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The Innovation Fund enabled us to significantly advance our method while building the necessary business capabilities – this laid the foundation for our successful Helmholtz Enterprise application.
– Dr. Dominik Studer, Helmholtz Institut Mainz
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GSI InnovationFund let us validate our novel LED-based laser technology – this helped us to attract the interest of an LED manufacturer.
– Leon Daurer, Plasma Physics
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We have turned our idea of a novel cell culture chamber into a patented technology, using resources from the GSI Innovation Fund.
– Dr. Walter Tinganelli, Biophysics

Latest Posts

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25.06.2026

Sensor Technology Day at GSI/FAIR

At the 2nd Darmstadt Sensor Technology Day, the initiators presented their plans for a Hessian Sensor Technology Cluster. The aim is to strengthen collaboration between research institutions, industry, and start-ups, and to accelerate the transfer of new technologies into practical applications.… Read more

Four man stand on a green meadow in front of a building, behind the writing "Light Conversion".

02.06.2026

Spin-off Class 5 Photonics Acquired by Light Conversion

Light Conversion, a laser company based in Vilnius, Lithuania, has acquired Class 5 Photonics GmbH, a spin-off from DESY and GSI. Both companies are ultrafast laser system manufacturers, bringing together decades of expertise in femtosecond lasers, optical parametric chirped-pulse amplification… Read more

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21.05.2026

The ZVEI’s 2026 “Electrifying Ideas Award” goes to Rittal, the GSI Helmholtzzentrum, and etalytics

This year’s prestigious “Electrifying Ideas Award” from the ZVEI (The German Electrical and Electronic Manufacturers’ Association) goes to Rittal, the GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung and to deep-tech company etalytics. These partners have created a German blueprint for the AI centers… Read more

A man with protective laser-googles and white protective suit observes a green-glowing box through an optical measurement device.

07.05.2026

BMFTR awards millions in funding for fusion research – Dr. Yannik Zobus of GSI/FAIR secures a young investigators group

Dr. Yannik Zobus, a laser physicist at GSI/FAIR in Darmstadt, is head of the LASE-FUSE (LAser Simulation for Enhanced FUSion Efficiency) Young Investigators Group since May 1, 2026. As part of the “Fusionstalente” (fusion talents) funding program of Germany’s Federal Ministry of Research,… Read more

23.04.2026

A fascination for research — Sixty-nine girls explore GSI/FAIR on Girls’ Day 2026

Girls’Day at GSI/FAIR was again a huge success this year. Sixty-nine schoolgirls aged eleven to seventeen participated and explored the international research center, the accelerator facilities and experiments, as well as the technical infrastructure. Girls’Day is a nationwide event designed to… Read more

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20.04.2026

Important contribution by GSI/FAIR to the Artemis II Moon mission — Successful test of a space camera under cosmic ray conditions

The GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung and the international accelerator facility FAIR have made an important contribution to the success of the Artemis II Moon mission. A camera specially developed for use in space was successfully tested in advance under realistic conditions at the GSI… Read more

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Sensor Technology Day at GSI/FAIR

Spin-off Class 5 Photonics Acquired by Light Conversion

The ZVEI’s 2026 “Electrifying Ideas Award” goes to Rittal, the GSI Helmholtzzentrum, and etalytics

BMFTR awards millions in funding for fusion research – Dr. Yannik Zobus of GSI/FAIR secures a young investigators group

A fascination for research — Sixty-nine girls explore GSI/FAIR on Girls’ Day 2026

Important contribution by GSI/FAIR to the Artemis II Moon mission — Successful test of a space camera under cosmic ray conditions

Ideate, Innovate, Collaborate.

For GSI/FAIR Members

For Industry and Applied Research

Projects to Promote Transfer

Latest Posts

Sensor Technology Day at GSI/FAIR

Spin-off Class 5 Photonics Acquired by Light Conversion

The ZVEI’s 2026 “Electrifying Ideas Award” goes to Rittal, the GSI Helmholtzzentrum, and etalytics

BMFTR awards millions in funding for fusion research – Dr. Yannik Zobus of GSI/FAIR secures a young investigators group

A fascination for research — Sixty-nine girls explore GSI/FAIR on Girls’ Day 2026

Important contribution by GSI/FAIR to the Artemis II Moon mission — Successful test of a space camera under cosmic ray conditions

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