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Laserlab-Europe AISBL: Advancing Laser Science through the Lasers4EU Project
Laserlab-Europe AISBL unites 48 infrastructures across 22 countries to sustain a cohesive European laser landscape. Its core project, Lasers4EU, provides academic and industrial users with coordinated access to 27 top-tier facilities. Supported by a diversified userfriendly access offer and a set of training activities, Lasers4EU empowers scientists, fosters innovation, and strengthens Europe ' s competitive edge in modern photonics.
https:// doi. org / 10.1051 / photon / 202613720
Neide PEDRO 1, Marina FISCHER 1, Ramona LANDGRAF 1, Sylvie JACQUEMOT 2, *, John COLLIER 3
¹ Laserlab-Europe, MBI, Berlin, Germany
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LULI, Ecole Polytechnique, Palaiseau, France
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CLF, RAL, STFC, Didcot, United Kingdom * sylvie. jacquemot @ polytechnique. fr
Photonics plays a strategic role in addressing modern societal challenges, ranging from sustainable energy and advanced manufacturing to healthcare and fundamental physics. To meet these demands, Lasers4EU serves as a cornerstone of Europe ' s photonics ecosystem by bringing together leading laser research infrastructures and offering open access to high-performance systems that individual institutions could not sustain independently. By providing access to these research infrastructures, the project fosters interdisciplinary research and reinforces European leadership in the field.
Lasers4EU: a central platform for accessing European laser research infrastructures
Lasers4EU is a Horizon Europe co-funded project and the latest phase of a long-standing European effort, initiated in 2001, to integrate and coordinate laser research facilities. Building on the achievements of five successive Laserlab-Europe projects, from 2003 to 2025, the strength of the consortium lies in its diversity and in its coordinated activities to keep Europe at the forefront of laser science and technology. The project brings together 29 leading laser research institutions across Europe, 27 Access Providing Infrastructures( APIs) alongside ELI ERIC and the Laserlab-Europe AISBL 1, with all their members participating as associate partners( Fig. 1).
By combining the expertise and resources of its APIs, the project offers a coordinated and highly efficient platform for researchers. Whether scientists are seeking specialised facilities for cutting-edge scientific investigations or applying advanced laser technologies to industrial innovation, Lasers4EU serves as a comprehensive gateway to Europe’ s leading laser research infrastructures.
Beyond providing direct access to facilities and services, the project also aims to strengthen and structure the wider European laser research landscape. This is achieved by expanding geographical coverage, promoting science
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Association International Sans But Lucratif( international notfor-profit association)
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