Maastricht, 19 December 2024 – On 28 and 29 October 2026, over 1,000 representatives of European high-tech companies and major research organisations will descend on MECC Maastricht for the 2026 edition of the Big Science Business Forum (BSBF 2026).
They will meet to exchange the knowledge necessary for exploring partnerships in the field of high-technology development.
This two-day conference is organised jointly by the Netherlands and Belgium, specifically by the Dutch network of Industrial Liaison Officers (ILO-net) and the Belgian technology trade association, Agoria. The organisers will also receive support from Dutch and Belgian ministries (Economic Affairs; Education, Culture and Science; Belgian Science Policy Office) and the Provincie Limburg. Previous editions of the Big Science Business Forum were held in Copenhagen (2018), Granada (2022) and Trieste (2024).
Securing BSBF 2026 is the result of cooperation with several regional and national partners, including the Dutch ILO-net, the Belgian Agoria, Klinkhamer | conferences & events, MECC Maastricht and Maastricht Convention Bureau. The contract with MECC was officially signed at MECC Maastricht by Jan Visser, Coordinator for Nikhef (National Institute for Subatomic Physics) Industrial Contacts and ILO-net and Arjen van Rijn, Nikhef Institute Manager.
For more information about BSBF 2026 and updates on registration and the conference program, please visit the official website.
Photo at the top of the page, from left to right:
In picture from left to right: Ingrid Grimbergen – Maastricht Convention Bureau Marketing & Communications Manager, Frank Mimpen – MECC Maastricht Commercial Director, Jan Visser – Industrial Contacts at Nikhef and Coordinator of the Dutch industrial liaison officers, Arjen van Rijn – Nikhef Institute Manager, Desiree Coenen – Klinkhamer Conferences & Events project manager, Sandra van den Berk – MECC Maastricht Business Development Manager, Anna Dushyna – Maastricht Convention Bureau Business Development Manager for Associations, and Niels Klinkhamer – Managing Director Klinkhamer Conferences & Events.
