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On 19 December, the Foundation for Polish Science announced that it had awarded over PLN 34 million the project “Astrocent – Particle Astrophysics Technology Centre” in the MAB FENG competition.
Project description:
The overarching goal of the project is to develop breakthrough, highly scalable and multi-channel detection systems for scientific and commercial applications. The technologies being developed are crucial for research into the biggest questions of modern physics (including dark matter, neutrinos and gravitational waves), while also opening up new opportunities in areas such as medicine, security, environmental and climate monitoring, renewable energy, and seismology (including early-warning systems).
On Wednesday, 3 December 2025, Astrocent’s Director, Leszek Roszkowski, took part in the 8th French‑Polish Forum for Science and Innovation, held at the Ministry of Higher Education, Research and Space in Paris. This year’s edition focused on strengthening collaborations following the signing of the Nancy Treaty of Enhanced Cooperation and Friendship between France and Poland on 9 May 2025.
The Forum brought together high-level representatives of the French Ministry of Higher Education and Research in France and the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of Poland, highlighting the importance of aligning project timelines with market availability of key technologies, ensuring effective collaboration between academia, industry, and funding agencies.
In the afternoon, the delegation visited the AstroParticule & Cosmologie (APC) laboratory at Université Paris Cité.
