Doing Business with Big Science Roadshow

Opportunities for UK Engineering Companies:

Cardiff, Wales - 11th April 2012

Belfast, Northern Ireland - 12th April 2012

Edinburgh, Scotland - 17th April 2012

Registrations are now open for the Spring 2012 ‘Doing Business with Big Science Roadshow’ organised by STFC and the Electronics, Sensors, Photonics KTN. These events are designed to support greater engagement between UK engineering companies and large international European research institutions.

STFC is at the heart of UK big science with large facilities such as ISIS and the Central Laser Facility at the Rutherford Appleton Laboratory in Oxfordshire. It is also a conduit for UK companies to engage with pan- European institutions such as CERN.

These events will highlight some of the current procurement needs of CERN and other large international science facilities. It is a great opportunity to connect with managers looking to engage more closely with UK engineering firms across a wide range of sectors, including the following:

IT Services and Communication Systems; Mechnical Design and Build; Electrical Engineering and Electronics; Vacuum and Low Temperature Technologies; and Optics and Sensors

With an annual procurement budget of £187 million CERN like many other large European research facilities has requirements in a wide range of engineering, science and technology fields. The benefits for delegates attending this meeting are:

Learn about opportunities for UK engineering companies to win contracts with large European research facilities; Hear from UK companies that have benefitted from collaborations with larger research facilities; Understand current procurement procedures for large research organisations; Network with key STFC managers actively seeking UK contractors; Find out about active major European science programmes.

For further information or questions about these events, please contact: deepa.wallis@qi3.co.uk