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Accelerator-based science for Greece
CALIBRA stands for Cluster of Accelerator Laboratories for Ion-Beam Research and Applications, i.e., the Research Infrastructure proposed in 2014 to the General Secretariat for Research and Innovation (GSRI), in response to the call for the establishment of the Greek National Roadmap for Research Infrastructures (RI). The concept of the proposed Research Infrastructure is to establish, operate and exploit a Cluster of Accelerator Laboratories for Ion-Beam Research and Applications, in short CALIBRA, at the National Centre for Scientific Research “Demokritos” in Athens, Greece.
CALIBRA Project
Building the CALIBRA Infrastructure
The CALIBRA project is funded by the Partnership Agreement for the Development Framework 2014-2020 (ΕΣΠΑ 2014-2020).). It aims at implementing CALIBRA Phase 1, i.e., the first phase of CALIBRA’s full-scale Research Infrastructure in compliance with the National Research and Innovation Strategies for Smart Specialisation (RIS3).
CALIBRA science and services
Access to CALIBRA facilities
The scientific R&D program of CALIBRA is strongly linked to inter-disciplinary applications of ion-beam-based science with direct impact on society. By offering access to its facilities CALIBRA facilitates researchers from Greece and abroad to conduct R&D work and implement educational activities. CALIBRA also provides irradiation and analytical services to public and private sectors contributing to the increase of competitiveness of economy.
Funding framework of the CALIBRA project
The CALIBRA project was funded by the Operational Programme (OP) “Competitiveness, Entrepreneurship and Innovation 2014-2020”, with the Greek acronym ΕΠΑνΕΚ (EPAnEK). This OP is one of the seven sectoral OPs of the “Partnership Agreement (PA) for the Development Framework 2014-2020”, which is the main strategic plan for growth in Greece for the Programming Period 2014-2020 with the financial contribution from the European Structural and Investment Funds (ESIF) of the European Union. The implementation of the PA plan for 2014 – 2020, which in Greek is referred to as ΕΣΠΑ 2014-2020, is administered by the Ministry of Development and Investments. The CALIBRA project proposal was submitted in October 2016, within an invited call referring to the Action entitled “Support of Research Infrastructures”. The CALIBRA project aims at implementing CALIBRA Phase 1, which is the first phase towards completion of the Full-Scale CALIBRA Research Infrastructure.
CALIBRA’s Objectives
Develop innovative applications in line with the national Research and Innovation Strategies for Smart Specialization (RIS3) and contribute to the country’s economic growth with unique facilities
Provide unique services to the public and private sector, transfer knowledge and expertise relevant to industrial applications, and enhance capacity building in emerging accelerator-based technologies
Establish a unique national research infrastructure to produce new knowledge through forefront
multidisciplinary scientific research by operating a cluster of ion-beam accelerators
and offer high-level education and training in accelerator-based science