Events
Upcoming events
Dutch Fusion Day 2026
Mark your calendars for 8 May 2026, as DIFFER in Eindhoven hosts the third edition of the Dutch Fusion Day! Building on the success of the previous editions, this year’s edition is about exploring new opportunities in fusion for your business. Throughout the day, industry, start-ups and research partners get together to focus on key areas vital to the development of fusion energy.
IPAC26
In May, the 17th International Particle Accelerator Conference takes place in Deauville, Normandy, France. IPAC is the premier annual gathering for the global accelerator community, bringing together scientists, engineers, and industry professionals from around the world. This conference is a unique opportunity to explore the latest breakthroughs in accelerator research and development, as well as to receive updates on current and future accelerator facilities.
SPIE 2026 conference
The two-yearly SPIE Astronomical Telescopes & Instrumentation conference is the largest in its sector and focuses both on ground- and space-based telescopes. More than 2000 experts, scientists, policy makers and industry representatives from all over the world will be attending the conference. The three-day exhibition, which is part of the conference, is an excellent opportunity for the Dutch industry and research institutes involved in astronomy and space instrumentation to present themselves and establish contacts with potential partners, clients and policy makers.
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Past events
2nd Annual Fusion Fest
London, 14 April 2026. The financial magazine The Economist organised its second annual Fusion Fest in the City of London. 688 participants gathered in an anonymous but chic office and conference building next to the “middle-class brutalist” Barbican Estate: the biggest and arguably most controversial housing project in the city developed after the Second World War.
Industry meeting & INPROCAP @ ASTRON
The industry meeting at ASTRON, Dwingeloo was another great opportunity for companies to connect with the Big Science domain. A first general presentation about the BigScience.NL network and its activities was followed by presentations by the Industrial Liaison Officers about their organizations and future opportunities for companies in Big Science organizations. This time, a unique INPROCAP session was part of the program, with presentations of specific challenges from CERN, EUXfel and ESO for which they would like input from industry. All challenges brought lively discussions and suggestions, hopefully the start of fruitful collaborations!
ZIE, Zuid-Hollands Industrie Event 2026
"BigScience.NL visited ZIE, Zuid-Hollands Industrie Event, hosted by Mikrocentrum at the Van Nellefabriek in Rotterdam on March 26th. At this yearly event, high tech and manufacturing companies, suppliers, knowledge institutes and government from the South Holland region get together. We discussed Big Science and developments in hydrogen technology, space, robotics, resilience, mechatronics and optics, AI and data and semicon. Of course, we had plenty of time to connect with the ecosystem and to invite interested parties to BSBF26. ZIE you next year, Rotterdam!"
