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Thorlux Lighting – leading lights in CERN’s tunnels

Working with CERN helped the company build credibility and reputation, leading to them winning more business, both at CERN and elsewhere.
Large Hadron Collider CERN

Mouse-sized robot inspired by fusion energy developed by UKAEA and CERN to inspect the Large Hadron Collider

CERN partnered with the UK Atomic Energy Authority’s (UKAEA) robotics centre RACE (Remote Applications in Challenging Environments), with remote handling expertise in complex and hard-to-reach environments, to develop...

Tesla Engineering Ltd – Making Magnets from accelerators to MRI machines

Working with CERN helped the company build credibility and reputation, leading to them winning more business, both at CERN and elsewhere.
Inside CERN's data centre

CERN – Advancing Particle Physics with Define Tech’s High-Efficiency HPC Solutions

Collaboration with CERN has increased Define Tech’s visibility within the research sector, creating opportunities to engage with other potential customers.
Aerial image of CERN

Nu Quantum exploiting CERN’s White Rabbit for quantum computing

Pioneering UK start-up Nu Quantum uses CERN's White Rabbit technology to position the UK as a leader to make large-scale quantum computing a reality.
Inside the CERN data centre

Adding value, winning business with Server Factory

Working with CERN helped the company build credibility and reputation, leading to them winning more business, both at CERN and elsewhere.
Part of the LHC tunnel with

STFC and Fieldhouse Engineering – connecting UK industry with Big Science

Collaborating with STFC and academic partners allowed this SME to grow, recruiting new staff, expanding the workshop area, and expand their capabilities.
Inside CERN's beryllium facility

SMH Products – finding the simple in the complex

Working with CERN helped build reputation, putting the company in a different class to their competitors.
CERN's Beryllium facility

Safer Environment Ltd – doing exactly what it says on the tin!

For a new business, working with CERN has been significant in building the profile and establishing the company as experts in their field.
Aerial photo of the ILL

From nuclear power plants to neutron scattering – Custom Cameras

Working with the ILL demonstrates what the UK has to offer - producing innovative, high quality products that are competitively priced and delivered on time.
K450-AC3 compressor mounted on a MeerKAT dish, Karoo region. Credit: EMSS Antennas/Alexander Krebs

Oxford Cryosystems Ltd – Helping SKAO’s mid-frequency telescope keep its cool

Working with SKAO improved the company's infrastructure, increased turnover, allowed them to take on new staff and provided a new strategic direction.
SKA-Low antennas. Credit SKAO/Max Alexander

Observatory Sciences Ltd – Delivering control systems software for SKA’s telescopes

Working with the SKAO has enabled OSL to expand, from 1 person working on the initial contract to a team of 7 in construction and upskill team members...
Team member