Big Science Business Forum 2026 technology conference to Maastricht

Already in many technology areas, Belgium and the Netherlands cooperate. For example, in nuclear research, semiconductors, nanotechnology and photonics. Both countries are also striving to bring the Einstein Telescope to Limburg. The BSBF conference gives high-tech companies the opportunity to improve their knowledge position and use it to develop technological products in new markets.

The largest European research organizations - such as CERN, ESA, ESRF and Fusion4Energy - inform entrepreneurs during the biennial BSBF about new technological developments, issues, procurement possibilities and opportunities for cooperation. Together, these European institutes account for billions of euros in investment plans. This makes them interesting for the Dutch and Belgian high-tech business community to cooperate with.

The Dutch Network of Industrial Liaisons (ILO-net) together with the Belgian technology industry association Agoria took the initiative to bring the conference to the Aachen-Leuven-Eindhoven high-tech region with funding from the Ministry of Economic Affairs. ILO-net consists of the nine national research organizations that fall under the NWO institutes. The Belgian entrepreneurial umbrella organization Agoria has 2,000 technological (SME) companies affiliated. The province of Limburg is also supporting the organization of BSBF 2026.

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