Collaboration - February 2, 2021
ESS, MAX IV and SciLifeLab join forces
Infra Access for Life Science Sweden (InfraLife) is a new life science initiative which aims to maximize the benefits of investments made in Sweden’s large-scale strategic research infrastructures. The aim with the joint effort is to seek synergies and expand the knowledge and availability of new technologies to new user groups to be able to […]
Collaboration - December 19, 2018
A new German-Scandinavian life science network project
A new EU project in the program area Öresund-Kattegatt-Skagerak (ÖKS) has been approved. Hanseatic League of Science (HALOS) will build a collaboration between Hamburg and South-West Scandinavia, bring together the four research facilities MAX IV, ESS, DESY and European XFEL, and create a centre for integrated, world-leading Life Science innovation and research. 3.6 million EUR […]
Uncategorized - February 16, 2018
EUR 30 million financing to the new ESS Campus
The Nordic Investment Bank (NIB) and the special-purpose vehicle SKR Spallation AB have signed a 23-year loan agreement of EUR 30 million for the construction of offices and laboratories at the site of the European Spallation Source in Lund, Southern Sweden. The project is referred to as the ESS Campus, and includes the construction of laboratories and […]
Uncategorized - September 4, 2015
ESS is Scandinavia’s first ERIC
On September 8th, the ESS in Lund celebrated its historical establishment as a European Research Infrastructure Consortium (ERIC). The European Spallation Source is the first ERIC established in Scandinavia and the eleventh in Europe. The transition from ESS AB to this new organizational structure will enable its Partner Countries to participate in the decision-making and […]
Uncategorized - June 12, 2014
Italy to finance ESS
Italy will contribute with SEK 999 million to the construction of the European Spalliation Source in Lund. The amount is equivalent to six percent of the total cost which now is estimated to EUR 1.8 billion. Spain and France have previously announced that the two countries also will contribute. Sweden, Denmark and Norway will together […]
Uncategorized - March 11, 2014
Great Britain to finance ESS
Recently it was announced that Spain is contributing with finances to the building of European Spallation Source in Lund and on March 11 it was announced that Great Britain will contribute with EUR 195 million. The sum is equivalent of SEK 1.8 billion and 10 percent of the total cost. “That the British government is chosing to […]
