About the BCF Life Sciences Career Event
BCF Career Event is the largest career event for the Life Sciences. It is the meeting place for everyone who is or wants to be active in life sciences. BCF Career Event offers you the opportunity to get into direct contact with a broad range of employers in the sector, but also with other organisations that can help you further in your career.
Over the course of one day, you’ll have the chance to connect with top employers from a wide range of sectors, including Bio/Life Sciences, Chemistry, Food or Pharma. Attendees can also participate in targeted workshops designed specifically for their field or industry. It brings together thousands of ambitious job seekers, professionals, and top employers from Life Sciences, Pharma, Biotech & Chemistry – all under one roof.
If you’re looking to explore new job opportunities, grow your professional network, or receive coaching and career advice in Utrecht — this is the place to be.
📅 When: Thursday, 21st of April, 09:45 – 16:30
📍 Where: Beatrix Building, Jaarbeurs Utrecht, Jaarbeursplein 6, 3521 CA Utrecht, the Netherlands
🎯 What: BCF Career Fair, organised by BCF Career
Free Career Support Services
In addition to the exhibition, the BCF Fair offers a lot career resources to its attendees:
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✅ Get career coaching
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✅ Have a profile photo taken for your CV and LinkedIn profile
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✅ Get your CV checked by knowledgeable recruiters
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✅ Info for international researchers
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✅ Raffles and prizes
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✅ Post your CV in the BCF database
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✅ Find out about latest vacancies
Workshops & Presentations
Looking to sharpen your skills and expand your knowledge? The fair offers multiple free career-focused and industry-specific workshops, masterclasses, and presentations — a perfect opportunity to grow professionally and personally.
Whether you’re interested in career coaching, job applications, interview skills, or industry trends, there will be a relevant session for you on the agenda.
Organised by BCF Career
BCF Career is the online career platform for all professionals and students in Life Sciences, Chemistry, Food, Pharma and everything in between! No matter your age or experience, we help you to advance your career via various channels.
⚪️ For professionals – find job opportunities, training programmes, articles & advice, updates about career events, courses and much more.
⚪️ For employers – connect with top talents with different opportunities, tailored to your needs.
BCF Career is the career platform that aims to help move your career forward in Life Sciences, whether you are a student, a starter or an experienced professional with a proven track-record. The website offers you year-round career information, through career articles, blogs, tips & tools, vacancies, employer profiles and sector news. The content is often written by professionals working or studying in the sector, so first-hand information from your peers.
Besides the online career information, BCF Career also organises career events and courses under the brands BCF Career Event and BCF Courses. Via our events and courses you can gain new insights and new connections. We focus on professionals with an educational background and/or work experience in biotechnology, chemistry, food and pharma. BCF Career is particularly interesting if you are active in:
- ⚪️ Food
- ⚪️ Biotech
- ⚪️ Pharma
- ⚪️ Chemistry
- ⚪️ Healthcare
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⚪️ Life Sciences
- ⚪️ Plant Sciences
- ⚪️ Lab Technology
- ⚪️ Clinical Research
- ⚪️ Process Technology
- ⚪️ Medical Technology
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⚪️ (Bio)Pharmaceutical
Venue
The Beatrix Building, part of Jaarbeurs in Utrecht, is one of the Netherlands’ leading venues for career fairs, recruitment expos, and large professional conferences. Situated at Jaarbeursplein, on the edge of Utrecht’s city centre, the Beatrix Building provides a professional and high-capacity environment ideally suited for international career fairs and recruitment and talent acquisition expos. Its spacious exhibition halls and auditoriums enable structured employer–candidate interactions, making it particularly effective for large-scale career events.
Located directly next to Utrecht Central Station — the largest railway hub in the country — the venue is easily accessible from Amsterdam (approx. 25 minutes by direct train), Rotterdam, The Hague, and the wider Randstad region. Trams and buses stop nearby, and several modern parking garages are available for those arriving by car.
For job seekers in the Netherlands, including international professionals and expats, events at Jaarbeurs Utrecht offer direct access to multinational employers, business schools, and recruiters in the Randstad region. Thanks to strong rail connections, the venue also provides easy access to and from Amsterdam and Schiphol Airport, making it a strategic meeting point within the Dutch labour market.
Beatrix Building
Jaarbeurs Utrecht
Jaarbeursplein 6
3521 CA Utrecht
The Netherlands
Disclaimer
The information provided on this website is for inspiration and general reference only. While we aim to keep details accurate and up to date, we cannot guarantee their completeness or correctness. LaMatu is not responsible for any changes, updates, or cancellations related to this event. LaMatu disclaims any liability for errors, omissions, or decisions made based on this information. For the most current details, please refer to the official event organisers.
