FME supports new Innovation fund

FME welcomes the new innovation fund for companies active in the domain of the 10 key-enabling technologies listed in the National Technoloy Strategy. The fund is aimed at those projects that have the potential to create products that will be exported. The fund should help innovative companies to cover investment risks to scale up to the point of stimulate the potential for the export.

Read the FME news item here

Dutch Fusion Day 2025: engage, explore and innovate

On Friday 9 May 2025, the second edition of the Dutch Fusion Day will take place in Eindhoven, organized by DIFFER, EIRES (TU/e) and ILO-net.

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BSBF2026 Site visit to ELI Beamlines

On 22 January 2026, BSBF2026 hosts an exclusive site visit for suppliers and researchers to explore world-class laser laboratories, meet experts, and identify collaboration opportunities. This is a unique opportunity to discover Europe’s most advanced laser research infrastructure at ELI Beamlines, part of the Extreme Light Infrastructure (ELI), ahead of the forum. 

 

Industry Meeting

Industry meeting organised by BigScience.NL to inform companies about developments and opportunities at Big Science Organisations.

Companies are welcome to get to know the BigScience.NL network of Industrial Liaison Officers and multiple Big Science Organisations. Several companies will share insights into their experiences working with Big Science Organisations, showcasing the opportunities and the challenges such projects may entail.

We will end the industry meeting with networking drinks and the opportunity to further connect with the ILO’s.


Software Café

The Software Café is a brand-new meeting place and knowledge platform for software professionals in the high-tech and manufacturing industries. It is part of the Software Community, a collaborative initiative launched earlier this year by Mikrocentrum together with five leading high-tech companies: ASML, Canon, Thermo Fisher Scientific, Vanderlande Imdistries, and VDL ETG. The goal is to strengthen software development in hardware-driven environments.

 

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Research organisations

A few research organisations are highlighted below.
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RV Pelagia

HFML-FELIX

LOFAR