Events

ESA Industry Space Days 2026

ESA Industry Space Days 2026: record turnout, strong Dutch presence

The 12th ESA Industry Space Days (ISD) took place on 16-17 September 2026 at ESTEC in Noordwijk, and was the largest edition to date. Around 240 exhibitors and more than 3,000 participants attended, representing 1,500 companies from across the European space sector. Attendees pre-arranged over 10,000 pre-arranged business to business meetings, with many more face-to-face encounters on site. More than 50 presentations were delivered across three conference halls.

Industry Meeting: Sustainability in Big Science at HFML-FELIX

On 2 September, BigScience.NL brought together representatives from industry and research organisations at HFML-FELIX in Nijmegen for an industry meeting dedicated to sustainability. Marc Baldus, Director of HFML-FELIX and profile holder for sustainability within the Dutch NWO institutes, opened the meeting and set the stage for open and lively discussions on this important and timely topic. 

SPIE 2026

Dutch Astronomical Instrumentation Community Shines at SPIE 2026 in Copenhagen

5–10 July 2026, Copenhagen, Denmark
The astronomical engineering world gathered in Copenhagen for SPIE Astronomical Telescopes + Instrumentation, the leading international conference on ground-based, airborne, and space-based telescopes and the instruments that power them. The event drew more than 3,000 attendees from across the globe, who took part in 13 simultaneous technical conferences featuring over 3,000 presentations on the latest research, technology, and project developments in astronomical instrumentation.