Big Science Industriemiddag 2016 in Eindhoven

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.