About EPITA
The EPITA project aims to develop innovative technologies to improve the performance and sustainability of particle accelerators and facilities in close cooperation with industry partners.
The consortium is made up of 42 partners from 15 countries, including 16 deep-tech companies.
The goal is to take several groundbreaking accelerator technologies that have been researched over the past two decades and create 22 new working prototypes.
EPITA is guided by two strategic roadmaps: The European Strategy for Particle Physics and the League of European Accelerator-based Photon Sources’ 2025 Technology Roadmap.
The project’s 12 work packages are structured around four key thematic areas: strategic instruments, accelerating systems, magnets and beamlines, and frontier technologies.
Developments will be made in fields such as radio frequency technologies, high-temperature superconducting and permanent accelerator magnets, advanced materials for accelerators, and more.
EPITA’s activities have been carefully selected in consultation with user communities, with priority given to areas not covered by existing projects and where added value can be achieved through transnational and cross-disciplinary collaboration.
As a long-term strategic effort, the project will advance selected activities initiated under previous collaborative projects. This ensures that breakthrough developments are rapidly translated into practical applications, benefiting all stakeholders, and enabling a synergetic and resource-efficient evolution of European accelerator-based research infrastructures.
The project is co-funded by the EU’s Horizon Europe programme.
Timeline: May 2026 – June 2030
Budget: €21 million (€10 million EU contribution, €11 million in matching funds)
Coordinating institution: CERN