Joint Research Centre opens its laboratories to wider scientific community

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Researchers would able to use JRC research facilities in Ispra (Italy) as early as December 2017. Facilities in Belgium, Germany and the Netherlands would be given access after the pilot phase.

The JRC Research Infrastructure Open Access initiative responds to past successful cooperations with universities, research institutes and SMEs and to the existence of big interest in using JRC facilities. The JRC thus aims to spread scientific knowledge, boost competiveness and help to bridge the gap between research and industry. The results are also to feed into JRC's mission to support EU policymaking.

During the pilot phase in 2017-2018, three facilities in Ispra are set to be opened to external users. They are the Reaction Wall and the Hopkinson Bar facility of the European Laboratory for Structural Assessment (ELSA), and the Nanobiotechnology Laboratory.

The Joint Research Centre (JRC) announced on 13 July 2017 the opening of its scientific laboratories and facilities to scientists and researchers from the private and public sectors.