4U‑PI
Funded by Horizon Europe, 4U‑PI is a €10-million project that will advance laser‑driven ion and neutron source technologies, delivering a next generation of ultrafast, high‑dose‑rate radiation sources.
CLF-Dstl partnership
UK’s Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl) is working in partnership with CLF to deliver a programme of R&D focusing on advanced inspection technologies based on laser-driven sources for security applications.
PACRI
The Plasma Accelerator systems for Compact Research Infrastructures (PACRI) collaboration is a €10 million, four‑year project (launched in March 2025) funded by the European Union through the Horizon Europe programme.
EuPRAXIA
EuPRAXIA is a pan-European project that aims to construct a unique, dedicated particle accelerator research infrastructure based on laser and electron-beam-driven plasma Wakefield acceleration.
XFEL support
The CLF is actively supporting developments and research at X-Ray Free-Electron Laser (XFEL) facilities worldwide.
Extreme Photonics Innovation Centre (EPIC)
The Extreme Photonics Innovation Centre (EPIC) is a partnership between the CLF and the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR), funded through UKRI’s Fund for International Collaboration (Wave 2).
Laserlab-Europe
The CLF is a founding member of the European Commission’s Laserlab-Europe AISBL, an international not-for-profit association, which brings together 48 leading organisations in laser-based inter-disciplinary research from 22 countries.