BIGINN Partnership invites SMEs, clusters, research centers, and other scale-up organizations to participate in the 1st “Nordic Big Science Industry Days” (NBSID23) event aimed at bringing European industry and Big Science facilities together to explore commercial possibilities.
Participants will be able to connect with the Nordic Big Science ecosystem, visit European Spallation Source ERIC, @MAX IV Laboratory, leading Danish BigScience sector technological companies, strengthen their knowledge about the role of SMEs in Big Science and learn about commercial opportunities, participate in individualized 1-to-1 meetings and workshops.
Eligible participants will have access to the ClusterXchange mobility scheme’s 550 Eur lump-sum to cover travel and other participation expenses.
What will you do?
The participants will be welcomed at DTI with a networking lunch followed by an introduction to the event and to the participants. The second half of the afternoon will be devoted to new material technologies presented by 4 centres from the materials division at DTI.
In the evening a networking dinner will be held at DTI to allow the participants to get acquainted.
12.00 Lunch and Networking
13.00 Introductions, New material technologies (DTI)
18.00 Dinner and Networking
The day will be dedicated commercial interactions between the visiting companies, ESS and other invited Big Science facilities. The day will consist of the introduction to the Big Science facilities, 3 thematical workshops where a given technical area will be discussed by presenting the facilities needs and the companies’ competences in this given area. Through-out the day 1-to-1 meeting between companies and facilities will be held to explore possible commercial or R&D opportunities.
In the evening a poster-session presenting the participating companies will be held together with a reception.
9.00 Intro to Big Science facilities
Workshop I: Material and Mechanics
12.00 Lunch and Networking
13.00 Workshop II: electronics, optics and IT
Workshop III: Magnets, Engineering and advanced components
1-to-1 meetings
18.00 Reception and Networking
Poster session
Day three will be dedicated to visiting ESS and MAX-IV – two Big Science facilities located in Lund, Sweden. The visits will include an introduction to the facilities, and their scientific goal as well as a visit to the actual facility.
A dinner will be arranged in the evening for the participants that stays for the 4th day.
9.00 Visit to ESS
12.00 Lunch @ ESS
13.00 MAX-IV
16.00 Transport to DTI with possible stop at CPH Airport ca 17:00
The first and second days will take place at the Danish Technological Institute (DTI) in
Høje Taastrup, Denmark:
Danish Technological Institute
Gregersenvej 1
2630 Høje Taastrup
The third day visiting ESS and MAX-IV will take place in Lund, Sweden and there will be
arranged common transportation by bus from Thon Partner Hotel at Høje Taastrup train
station.
After the visit participants can be dropped off at the Copenhagen Airport
(around 17:00) or at the hotel.
We recommend to stay at the Thon Partner Hotel in Høje Taastrup where we have
reserved a number of rooms. For booking please write an email to
taastrup.reception@olavthon.dk with the “blockCode” 30239142 to get the discounted
rate.
The Thon Partner hotel is located at the train station in Høje Taastrup which can easily
be reached from Copenhagen Airport by train (via Copenhagen main station).
The Thon Partner hotel is located near DTI where the program takes place Tuesday and
Wednesday and can be reached either by foot (20-25min walk) or by bus.
In case hotels in Copenhagen is preferred Høje Taastrup train station can easily be
reached by train from Copenhagen.
What you will meet?
The European Spallation Source (ESS) is a European Research Infrastructure Consortium (ERIC), a multi-disciplinary research facility based on the world’s most powerful neutron source. Our vision is to build and operate the world’s most powerful neutron source, enabling scientific breakthroughs in research related to materials, energy, health and the environment, and addressing some of the most important societal challenges of our time.
The European Spallation Source (ESS) is a European Research Infrastructure Consortium (ERIC), a multi-disciplinary research facility based on the world’s most powerful neutron source. Our vision is to build and operate the world’s most powerful neutron source, enabling scientific breakthroughs in research related to materials, energy, health and the environment, and addressing some of the most important societal challenges of our time.
Why to participate?
- Connect with the Nordic Big Science ecosystem.
- Visit ESS, which will be the world’s leading neutron facility when it starts in 2025-26, and interact with its technical and procurement staff.
- Visit MAX-IV, a synchrotron facility for investigating materials.
- Visit leading technological companies within the Danish BigScience sector.
- Expand their network thanks to several networking moments organized for this purpose.
- Update their knowledge about the ESS, MAX-IV, and Nordic Big Science ecosystem.
- Strengthen their knowledge about the role of SMEs in Big Science and learn about commercial opportunities.
- Participate in individualized 1-to-1 meetings.
Who can participate?
Everyone. But in order to receive a financial support of 550 €, an eligible entity should be from from COSME country (excl. Denmark , in this event) which is:
- A cluster or similar business network organization
- A scaling-up support organization (technology centre, research institute, fab-lab, resource-efficiency service provider, [digital] innovation hub, creative hub, incubator, or accelerator) that is a cluster or a similar business network organisation member
- A small and medium-sized enterprise (SME) that is a cluster or a similar business network organisation member
- Have not participated in ClusterXchange mobility scheme
Supporters, communication partners
BIGINN: A new beginning for business and Big Science Innovation project (www.biginn.eu) co-funded by COSME program (GA No. 101037928, COS-CLUSTER-2020-3-03-1). BIGINN partnership is willing to unlock the innovation potential of clusters in relationship with Big Science organizations and bring SMEs and other interested parties closer to Big Science market
