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The "Building Innovation Procurement Capabilities in Big Science – INPROCAP" is an EU funded project under Horizon Europe programme. It aims to establish specialist advisory services on innovation procurement.
How can #BigScience put #innovation_procurement into practice?

Join INPROCAP at #BSBF2026 to explore 3 Instruction #Manuals, a new Online Learning Space & #Toolbox, and key lessons learned.

📅 27 Oct | Maastricht
🔗 klinkhamer.eventsair.com/bsbf2026/inp...
October 5, 2026 at 12:04 PM
€25B+ in planned #BigScience investments will create major #procurement opportunities.
At #BSBF2026, INPROCAP will share practical tools for defining needs, engaging the #market and choosing the right innovation procurement approach.
📅 27 Oct | 10:00–12:00
Register: tinyurl.com/4z994mkn.
October 1, 2026 at 3:29 PM
How can contracting authorities negotiate tenders while keeping the process structured and #competitive?

Join the next #INPROCAP webinar on #Competitive #Procedure with Negotiation.

📅 16 Oct 2026
🕙 10:00–12:00 CEST
💻 Online
Register: tinyurl.com/m98tpns7
September 29, 2026 at 11:56 AM
Turning #BigScience challenges into #innovation opportunities requires the right #tools and skills.

At #BSBF2026, discover how INPROCAP supports innovation procurement with practical #guidance, #training resources and a new online #toolbox.

📅 27 Oct 2026 | Maastricht
September 25, 2026 at 9:43 AM
When the #solution is not fully defined, #procurement needs a different approach.

#CompetitiveDialogue helps #BigScience organisations work with the market, manage uncertainty and identify suitable solutions.

Key insights from #INPROCAP #Webinar 9: tinyurl.com/2zy5et6e
September 23, 2026 at 3:22 PM
🌱 A #sustainability target can become an #innovation_procurement challenge when the market has no solution ready to buy.

At the LDG Sustainability Panel, Jozef Kubinec showed how #INPROCAP builds the skills needed to turn sustainability goals into effective procurement.
September 18, 2026 at 5:46 AM
When is #CompetitiveDialogue the right #procurement procedure?
When the outcome is clear, but the technical solution or contractual approach cannot be fully defined upfront. Our new INPROCAP Knowledge Card introduces the key situations.
Join Webinar 9 on 18 Sept, 10:00 CEST.
tinyurl.com/2knczsdd
September 16, 2026 at 11:07 AM
One real case. One new practical #manual. Three expert perspectives on #Competitive_Dialogue.
On 18 Sept, Dr Ohad Graber-Soudry, Peggy Wu & Jozef Kubinec will explore how the procedure can be managed in complex #BigScience #procurement.
🕙 10:00 CEST | Register: tinyurl.com/2knczsdd
September 14, 2026 at 10:16 AM
How does Competitive Dialogue work in a real complex #procurement?

On 18 Sept, Dr Ohad Graber-Soudry shares a #BigScience case: how the dialogue was structured, how suppliers were engaged and what was learned.

🕙 10:00 CEST | Register: www.inprocap-procurement.eu/webinar-9-co...
September 9, 2026 at 8:42 AM
Two weeks to go.
How do you procure when the need is clear, but the technical #solution can’t be fully defined in advance?
Join #INPROCAP on 18 Sept to explore Competitive #Dialogue in #BigScience.
📅 10:00–12:00 CEST
👉 Register: tinyurl.com/2knczsdd
September 7, 2026 at 11:03 AM
How can #BigScience organisations make innovation procurement work in practice?

At #BSBF2026, INPROCAP will share tools, project #results and 3 #Training Manuals for ILOs, BSOs and #innovation ecosystems.

📍 Booth C067, Maastricht | 27–30 Oct 2026
September 3, 2026 at 9:06 AM
How do you procure a complex solution when the final technical specifications can’t be fully defined in advance?

INPROCAP #Webinar 9 explores when and how to use Competitive Dialogue in #BigScience #procurement.

