Event Reports

Advanced Instrumentation gathering at Nikhef

On the 12th of June, a gathering was organised at Nikhef on the topic of the strategic plan on Advanced Instrumentation in the realm of the top sectors. The strategic plans are a new method of financing developments in various domain in collaborations between knowledge institutes and industry. Depending on the stage of developments, more or less co-funding is required from industry.


First Dutch Fusion Day in Eindhoven: ‘we need Dutchness to make fusion energy become a reality’

With a crowded room and a programme that captivated until the last minute, we look back on a successful first edition of the Dutch Fusion Day in Eindhoven. An energising day that brought together a group of 200 scientists, representatives of high-tech companies and government officials. One thing was crystal clear: we're all eager to get into action to bring fusion energy to a next level.


Einstein Telescope at the Hannover Messe

On the 24th of April, at the initiative of Ellen Ipenburg Tomesen, the Science and education Counsellor at the Netherlands Embassy to Germany, an event was organised to introduce the Einstein Telescope and its technological challenges to the industry representatives present at the Hannover Messe with the aim to increase the knowledge of the German companies about the possibility for them to become involved in solving the challenges to build the Einstein Telescope.


Precision Fair 2023

November 15 & 16, the annual Precision Fair organized by the Mikrocentrum took place in the Brabanthallen in Den Bosch, The Netherlands. More than 350 organisations from the high precision domain were present.


Symposium Big Science – SRON

SRON Netherlands Space Institute for Space Research will organize a symposium in which the value of Big Science will be highlighted in all its aspects: science, technology and innovation.


Big Science in the North

Shared Knowledge Innovation Learning Lab (SKILL) in Drachten, Netherlands


Manufacturing Technology Conference

Manufacturing Technology Conference
By Ramon Navarro

Mikrocentrum, ASML, Thermo Fisher Scientific, and…

Big Science.NL at the Vision, Motion & Robotics

The industrial fair Vision, Motion & Robotics organised by Mikrocentrum…

8th European Space Cryogenics Workshop - ESA/ESTEC

The 8th European Space Cryogenics Workshop took place at ESA/ESTEC…