CERN Accelerating science

Strategic cooperation with recognised aerospace organisations around the world and focus on application domains with both high positive impact on society and strong natural synergies with CERN core expertise: this is the path to achieving ambitious projects whether in space or in the sky.

CERN initiates, facilitates and coordinates high impact projects and transverse collaborations with external partners from the aerospace sector by making relevant CERN technologies, facilities and know-how available to drive technological innovation and exemplary research in the field.

Partnerships & collaborations

Always in search of complementary technical expertise and scientific excellence, CERN established a network of institutional partnership with space agencies, industry, universities and international organisations and continues to forge strategic partnerships with key players of the aerospace sector.

These partnerships occur at three levels:

• At the European level, together with the European Space Agency (ESA) and of the European Union (EU).
• At a bilateral level, with national space agencies from several countries (France, Italy, Spain, Switzerland, Germany, the UK and the United States of America).
• With large aerospace companies, as well as SMEs and start-ups, including those hosted in Business Incubation Centres of CERN Technologies all over Europe.
• CERN is a Member of the International Astronautical Federation (IAF).

At the forefront of scientific research and innovation, CERN unites people from all over the world to push the frontiers of science and technology for the benefit of all. Over the years, CERN’s research has been bringing real world changes in society, and we aim to keep doing that for generations to come.

The CERN Technology Impact Fund is a new framework to support CERN technologies with a strong potential to address existing global societal issues, as identified by the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UN SDGs).

Under this mechanism, the CERN Knowledge Transfer group identifies promising CERN technologies and, with the help of the CERN & Society Foundation, increases their maturity to reach concrete applications in support of UN SDGs.

An effective partnership between multiple actors is essential to ensure the success of this endeavour. If you wish to support the CERN Technology Impact Fund or learn more about how you can be involved, please contact the CERN & Society Foundation.

These are the projects that are currently being developed: