Previous events

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.

Annual Symposium on Superconductivity at Twente University

The Annual Symposium on Superconductivity & Cryogenics that took place on Thursday 27 November 2025 went very well with 80 attendees. There was a broad range of presentations both from industry and academia.

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.

RTI summit Copenhagen

This event was organised related to the Danish presidency of the European Commission and focused on the role of Research Technology Infrastructures – like TNO, DTI, VTT, etc. – in the Big Science domain.  

Aimday in Lund

Big Science Sweden and Big Science Denmark teamed up for this event in Lund. The event brought over 100 people together to discuss various challenges posed by representatives from Big Science organisations for which they are looking for partners from in particular the industry. 

ASTRON at European Microwave Week 2025

ASTRON at European Microwave Week 2025
From 21–26 September 2025, ASTRON participated in the European Microwave Week in Utrecht, the largest RF and microwave trade show in Europe. Together with SRON at the Dutch pavilion, we showcased our technologies and research infrastructure, connecting with peers and industry experts from across Europe.

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. 

TEKNOWLOGY

To make trailblazing innovations happen, perspectives from academia, entrepreneurs and policy makers need to come together. This became almost tangible at the NWO Innovation Festival TEKNOWLOGY, which took place on June 19th 2025 at De Fabrique in Utrecht.

General Industry meeting BigScience.NL

General Industry meeting BigScience.NL    
3 June 2025 at VSL in Delft

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 VSL in Delft to specifically address companies in this region. More than 25 companies joined the event.