Find research and people relevant to your challenges.
- Explore emerging research and live demonstrations
- Speak directly with researchers and programme managers
- Exchange perspectives on possible collaboration
19 November 2026 · TU/e Auditorium
Accelerating future chips and high-tech systems through collaboration.
Bring research and industry closer. Explore emerging technologies, exchange perspectives and start conversations across the semiconductor and high-tech ecosystem.
Date19 November 2026
Time09:30–17:00
VenueTU/e Auditorium, Eindhoven
LanguageEnglish
AdmissionFree
FUTURE CHIPS ✦ HIGH-TECH SYSTEMS ✦ FOUNDATIONAL TECHNOLOGIES ✦ NEXT-GEN CHIPS ✦ MATERIALS & PROCESSES ✦ HIGH-TECH EQUIPMENT ✦
01 · Why attend
One ecosystem.
New possibilities.
Chips and high-tech systems power AI, healthcare, green technologies and digital transformation. Progress depends on combining disciplines, organisations and sectors.
The Casimir Institute Annual Event creates that meeting point, connecting research depth with industrial experience and entrepreneurial energy.
FROM RESEARCH TO REALITYSee the facilities and capabilities behind tomorrow’s chips.
Put your work in front of industry and peers.
- Show a poster or live demonstration
- Gather feedback from academic and industry audiences
- Open conversations about applications and joint projects
Accelerating innovation
From research
to impact.
02 · Technology marketplace
Don’t just hear
about the future.
Meet the people building it.
During the extended lunch, Voorhof and the Senate room become a discovery space for posters, live demonstrations and direct conversations.
Submit your poster or demo ↗
Future chipsHigh-tech systemsFoundational technologiesNext-gen chipsMaterials & processesHigh-tech equipment
03 · Programme
A day designed for
ideas and encounters.
Expand each session for the full context, contributors and the questions that will shape the conversation.
04 · Recognition ceremony
Celebrating contributions that strengthen the community and its partnerships.
The programme includes two forms of acknowledgement: one within the TU/e community and one recognising a valued external partner. The ceremony is presented as a first step towards a future tradition.
See it in the programme ↓05 · Speakers & contributors
Perspectives that
move the field forward.
Research leadership, industrial experience and entrepreneurial insight in one programme.
06 · The Casimir spirit
See what happens when an ecosystem comes together.
07 · Collaboration at scale
Built for an ecosystem
that moves together.
Casimir connects fundamental research, industry roadmaps, advanced facilities and talent development across Europe.
Long-term strategic collaboration
Ten-year investment supporting joint research, almost 100 PhD candidates and a new semiconductor cleanroom.
Joint semiconductor initiative
Joint semiconductor research and education, closely involving ASML and imec.
Next-generation chip research
A shared framework for next-generation chip research and stronger valorisation of research results.
National semiconductor collaboration
A Dutch collaboration connecting NXP with TU/e, University of Twente, TU Delft and Radboud University.
08 · Who is already joining
Industry, knowledge partners
and the innovation ecosystem.
Meet teams from across the semiconductor, photonics, high-tech systems and innovation ecosystem, all in one place.
TU/eASMLNXPimecTNOVDL ETGSMART PhotonicsPhilipsThermo Fisher ScientificProdrive TechnologiesSioux TechnologiesHighTechXLBrainport DevelopmentBOMFontysTU DelftUniversity of TwenteRadboud UniversityQuantum Delta NLDemcon PhotonicsASMPT
09 · Registration
Choose how you want to take part.
Attend the full event, or bring your research into the Technology Marketplace with a poster or live demonstration.
DATE19 November 2026
TIME09:30–17:00 CET
VENUEBlue Room, Auditorium, TU/e campus
FOR VISITORS
Attend the event
Register with the official event system. Registration is required to attend.
Open registration form ↗FOR RESEARCHERS & STARTUPSShowcase a poster or demo
Share your work, meet potential partners and make your research visible.
Open submission form ↗Add to Outlook / AppleDownload calendar fileAdd to Google CalendarOpen Google CalendarOpen location ↗Den Dolech 2, Eindhoven
Registration is openReserve your place for 19 November.
Free admission · Registration required · Event language: English
19 November 2026 · Eindhoven
The people you need to meet will be here.
Reserve your place for a focused day of technology discovery, candid expert dialogue, live demonstrations, recognition and conversations that can lead to real collaboration.