The IP-ASCR teams up with the STFC (UK RI). This partnership ensures that the Centre is „up and running“ as a world leader as quickly as possible, that opportunities for innovation, exploitation and excellent science are identified and developed, and that a cutting edge Centre enhancement programme is delivered efficiently, on time and with the best value for money. In combination, these will ensure the success of the Centre for the duration of the Teaming Action and guarantee its future sustainability.
The Centre is perfectly located in a new and dynamically developing region STAR, i.e. the cluster including all key innovative infrastructures and hi-tech companies of the region with huge potential to increase the competitiveness of the region and wellbeing of its people. Together with other local players the potential to reduce regional disparities and weaknesses in R&D&I field in the Czech Republic is thus significantly increased.
The Centre will provide access to „next generation“ laser technology in the form of DPSSL architecture with unique combination of high peak laser power, high average power, high pulse repetition rate and high efficiency. This combination makes HiLASE the perfect facility „engine“ for a Centre of Excellence, bringing an unmatched opportunity for research excellence, technological innovation and industrial exploitation.
Objectives:
1. To drive improvements in the innovation performance of the Czech Republic at Regional and National level.
2. To establish and grow a pan‐European user community based at HiLASE, delivering a programme of scientific excellence through the exploitation of the Centre.
3. To raise the profile of the Czech Republic in laser ‐ driven materials processing.
4. To further develop STAR, the existing regional cluster providing an innovation friendly environment.
5. To enhance the "Day 1" capability of the Centre by technology development with funding from MEYS.
6. To establish the academic autonomy of the Centre.
7. To establish a strategy to underpin the Centre's self ‐ sustainability into the future.
8. To promote science and innovation in general and laser technology and applications in particular, to the wider community.
