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On 3-4 October 2026, researchers from the EUROPA project took part in the annual Fête de la Science at the Planetarium in Nantes, France, inviting visitors of all ages to explore the fascinating world of radioactivity through hands-on experiments and interactive activities. Among them was Antoine Maitrallain, who joined[…]

Behind our EUROPA project is a dedicated network of 12 European partners collaborating to revolutionize medical radioisotope production for cancer treatment. Over the next few months, we are shining a light on the institutions, researchers, and innovators driving our mission. The French Alternative Energies and Atomic Energy Commission (CEA)[…]

At the 11th edition of the ELI Summer School, PhD student Aymeric Tissot, part of the EUROPA project, presented his poster exploring laser-plasma acceleration (LPA) of electrons as an alternative approach to radioisotope production for cancer diagnosis and therapy. With 4 million cancers diagnosed in the EU in 2020,[…]

Behind our EUROPA project is a dedicated network of 12 European partners collaborating to revolutionize medical radioisotope production for cancer treatment. Over the next few months, we are shining a light on the institutions, researchers, and innovators driving our mission. CNRS/LP2IB contributes to EUROPA in the fields of nuclear[…]

Behind our EUROPA project is a dedicated network of 12 European partners collaborating to revolutionize medical radioisotope production for cancer treatment. Over the next few months, we are shining a light on the institutions, researchers, and innovators driving our mission. We are kicking off the series with our project[…]

Did you miss the Laserlab-Europe Talk on “Medical Radionuclide Production by Laser Wakefield Accelerators” by Dino Jaroszynski (University of Strathclyde)? Now you can watch the recording: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RX9IvmiGryI In the video, Dino Jaroszynski presented a study of the production of 67Cu medical radioisotopes using bremsstrahlung radiation produced by 150 pC[…]

Happy to report that the EUROPA project was actively represented at last week’s Laserlab-Europe & Lasers4EU Annual & Users Meeting in Dolní Břežany, Czechia. On Tuesday, Dino Janoczinsky provided a brief overview of our project’s ambitions and objectives. Later in the week, on Friday, Antoine Matraillain introduced the audience[…]

The EUROPA project (lasEr-driven Universal Radio-isOtope Production Accelerator) officially launched on 1 April 2026 as a European initiative aiming to assess alternative routes for production of medical radioisotopes for cancer research on diagnosis and treatment. Bringing together a consortium of 12 leading research institutes, universities and industrial partners, EUROPA[…]

On 9-10th April, the EUROPA team came together at the Institut Mines Télécom Atlantique in Nantes for the kick off meeting of the project. The two-day event provided an opportunity to gather the consortium and discuss the challenges across the project’s work packages (WP) as well as defining the[…]