ASTRON at European Microwave Week 2025
21-09-2025 - 26-09-2025
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.
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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!
"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!"
The BigScience.NL industry afternoon at the Mikrocentrum was well attended by over 40 people. The industrial liaison officers of the various Big Science organisations to which we are connected, presented the opportunities at those organisation. Two companies shared their experience in working with these large organisations for those unfamiliar with the domain to learn from. Three companies seeking to enter the big science arena pitched their competences to the ILOs and fellow companies such that more people are aware of their competences potentially leading to new opportunities. Many new contacts were made during the networking moments the seeds for new partnerships. The BSBF2026 was promoted and the programme and opportunity to present companies' competences was well received.