Estonia's getting a new €24M science hub
CERN partnership to reduce the brain drain
In great news for Estonian deep-tech talent and scientists this week…instead of looking abroad for research opportunities, we are getting our very own international centre of excellence, to the tune of €24 million.
The initiative is led by TalTech, includes a partnership with CERN — the European Organisation for Nuclear Research — and the Helsinki Institute of Physics (HIP) as well as a consortium of other research institutions here at home - the National Institute of Chemical Physics and Biophysics (NICPB), and the University of Tartu. The project falls under the European Commission’s Teaming for Excellence programme.
Estonia has been a CERN member since 2024, and this new initiative will enable researchers in Estonia to access “CERN’s infrastructure and expertise — reducing the brain drain that has long constrained smaller research economies,” according to Trade with Estonia.
“The plan envisages a clear pipeline from CERN-derived technologies into Estonian industry through industrial doctorates, technology transfer, licensing, and deep-tech spin-offs,” it stated.
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