📅 18 Sept | 10:00–12:00 CEST
🔗 tinyurl.com/2knczsdd
September 1, 2026 at 10:06 AM
📚 8 INPROCAP #training sessions. Around 300 #participants. One journey through the #innovation_procurement process.
This autumn, we move into the final phase with new #webinars and the upcoming Innovation Procurement e-learning #platform. 🎓
Stay with us!
August 27, 2026 at 8:34 AM
💡 What is #innovation_procurement?
It’s a way for #public_buyers including #BigScience organisations to co-develop or purchase innovative solutions that aren’t yet on the market.
A powerful tool to boost innovation and support #SMEs.
More info: tinyurl.com/ne2fa3ns
August 25, 2026 at 10:04 AM
📢 Registration is open for INPROCAP #Webinar 9!

When requirements cannot be fully defined in advance, how can #BigScience organisations procure complex #solutions?

Join us to explore Competitive #Dialogue in practice.

📅 18 Sept | 10:00–12:00 CEST
💻 Online

🔗 Register: tinyurl.com/2knczsdd
August 20, 2026 at 6:17 PM
🎥 Recap the #InnovationProcurement journey with us!
Our #Training 8 in Bratislava explored the key steps of the procurement lifecycle – from #PCP and #PPI to Competitive Dialogue and Innovation Partnership.
▶️ Watch the recording: youtu.be/FWi8-Cx1558
Inprocap Training 8: Practical Aspects of Innovation Procurement Procedures
YouTube video by INPROCAP project
youtu.be
August 18, 2026 at 7:56 AM
📅 Save the date: #Competitive Dialogue for #BigScience
How can Big Science Organisations procure complex #solutions when requirements cannot be fully defined in advance?
Join INPROCAP #Webinar 9 on 18 September 2026, 10:00–12:00 CEST, online.
Further details and registration will follow.
August 13, 2026 at 10:39 AM
📅 INPROCAP #webinars return after #summer!
🔸 18 Sep: #Competitive Dialogue
🔸 20 Oct: Competitive Procedure with #Negotiation
🔸 3 Nov: #IPR Management
🌍 27–30 Oct: meet us at #BSBF2026 in Maastricht!
Updates: tinyurl.com/5ewup963
August 11, 2026 at 7:59 AM
🚀 #Innovation_procurement isn't mastered through one webinar or one guideline.

The INPROCAP #learning series offers 10 practical #modules covering everything from market analysis to Innovation Partnership, Competitive Dialogue and IPR.

Join the #Community: www.linkedin.com/groups/13174...
August 6, 2026 at 6:48 AM
🎉 #INPROCAP celebrated 2 years of strengthening #innovation_procurement in #BigScience!
✨ 5 #webinars
✨ 3 #trainings at CERN, European XFEL & Bratislava
✨ 300+ participants
✨ Regional events across Europe
✨ Growing Community of Practice
Thank you to everyone who joined the journey so far 💙
August 4, 2026 at 6:45 AM
❓What #innovation_procurement challenge are you trying to solve?
👥The INPROCAP #Community of Practice brings together professionals across Europe to exchange practical #lessons, discuss real #cases and share useful resources.

👉Join the conversation:
www.linkedin.com/groups/13174...
July 30, 2026 at 8:01 AM
🔬 #Innovation_procurement in #BigScience succeeds when Big Science Organisations define what is needed, not how to build it and engage the #market early.
Insights from the INPROCAP #factsheet point_down
www.inprocap-procurement.eu
July 28, 2026 at 12:18 PM
🌍 Four #regions. One European #innovation ecosystem.

INPROCAP regional #events brought together:
🤝 300+ #stakeholders
🏢 100+ #companies & #SMEs
📍 4 regional hubs
Discover the highlights and key outcomes.

🔗 tinyurl.com/3s7wsf8v
July 23, 2026 at 9:33 AM
🚀 INPROCAP at #BSBF2026
We will be at the BSBF in Maastricht (NL), 27–30 Oct 2026.
📍 Visit our booth
📘 Discover our 3 #Training Manuals on innovation procurement in Big Science Organisations
💡 Engage on how BSOs can better collaborate with #SMEs & #startups
See you there! 🌍
July 21, 2026 at 5:48 AM
💬 Looking to exchange ideas on #innovation_procurement?
Join the INPROCAP Community of Practice and connect with professionals from across the #BigScience ecosystem.
🤝 Share experiences
💡 Discuss challenges
🌍 Expand your network
👉https://tinyurl.com/yc6wfn3
July 16, 2026 at 12:31 PM