Submit your project to the CERN Knowledge Transfer Fund
Simon Olofsson (CERN), 30/10/2018


Improving crystal detectors for Positron Emission Tomography (PET) scanners is one of the projects supported by the CERN Medical Applications Budget.
(Image: Patrice Loïez)

The CERN Knowledge Transfer Fund is funding projects based on CERN technology made by the CERN community that have the potential to have a positive impact on society.

Started in 2011, 41 projects have already been funded with each project receiving 15-220kCHF, with the projects usually running 1-4 years. The projects chosen for funding are selected by the KT Fund Selection Committee, composed of CERN’s department heads, as well as members of the CERN Knowledge Transfer group. Over the years since the start of the fund, the projects funded have spanned many technological fields and applications, from aerospace and superconductivity to cultural heritage.

Recent projects funded by the CERN Knowledge Transfer Fund include a collaboration between CERN and the Italian Space Agency working on a compact magnet based on high temperature superconductivity to apply in space applications. Furthermore, a project selected for funding in 2017 has applied Radio-Frequency Quadrupoles to be used in art studies. Doing so, CERN technology now helps to evaluate, study and preserve classical works of art for future generations to enjoy.

All teams including CERN personnel are welcome to submit their applications before 12 November 2018.

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