Catalonia’s particle accelerator granted another €25m

Catalonia’s particle accelerator will receive a further boost from the government in the form of 25 million euros.

The ALBA Synchrotron light facility, located in Cerdanyola del Vallès at a tech hub north of Barcelona, now has eight beamlines. More are set to be installed with the public funds, increasing the total to 12 by 2023. The amount will also be used to launch a new advanced microscopy center which will have two of the most state-of-the-art devices in Spain.

The Catalan president, Quim Torra, announced this public investment during a visit to the facility on Wednesday, saying that his cabinet wants ALBA to continue to be “a reference in Europe” for research centers.