ENoLL - European Network of Living Labs

OLLD26 is coming to Antwerp this autumn, and there's space for your project at the heart of it.

We're offering exhibition booths inside the main conference area, where every networking break takes place on 30 September and 1 October. It's a genuinely good spot to meet people, show your work, and have the kinds of conversations that don't happen over a screen.

Two booth sizes are available, both fully equipped with branded backdrops and furniture.

Deadline to confirm is 1 September 2026.

Interested? Head to https://openlivinglabdays.pulse.ly/gk51sneufu to submit your interest

ENoLL's Head of Projects and SOILL coordinator Giulia Campodonico is heading to the World Biodiversity Forum in Davos this Sunday, and we hope some of you will be there too.

She will be leading a workshop table on co-designing soil health solutions with soil scientists, agronomists, social scientists, and policymakers, because the best answers to these questions rarely come from one room alone. They come from the people closest to the soil, sitting alongside the people closest to the science.

The workshop "Sowing Seeds for Tomorrow" is open to all WBF2026 participants. Room Wisshorn, Sunday 14 June, 10:30. Come as you are, bring your questions, and let's think this through together.

https://copernicus.pulse.ly/gwnr40t3xp

Registration for OpenLivingLab Days 2026 is now open.

This autumn, the global Living Lab community comes together in Belgium for days of collaboration, applied research, and real-world innovation. Practitioners, researchers, policymakers, students, and innovators, all under one roof, exploring what Living Labs can do for a changing world.

OLLD26 offers a flexible ticketing system built for a diverse, international community. Early Bird rates are available until 29 June for both ENoLL members and non-members. Special rates for students and startups, presenters, and participants from Low & Middle Income Countries are also available, as well as one-day tickets, group tickets, and networking add-ons.

Registrations are non-refundable but transferable.
For group delegations, reach out directly at [email protected].


📍 Belgium · 29 September – 2 October 2026
🎟 Find your ticket at openlivinglabdays.com/tickets

Wim De Kinderen opened URBIS The Smart Cities Meetup with a keynote on Living Labs. By the end of the morning, he was at a table with the First Vice Premier of the Czech Republic.

In his keynote, Wim made the case for Living Labs as a practical instrument for regional competitiveness and meaningful stakeholder engagement, showing how co-creation infrastructure translates into economic development and smarter, more inclusive cities. The argument landed somewhere beyond the stage.

From 1-on-1 conversations at our booth to two sessions on turning cities into breeding grounds for innovation and on Living Labs as engines of regional competitiveness. What we encountered in Brno wasn't just curiosity about Living Labs. It was commitment. A newly formed national Living Lab platform. Two government ministries in the room. A car manufacturer already piloting autonomous trams through Living Lab methodology. The Czech Republic isn't catching up, it's moving.

Wim reflected: "The genuine interest we encountered, and the way CzechInvest and national ministries are looking at Living Labs as a carrying instrument in their economic strategies, tells me this movement is reaching a critical mass." Koen Vervoort added: "URBIS proved that what we do at ENoLL can make a difference for everyone, one person at a time." And Marta I. De Los Ríos White left Brno "very inspired after seeing how embedded the Living Lab concept is in their current and future plans."

Thank you to everyone who made time to connect with us. We can't wait to see where this movement takes the Czech Republic.

https://www.bvv.cz/en/urbis

We've been looking forward to sharing this: OLLD26 tickets are now available, and Early Bird rates are open until 29 June. 🎟

Whether you're a returning face or joining us for the first time, there's a ticket category to suit you, including reduced rates for students, presenters, and participants from low and middle income countries.

One very important thing, seating for the Policy Event in Brussels on 29 September is limited, so if that day matters to you, grab your ticket sooner rather than later.

Brussels and Antwerp, 29 September to 2 October. We hope to see as many of you as possible.

https://openlivinglabdays.pulse.ly/x2xn4qzefz

Already planning to come? Tell us in the comments. 👇

We're proud to be part of something special on 15 June. 🌍

ENoLL has been invited to join the McGill SPOTlight on Rehabilitation series, a knowledge-sharing initiative from McGill University's School of Physical and Occupational Therapy that brings together researchers, practitioners, and communities around rehabilitation science.

The session is free, virtual, and open to everyone. Register once and you're covered for the full SPOTlight series.

This session explores how Living Labs can transform healthcare research, and it's a conversation that's been building for over 15 years. Prof. Eva Kehayia of McGill University has been collaborating with European Living Labs and ENoLL's network across communities, museums, and everyday lived spaces, always with inclusion and accessibility at the centre.

Joining her on 15 June are ENoLL's own Director Martina De Sole and Vice-Chair Evdokimos Konstantinidis, for one hour of cross-continental dialogue on co-creation in rehabilitation science.

Topics include community-based approaches to health innovation, accessibility and inclusion for people living with physical disabilities, and what genuine co-creation looks like in a research setting.

📅 15 June 2026 · 12:00 PM EDT · Virtual (Zoom)

Register here: https://enoll.pulse.ly/2vktrfvr40
Know someone working in health research or rehabilitation science? Tag them below. 👇

📢 Our second Co-Creation Webinar is now live on the ENoLL Academy.

"Running a Living Lab? Learn to co-create with confidence" is led by Dr. Toñi Caro and Francisco Albalá of Eoh-for-Good. Pre-recorded, 60 minutes, and accessible for three months after you register.

Register here: https://enoll.pulse.ly/f1l2ykkueo

Something worth sharing with our community.

On 4 June, ENoLL Director Martina De Sole will be speaking at the EIC Summit 2026 in Brussels, one of Europe's biggest gatherings of innovators, researchers, investors, and policymakers, with around 2,500 participants every year.

Her session, held at the Summit's brand-new EUnicorner space inside the EIC Pavilion, focuses on Living Labs as a competitive advantage for European companies: how the methodology transforms the innovation journey from a high-risk gamble into a structured, evidence-based path to market.

It's a message our Members and partners know well. Seeing it on a stage like this, alongside commissioners, Nobel Prize winners, and deep tech founders, is a meaningful moment for the Living Lab community.

The Summit is free and open to all. If you're in Brussels on 4 June, come and hear Martina speak at 10:45 at the EUnicorner.

Details and registration here:
https://enoll.pulse.ly/bvloft7eud