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Cristina Pereira

EVENT NEWS: LEAPS for the Present and Future Grand Challenges in Brussels

17 June, 2022 by Cristina Pereira

Hosted by MEP and Vice-Chair of the Industry, Research and Energy (ITRE) Committee of the European Parliament, Lina Gálvez, LEAPS invited its partners and stakeholders to an in-person event on 31 May 2022, at the premises of the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC) in Brussels.

On this auspicious occasion LEAPS launched “The European Strategy for Accelerator-based Photon Science 2022 (ESAPS22)”, their updated Research Infrastructure (RI) strategy. The strategy defines several focal research areas for the future, from the discovery of new materials to the circular economy, to biomedicine. The detailed LEAPS strategy demonstrates the means of achieving the aim which is to improve the technical capabilities of its 19 members’ facilities to comply with the future needs of European researchers from Academia and Industry.

Lina Gálvez gave a warm welcome and emphasized how much she keenly supports the relevance of European RIs through the European Commission and the European Council. She emphasized in particular the need for long-term committed support from Europe to enable fast and sustainable access to meet the needs of the Grand Challenges. Apostolia Karamali, Head of Unit for R&I Actors and Research Careers of the EC, also contributed explaining the Commission’s views and plans on RIs. She listed the challenges faced by RIs and the need for a broader policy and to review the priorities of Horizon Europe in terms of budgetary distribution in the mid-term.

Caterina Biscari (Outgoing Chair of LEAPS and Director of ALBA, Spain) presented LEAPS’ specificities and achievements making a strong case for continued investment by the Commission to complement nationally funded upgrades demonstrating the potential positive impacts of improved service provision on the European RI landscape which can be taken a step further with additional support of the EC.

Helmut Dosch (Former Chair of LEAPS and Director of DESY, Germany) discussed the context in which ESAPS22 was prepared and went through the contents highlighting key points including future service provision, the facilities upgrade plans, plans for the digital and green transformation and several transversal actions such as training and commitment to diversity. The ESAPS22 provides a roadmap for the interaction between national RI and European research ambitions and sets out a pathway for a stronger, more resilient European Research Area.

A lively debate followed, chaired by Mirjam van Daalen (Head of Communications, PSI)  with interventions from Jochen Wosnitza (Chair of the Analytical Research Infrastructures in Europe, ARIE), Peter Wenzel-Constabel (Vice-Chair of ESFRI), the scientific expert Kristina Edström (Coordinator of Battery 2030+), the industry expert Christoph Quitmann (RI-Research Instruments GmbH) and Leonid Rivkin (LEAPS Chair and Deputy Director, PSI).

The ensuing dialogue between the policymakers, industry experts and scientists revealed common goals, stimulated ideas and resulted in points of mutual interest which will enrich the development of roadmaps demonstrating the relevance and timeliness of ESAPS22 and the importance of the Commission’s ambitions for the future of Europe. The meeting concluded with a sense of continuity and a willingness from all to take European ambitions further, aptly captured in the final words by LEAPS Chair “all for one and one for all”.

 “There is the need to broaden the programs to which the RIs can apply and a special focus should be put on talents which must be equally distributed since opportunities are not.”

Lina Gálvez, Member of the European Parliament, Vice-Chair of the ITRE Committee

“Within the rich landscape of ESFRI projects, landmarks, ERICS and networks such as LEAPS there is the need to create systemic links to optimise the needs and to structure the involvement of stakeholders. For this, roadmaps such as the LEAPS ESAPS22 become essential tools.”

Apostolia Karamali, Head of Unit for R&I Actors and Research Careers of the European Commission

“LEAPS is opening up to new parties through a unique service mode for targeted challenge-driven access for areas such as public health, rational catalysis, energy storage, green hydrogen, clean water and advanced quantum materials.”

Helmut Dosch, former Chair of LEAPS and Director of DESY

 “Today we heard so many good ideas that I think that we will not necessarily wait until 2025, there are plenty of opportunities and we will get going immediately” concluded Rivkin.

Leonid Rivkin, Chair of LEAPS and Deputy Director of PSI

Filed Under: Event, News

European Strategy on Accelerator-based Photon Sources – ESAPS 2022 – Published!

16 June, 2022 by Cristina Pereira

The European Strategy – ESAPS 2022 – charts a route into the future that features environmentally friendly technologies and research strategies to support solving societal challenges while making a critical contribution to keep Europe at the international forefront of research and development.

The European Strategy, ESAPS 2022:

• supports high quality scientific research in Europe;
• contributes to develop the skills of the next generation of scientists and engineers in Europe;
• devises particle accelerators and associated technologies of tomorrow for a wide range of use in manufacturing and service industries in health, materials design, energy and security;
• supports European industry in new product development and market and by accelerating product design and development.

You can dowload the brochure here

Printed copies can be requested by email at: leaps-support-request@desy.de

Filed Under: News

LEAPS Meets Quantum Technology Conference

24 May, 2022 by Cristina Pereira

The first LEAPS Conference on the topic of Quantum Technology has been successfully held from 15 to 20 May, 2022, in the beautiful atmosphere of La Biodola Bay on the Elba Island, Italy. The conference, chaired by current LEAPS Chair, Leonid Rivkin and co-chaired by Massimo Ferrario (INFN – LNF) and Søren Pape Møller (Aarhus University), brought together around 100 participants from almost all Leaps members and academics from all over Europe and beyond. Over five beautiful days in Elba, beyond a solid overview on quantum technology, participants could learn and contribute on subjects like Defects – Rydberg states – Molecules; Quantum Materials and Quantum Wires, Quantum Properties of (Synchrotron) Light. In addition, a strong panel discussion was held on how Synchrotron and FEL radiation can contribute to quantum technology now and in the future.

The success of the first Leaps Conference helped to consolidate the idea and plan for a “Leaps Meets” conference series. Initially planned as a biannual eventual, the conference will be held again in 2023 in view of the restrictions imposed by the covid pandemic in the past two years.

The next conference LEAPS Meets Emerging Challenges in Life Sciences will be held again from 15 to 19 May 2023. More details and information will be announced soon. Keep tuned to the LEAPS website!

Filed Under: News

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