Need:
Fast-timing detectors are crucial in fields like PET and mass spectrometry, significantly improving precision and accuracy and leading to enhanced image quality and more precise analytical results invaluable in research and diagnostics.

Goal:
The FastIC and FastIC+ projects have focused on designing and characterising the ASICs. The project presented aims at (1) maximising the technical dissemination of the technology and consequent return on society by providing users with detector systems and highly specialized technical support across applications and creating a community of users, and (2) participating in the design of a state-of-the-art detector in precise timing for PET medical imaging by joining an existing consortium that will help to bridge the gap between research and industry. In conclusion, this project aims to harness the technology's full potential, demonstrate its wide-ranging societal applications, and thereby catalyze broad dissemination and commercial interest.