This interview is with Eszter Kantor from Proxima Fusion, a European fusion energy company. She shares her career journey, her experience as a woman working in the energy sector, and her perspective on why fusion matters for our future. – QUESTION (Q): What is your current position, and how did you get there (education and […]
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The DONES Programme strengthens its governance following the meeting of its Steering Committee in Japan
The DONES Programme has taken a decisive step towards institutional and technical maturity. The DONES Steering Committee held a strategic meeting in Misawa, Japan, attended by representatives from 14 countries, as well as delegates from the European Commission and EUROfusion. The meeting served to strengthen the programme’s governance and accelerate the development of the future […]
The 4th I+DONES Forum showcases projects with a potential economic value of €2 billion
Public entities and institutions participating in the 4th I+DONES Forum have presented projects with a potential value exceeding €2 billion, which will be tendered in the coming years and will be accessible to companies linked to the science industry in Spain. The event took place on 14 and 15 June at the Granada Chamber of […]
San Cecilio Clinical Hospital and IFMIF-DONES establish a framework for collaboration in knowledge transfer
The San Cecilio University Clinical Hospital and the IFMIF-DONES Spain Consortium, responsible for the particle accelerator currently under construction in Escúzar (Granada), have signed a general protocol of action to develop lines of collaboration in areas of shared interest related to scientific and technological innovation, healthcare, engineering, and knowledge transfer. The document, signed by the […]
An IFMIF-DONES delegation takes part in the international SLHiPP-12 forum
The international scientific community specialising in particle accelerators gathered at the 12th edition of the SLHiPP-12 forum (Superconducting Linacs for High Power Proton Beams), a leading event focused on the development of superconducting linear accelerators for high-power proton beams. The meeting, held in Sweden from 24 to 26 March, was attended by an IFMIF-DONES delegation […]
“We have managed to make Granada aware of the particle accelerator”
Former director of the IFMIF-DONES España Consortium, Ángel Ibarra, returned to Granada after his retirement to receive the 8th Time Traveller Award granted by the Gravite Festival. A large delegation from the IFMIF-DONES team, led by Interim Director Moisés Weber and Head of the Executive Office José Aguilar, accompanied Ibarra during the ceremony held at […]
Numerous educational and professional groups visit our facilities
New educational and professional groups have continued to visit our facilities in Escúzar. In recent weeks, we have welcomed representatives from Almuñécar International School, the Official Association of Technical Architects and Building Engineers of Granada, the Master’s Degree in Chemical Engineering at the University of Granada, Novaschool, CEIGE, IES Alhamar, IES Padre Suárez, and IES […]
The 4th DONES User Workshop will take place from October 13 to 15 in Madrid
The 4th DONES Users Workshop will take place in person in Madrid, Spain, from 13 to 15 October 2026, at CIEMAT headquarters. The event is jointly organized by esDONES and CIEMAT. The main objective of this edition is to propose key experiments that can benefit from the already envisaged extensions of the DONES baseline facility, […]
“IFMIF-DONES brings enormous value to the future of science and engineering in Spain”
Esther López (Granada, 1985) is a civil engineer. She holds a Master’s Degree in International Leadership from UPM, the Rafael del Pino Foundation and Ferrovial, as well as an MBA from IE Business School. After a solid international professional career, she is currently a Senior Project Manager at IFMIF-DONES. – QUESTION (Q): You have worked […]
AI takes centre stage at the 4th DONES Xcitech School
The fourth edition of the international DONES Xcitech School will take place in Granada from 8 to 12 June. Organised by the University of Granada and the IFMIF-DONES España Consortium, this initiative aims to serve as a meeting point between academia and industry, as well as a hub for highly qualified talent in key technologies […]