Whether you’re a CEO, R&D leader, policymaker, investor, startup founder, or fellow scientist: you’re warmly invited to join.

What to expect

• Hands-on insights of Deep Tech at the Faculty of Science, from AI to quantum, from organs-on-chips to molecular and material design, from sustainable technology to health technology.
• Discover our infrastructures, from advanced microscopy to mass spectrometry, from advanced 3D printing to mechanical testing, from fieldwork facilities to computational facilities.
• Meet our researchers, promising Deep Tech startups, technology transfer officers, and stakeholders from government, private sector and academia.
• Build new partnerships.

Expect hands-on insights in fields such as:
AI & Data | Molecular Sciences | Quantum Technologies| Health | Sustainability

Programme

28 Januari 2026 at our LAB42 building

09:30 – 10:00 | Welcome, registration & Innovation Market
10:00 – 11:00 | Innovation by Deep Tech Research I

• Opening by Rector University of Amsterdam, prof. dr. Peter Paul Verbeek
• External keynote, Tjerk Opmeer, director Innovation Policy, Ministry of Economic Affairs
• Showcase from Faculty of Science

11:00 – 11:30 | Coffee break & Innovation Market
11:30 – 12:30 | Thematic Lab Tours

• Themes will include Health, Sustainability, AI and Data, Quantum, Biotech, Molecules and Materials, and more.

12:30 – 13:30 | Walking lunch & Innovation Market
13:30 – 14:45 | Parallel Sessions

You can expect:

• Pitching by young talent
• Technology transfer
• Faculty of Science startups showcase
• Visits to facilties, dedicated lab tours

14:45 – 15:15 | Tea break & Innovation Market
15:15 – 16:00 | Innovation by Deep Tech Research II

• Keynote t.b.a.
• Panel discussion “From Deep Tech Research to Impact” with o.a. Constantijn van Oranje (envoy at TechLeap) and Emillia Olsson (group leader at ARCNL and Faculty of Science
• Closing by dean of the Faculty of Science, prof. dr. Susan te Pas

16:00 – 18:00 | Networking Reception & Innovation Market