League of European Accelerator-based Photon Sources

Acronym: LEAPS

General Information

Identification Code: 343617951220-47

Website: https://leaps-initiative.eu/

Entity Form: Network

Registration Category: Think tanks and research institutions

Registration Date: 9/15/2023

Mission & Interests

Goals: LEAPS, the League of European Accelerator-based Photon Sources, is a consortium initiated by the Directors of the Synchrotron and Free-Electron Laser user facilities in Europe. Its primary goal is to actively and constructively ensure and promote the quality and impact of fundamental, applied and industrial research carried out at each facility to the greater benefit of European science and society.

Interests Represented: Does not represent commercial interests

Interests:

Research and innovation

Levels of Interest:

national
european
global

Activities

Main EU Legislative Proposals: LEAPS, League of European Accelerator-based Photon Sources, as a network of National and European large-scale Research Infrastructures serves thousands of researchers from academia and industry from all Europe and beyond. LEAPS organizes different types of activities to contribute to the development of EU policies on research, science and innovation to inform on the role of Accelerator-based Photon Sources to contribute to find solutions to the present and future societal challenges. The object of LEAPS activities directed at the EU institutions are advocating for structural funds and EU policies related to the Framework Programme for Research and Innovation (now Horizon Europe): https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/PDF/?uri=CELEX:32021D0764&from=EN

Communication Activities: Conferences: LEAPS meets Quantum Technology conference (May 2021, Elba, Italy): https://leaps-initiative.eu/leaps-meets-quantum-technology-conference-just-started/ LEAPS meets Life Sciences conference (May 2022, Elba, Italy): https://leaps-initiative.eu/event/leaps-meets-life-sciences-conference/ Position papers: LEAPS published and presented in mid-2022 in Brussels its European Strategy for Accelerator-based Photon Sources (ESAPS2022): https://leaps-initiative.eu/event-news-league-of-european-accelerator-based-photon-sources-leaps-for-the-present-and-future-grand-challenges-in-brussels/ Joint position papers with other European RI networks: Viral and Microbial Threats: https://zenodo.org/record/4049720 Analytical Research Infrastructures as key resources for the five Horizon Europe Missions: https://leaps-initiative.eu/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/ARIE-MISSIONS-PosPaper-FINAL-RELEASE_09.2020.pdf

Inter-institutional or Unofficial Groupings: N/A

Head Office

Address: L'Orme des merisiers, Départementale 128

Post Code: 91190

City: Sant Aubin

Country: FRANCE

Phone:

Indic Phone: 33

Phone Number: 169359010

EU Office

Address: L'Orme des merisiers, Départementale 128

Post Code: 91190

City: Sant Aubin

Country: FRANCE

Phone:

Indic Phone: 33

Phone Number: 169359010

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Total Budget: 200000

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Complementary Information: The estimated annual costs related to activities covered by the register: 35 000 euros.

Membership Information

Members10 Percent: 5

Members: 5

Members F T E: 0.5

Structure

Structure Type: Structure

Is Member Of: The members, associates and partners of LEAPS are listed and described at the LEAPS website: https://leaps-initiative.eu/consortium/

Organisation Members: LEAPS is a member of the Analytical Research Infrastructures in Europe network, ARIE: https://arie-eu.org/