EPACE · European compact accelerators, their applications, and entrepreneurship

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Project objective

New technologies of compact accelerators, in particular plasma accelerators, and laser-based x-ray sources, are on the verge of reaching maturity in this decade, making today the perfect time to steer them towards a broader scope of applications in academia, medicine and the industry. Training the next generation of entrepreneur-minded early-stage researchers on such a disruptive technology will enable them to start successful careers with significant societal impact. This is the goal we pursue with the Marie Skłodowska Curie Action Doctoral Network EPACE (European compact accelerators, their applications, and entrepreneurship). EPACE fosters a culture of excellence, innovation and critical thinking to help the next generation explore opportunities and guide it towards significant contributions in line with the EU missions. Emphasis is put on applications in industry (muon tomography), medicine (FLASH effect with particle beams from plasma accelerators), and impactful progress (reduced energy consumption of particle accelerators). An extensive curriculum from a world-class European business school will help the students identify and transfer the most promising innovations into commercial products. Coordinated by DESY, EPACE gathers 31 industrial and academic partners in Europe, to provide 15 PhD students with great scientific expertise, a thorough awareness of EU values and a drive towards entrepreneurship.

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Participants

• DEUTSCHES ELEKTRONEN-SYNCHROTRON DESY · HamburgCoordinatorGermany
• ARM LIMITED · CAMBRIDGEUnited Kingdom
• ASML NETHERLANDS B.V. · VeldhovenNetherlands
• CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE CNRS · ParisFrance
• COMMISSARIAT A L ENERGIE ATOMIQUE ET AUX ENERGIES ALTERNATIVES · ParisFrance
• ELI-HU KUTATASI ES FEJLESZTESI NONPROFIT KOZHASZNU KORLATOLT FELELOSSEGU TARSASAG · SZEGEDHungary
• ETABLISSEMENT D'ENSEIGNEMENT SUPERIEUR CONSULAIRE HAUTES ETUDES COMMERCIALES DE PARIS · Jouy-En-JosasFrance
• EVIDEN FRANCE · BEZONSFrance
• FORSCHUNGSZENTRUM JULICH GMBH · JULICHGermany
• GSCAN OU · TALLINNEstonia
• Gitte Wichmann-HansenDenmark
• IDRYMA TECHNOLOGIAS KAI EREVNAS · IRAKLEIOGreece
• INSTITUT POLYTECHNIQUE DE PARIS · PalaiseauFrance
• JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY · TownsvilleAustralia
• LUDWIG-MAXIMILIANS-UNIVERSITAET MUENCHEN · PlaneggGermany
• LUNDS UNIVERSITET · LundSweden
• Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory · BerkeleyUnited States
• Living Optics Limited · OxfordUnited Kingdom
• ORGANISATION EUROPEENNE POUR LA RECHERCHE NUCLEAIRE · GENEVE 23Switzerland
• PANEPISTIMIO IOANNINON · IOANNINAGreece
• PANEPISTIMIO KRITIS · RETHIMNOGreece
• RHEINISCHE FRIEDRICH-WILHELMS-UNIVERSITAT BONN · BonnGermany
• TARTU ULIKOOL · TartuEstonia
• TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITEIT EINDHOVEN · EindhovenNetherlands
• THALES LAS FRANCE SAS · ELANCOURTFrance
• THE CHANCELLOR, MASTERS AND SCHOLARS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD · OxfordUnited Kingdom
• THE QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY OF BELFAST · BELFASTUnited Kingdom
• THE UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL · LIVERPOOLUnited Kingdom
• TRUMPF SCIENTIFIC LASERS GMBH + COKG · UNTERFOHRINGGermany
• UNIVERSITY OF HAMBURG · HamburgGermany
• V. N. Karazin Kharkiv National University · KharkivUkraine
• VALSTYBINIS MOKSLINIU TYRIMU INSTITUTAS FIZINIU IR TECHNOLOGIJOS MOKSLU CENTRAS · VilniusLithuania

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• DOI: 10.3030/101169117