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LUXEMBOURG INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

The Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology (LIST) is a Research and Technology Organization (RTO) active in the fields of materials, environment and IT. By transforming scientific knowledge into technologies, smart data and tools, LIST empowers citizens in their choices, public authorities in their decisions and businesses in their strategies.

CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE CNRS

The French National Centre for Scientific Research is among the world’s leading research institutions. Its scientists explore the living world, matter, the Universe, and the functioning of human societies in order to meet the major challenges of today and tomorrow. Internationally recognised for the excellence of its scientific research, the CNRS is a reference in the world of research and development, as well as for the general public.

CENTRO DE INVESTIGACION COOPERATIVA DE ENERGIAS ALTERNATIVAS FUNDACION, CIC ENERGIGUNE FUNDAZIOA

“CIC energiGUNE is a Basque energy research center specialized in electrochemical energy storage, thermal energy storage and conversion and hydrogen technologies, that aims to generate disruptive scientific knowledge in materials and technological solutions related to energy, and contributing to improve industry competitiveness and sustainable development. The center, a member of the Basque Research & Technology Alliance-BRTA, is a strategic initiative of the Basque Government, and is also supported by the Provincial Council of Alava and the Basque Energy Agency. “

DEUTSCHES ZENTRUM FUR LUFT - UND RAUMFAHRT EV

As the largest institution in the Helmholtz Association of German Research Centres, DLR is responsible for the fields of aeronautics, space and transport research, and also makes important contributions to energy research. Germany’s major non-university research institutions come together under the Helmholtz name. These differ from other non-university research institutions such as the Max Planck Society, the Fraunhofer Society and the Leibniz Association, in that they are dedicated to finding solutions to major and pressing societal issues relating to Earth and the environment, health, energy, the structure of matter and key technologies. Of course, the work also includes aeronautics, space and transport. Research and development work is conducted on topics that range all the way from fundamental principles to their application in the form of services and products.

DEUTSCHES FORSCHUNGSZENTRUM FUR KUNSTLICHE INTELLIGENZ GMBH

DFKI conducts research on “human-centric AI” in the major groundbreaking areas of AI research and applications with a focus on socially relevant topics and scientific excellence. We are convinced that AI technologies can help in meeting the great societal challenges we face such as man-made global warming, social injustices, and dangerous diseases. We dedicate ourselves with great energy to work on AI solutions to these tasks. As the largest, independent AI research center worldwide, we initiate, realize and support many activities to develop reliable and trustworthy AI and secure a leading role for Germany and Europe in the international competition.

FEI ELECTRON OPTICS BV

Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. (NYSE: TMO) is the world leader in serving science, with annual revenue of over $40 billion. Our Mission is to enable our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer. Whether our customers are accelerating life sciences research, solving complex analytical challenges, increasing productivity in their laboratories, improving patient health through diagnostics or the development and manufacture of life-changing therapies, we are here to support them. Our global team delivers an unrivaled combination of innovative technologies, purchasing convenience and pharmaceutical services through our industry-leading brands, including Thermo Scientific, Applied Biosystems, Invitrogen, Fisher Scientific, Unity Lab Services, Patheon and PPD.

FUNDACION CIDETEC

CIDETEC is a private applied research organisation founded in 1997 with the aim of creating value for companies by attracting, generating and transferring technological knowledge. Its current workforce is comprised of 250 people, 54% of whom have a PhD. Its turnover reached €18m in 2022. Located in the Donostia-San Sebastián headquarters of the Gipuzkoa Science and Technology Park and with additional facilities at MUBIL, the Gipuzkoa Electromobility Hub, CIDETEC integrates three international technological reference institutes: CIDETEC Energy Storage, CIDETEC Nanomedicine and CIDETEC Surface Engineering

UNIVERSITAET PADERBORN

Paderborn University is the University for the Information Society. Our strong foundation in computer science and its applications, as well as the importance of IT for a growing number of disciplines, are the pillars for this claim. But we want to achieve more: we want to contribute to the scientific and technical development of the information society, simultaneously critically reflecting these developments by taking into account the history, norms and values of our society. To achieve this, we need the spectrum from “hard” sciences to the arts and humanities to complement and learn from each other.

PEDAL CONSULTING

PEDAL Consulting, s. r.o. is an innovation management consulting firm specialising in entrepreneurship and business development through all its phases. It has got a 12+ year experience in the design and implementation of partnerships and cooperation models while addressing societal challenges. PEDAL Consulting is also the leading SME national performer with the most approved and successfully implemented grants under the Horizon 2020, Horizon Europe and COSME programmes of the European. Commission. The company dedicates its efforts to transforming great ideas from the lab into business- led market solutions. PEDAL Consulting has got extended networks in all EU member states, but also in wider Europe, Eurasia, Africa, MENA, South America, and the United States.

PAUL SCHERRER INSTITUT

The Paul Scherrer Institute PSI is the largest research institute for natural and engineering sciences in Switzerland, conducting cutting-edge research in four main fields: future technologies, energy and climate, health innovation and fundamentals of nature. Researchers in the areas of Future Technologies and Fundamentals of Nature study the internal structure of a wide range of different materials. The goal of activities in the Energy and Climate area is to develop new technologies to facilitate the creation of a sustainable and secure supply of energy, as well as an uncontaminated environment.

PSI is part of the ETH Domain, with the other members being the two Swiss Federal Institutes of Technology, ETH Zurich and EPFL Lausanne, as well as Eawag, Empa and WSL. PSI operates large scientific research facilities, such as the Swiss Light Source SLS, the free-electron X-ray laser SwissFEL, the SINQ neutron source, the SμS muon source and the Swiss research infrastructure for particle physics CHRISP, which offer out-of-the-ordinary insights into the processes taking place in the interior of different substances and materials.

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