More than 200 companies, 90% from outside Granada, were interested in the business and work opportunities arising from the construction and subsequent operation of the particle accelerator of the IFMIF-DONES project during the 2nd R&DONES FORUM.In the institutional session, which took place on 11 April, the companies learned about the needs that the project will […]

The scientific and technological alliance between the IAA-CSIC and IFMIF-DONES will increase collaboration between the two scientific communities representing research excellence. The strong presence of the business sector at this conference confirms the industry’s interest in the knowledge economy. These conclusions were made clear at the “1st Meeting between the Instituto de Astrofísica de Andalucía […]

More than 200 companies will participate in the 2nd R+DONES Forum, held on 10 and 11 April in Granada. This figure far exceeds that achieved in the last edition, which had 160 registered participants. It should also be noted that 90% of the participants come from outside the province of Granada. “It is clear that IFMIF-DONES […]

A delegation from the Netherlands Institute for Fundamental Energy Research (DIFFER), led by its Fusion Director, Marco de Baar, visited us on March 11. During the meeting, both organizations presented their capabilities to explore different avenues of cooperation within the DONES project, mainly in the modelling of complex systems. Representatives of IFMIF-DONES and DIFFER will […]

The second edition of the DONES Xcitech has already defined its schedule. The Science and Technology School, organised by the IFMIF-DONES España Consortium and the University of Granada, will take place from 21 to 26 April in Granada (Spain). Leading world experts in fusion energy will participate in the three training programmes: ‘Legal aspects and […]

We are passionate about popularizing science. For this reason, we are grateful for the invitations we receive from schools to give talks to their teachers and students. On 21 March, Antonio Moreno, an engineer from IFMIF-DONES, participated in the orientation days at the El Carmelo school (Granada). There, he explained his professional career and current […]

The director of the IFMIF-DONES Spain Consortium, Angel Ibarra, moderated the round table “IFMIF-DONES and Large Scientific Facilities: an opportunity for industry”, which took place on 21 March at the Transfiere Forum. The meeting was attended by Belén Del Cerro (CDTI); Loreto del Valle Cebada (Junta de Andalucía); Manuel Garcia-Munoz (University of Seville); Erik Fernández […]

A Business Administration and Management graduate, Gloria Velasco Jiménez (Otura, Granada, 1992) emphasizes the coordination between the different project departments and the optimization of processes for the benefit of common objectives. She mainly looks forward to the team’s growth, which will continue in the coming months. For her, the role played by the ‘Women in […]

The IES Alhambra (Granada) hosted a talk on IFMIF-DONES during the 3rd Week of Arts and Sciences organised last February. Pablo Canca, researcher at the University of Granada who works at IFMIF-DONES, was in charge of explaining to the students the objectives of the scientific facility that is being built in Escúzar (Granada). “Our students […]

The European Commissioner for Innovation, Research, Culture, Education and Youth, Iliana Ivanova, chaired the first ‘High Level Round Table on Fostering Innovation for Fusion Energy in Europe’ on 14 March. Our Deputy Director, Moisés Weber, attended this meeting. Top representatives from the world of fusion in the public sector discussed with an international representative of […]