Affiliated Big Science Organisations
Big Science Business Forum 2022 will also bring together affiliated Big Science organisations (ABSOs). ABSOs are European or large national Big Science organisations that procure European-wide or internationally. They are single-sited or distributed facilities that have an interest in communication with industry regarding collaboration, upcoming business opportunities and procurements that are open for European industry in the period 2022-2026.
Selected Affiliated Big Science Organisations will participate in two specially designed parallel sessions for Affiliated Big Science Organisation on 5 and 6 October 2022.
In 2020, a first call for Affiliated Big Science Organisations was launched, which resulted in four organisations joining BSBF2022 as ABSOs:
A second call was opened in 2021 but was declared vacant following the postponement of BSBF to 2022.
In 2022, a third call for Affiliated Big Science Organisations was launched, which resulted in four organisations joining BSBF2022 as ABSOs: