ENACT Flash Report 12 - Europol Industry and Research Days

This Flash Report provides an overview of the Industry & Research Days concept, a review and classification of the organisations invited to demonstrate their solutions in the February 2025 edition, according to the EU Civil Security Taxonomy. The key areas that dominated the 2025 were AI-based analytics, unmanned systems, deepfake detection, advanced biometrics, OSINT in private channels, and cryptocurrencies, financial intelligence and cybersecurity. The report concludes by looking forward to the 2026 edition, scheduled for the end of February 2026.

Organised by the Europol Innovation Lab, the Europol Industry and Research Days, running annually in The Hague, the Netherlands, is described by Europol as a key platform to foster collaboration, innovation and knowledge exchange among law-enforcement agencies, industry and research.

This report was prepared in collaboration with the Europol Innovation Lab who organise the Industry and Research days at the start of each year.

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