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New call for SMEs open!

Till 21st December 2020, small and medium companies can ask for funded beamtime in different European light sources thanks to EU CALIPSOplus project.
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Next call
deadlines
30.11.2020
FERMI
16.12.2020
European XFEL
01.03.2021
BESSY II
01.03.2021
PETRA III at DESY
01.10.2021
FLASH at DESY
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Within the CALIPSOplus Horizon 2020 project, all European synchrotrons and FELs agreed to harmonize their proposal formats while respecting national regulations and internal rules. 

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