The LEAPS-INNOV pilot project focusses on the implementation of new strategies and activities for long-term partnerships between industry and the European light sources, synchrotrons and free-electron lasers, with their tens of thousands of users.

LEAPS-INNOV aims at kick-starting the implementation of the LEAPS Technology Roadmap and, at the same time, at fostering a partnership with European industry through open innovation. It offers joint technological developments and advanced research capabilities with LEAPS members for industry as collaborator, supplier and user. Six technology work packages (WP) form the heart of LEAPS-INNOV, based on their potential for co-innovation and their ability to enhance European leadership of both, LEAPS facilities and industry. They integrate 50-some companies, are supported by an industry networking WP and complemented by pilot activities towards co-creation with the Horizon Europe clusters. In the context of open innovation, LEAPS-INNOV focusses on new approaches for partnership between industry and the photon science community, with the goal of accumulating a strategy for long-term industry engagement for LEAPS in Europe.  The project was financed by the EU under the H2020-INFRAINNOV-2020-2 funds began in April, 1st  2021 and its value is 10 MEUR. SOLARIS is involved in the implementation of several work packages.

This project has received funding from the European Union´s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement no. 101004728.