Events
Upcoming events
Industry Meeting - Mikrocentrum, Veldhoven
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.
BSBF2026 Site visit to ITER
On 18 February, BSBF2026 hosts an exclusive site visit for suppliers to the ITER facility that is being built and to get a grasp of where your company's competences can play a role, in the framework of the Big Science Business Forum 2026, to be held in Maastricht 27 - 30 October 2026, we organise a visit to the main site of ITER.
The visit will include expert briefings and guided access to the Assembly Hall and Tokamak pit. Insight into the procurement strategy of ITER will be given and how industry can engage.
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Past events
General Industry meeting BigScience.NL
BigScience.NL organises general industry meetings in different locations in the Netherlands to inform companies about developments and opportunities at Big Science organisations. This time the general industry meeting took place at Demcon Kryoz in Enschede to specifically address companies in this region. More than 25 companies joined the event.
Third INPROCAP-seminar on “Market Analysis in the Context of Innovation Procurement”
On 9 December 2025, the INPROCAP project organised its third expert seminar of the training journey: Building Capacity Across Big Science. The seminar focussed on “Market Analysis in the Context of Innovation Procurement.” The hybrid event, hosted at European XFEL and online, brought together procurement professionals, Industrial Liaison Officers, and innovation stakeholders from across Europe to discuss how market analysis can support more effective innovation procurement in the Big Science context.
Precision Fair 2025
The Precision Fair, a yearly event organised by Mikrocentrum, attracts many (inter)national visitors from a broad range of high-precision industries. It is an excellent opportunity for the BigScience.nl Industry Liaison Officers to showcase current developments in their fields, connect with companies and organisations with whom they have longstanding relationships, and build new ones.
