Innovative solutions for industry and society with accelerator-based technologies
Hi-Acts at a Glance
At Hi-Acts (Helmholtz Innovation Platform for Accelerator-based Technologies and Solutions), we offer direct and straightfoward access to the powerful particle accelerator infrastructure of the Helmholtz Association – Europe’s largest research organization. This enables us to provide targeted and practical support for your research and development projects.
From initial ideas to quality assurance, we support you along the entire value chain – whether it’s solving specific technical challenges, optimizing existing processes, or developing innovative technologies. We connect you with a science community and partners from our network.
Accelerating innovation, together.
What is Hi-Acts?
1Hi-Acts is your gateway to unlocking the potential of cutting-edge accelerator technologies for your company.
As the innovation platform of the Helmholtz Association, we offer direct access to excellent particle accelerators from five renowned Helmholtz centers – fast, straightforward, and application-oriented.
We support R&D projects along the entire value chain: from the initial idea through feasibility studies and technological developments to quality assurance. Your specific challenges are at the center of our work — whether it’s solving technical problems, optimizing production processes, or unlocking novel applications based on innovative technologies.
Hi-Acts connects companies with leading experts from research and brings together the right partners from our strong network — for tailored solutions and accelerated innovation!
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Hi-Acts Connect – One access point, five research centers
Do you have an idea or a technical challenge? We will connect you directly with the right expert. With Hi-Acts Connect, you get fast access to beamtime, services, and collaboration opportunities at our five Helmholtz Centers – without any detours. More information on our services page. Contact us now and find the right expert! Easily submit your technological challenges using our Hi-Acts Connect form.
Join our powerful innovation network now to stay up to date and never miss any news. As a member of the Hi-Acts Community, you can connect with experts, industry leaders, and visionaries from five leading Helmholtz Centers—and help us shape the future of accelerator-based technologies. For more information, please visit:
For nearly three years, the Helmholtz innovation platform has successfully linked top-level research with industrial needs. With more than 116 partner organizations, numerous collaborations, millions in secured funding, and expanding offerings such as the Use Case Initiatives and Technology Labs, an independent review now confirms the platform’s strong potential. Hi-Acts will continue to advance its mission and further strengthen technology transfer in Germany.

11/20/2025
Discover how companies use Synchrotron X-ray Diffraction (S-XRD) to reveal internal stresses - non-destructively and with direct industrial relevance. Scatterin and DESY will showcase real-world examples of how this method improves product quality and safety. Register now and gain your competitive edge!
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11/24/2025
Hi-Acts is delighted to be participating in the 2nd Open Source Hardware Conference at the Chemnitz Industrial Museum and Fraunhofer IWU. Learn more about pioneering developments in the field of open source hardware and be part of an inspiring network of research, industry, and innovation—we look forward to sharing ideas with you!
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The call for the Technology Labs starting in 2027 is now open. Apply now and help shape the future of research! If you have any questions, please contact the Hi-Acts team or join our informational webinar on November 13, 2025. For further information, follow the button below.

ROTOP Radiopharmacy GmbH and Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf have jointly developed a special system at the TR-Flex cyclotron to produce the radionuclide iodine-123 for diagnostic purposes, for example for Parkinson's disease.
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Alongside electricity, hydrogen is seen as the energy source of the future. In an environmentally friendly hydrogen economy, the hydrogen produced by electrolysis of water must be stored and transported, and usually highly compressed. Discover more about the Helmholtz-Zentrum Hereon Success Story!
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The GSI Helmholtz Centre for Heavy Ion Research has established a modern test station for high-energy heavy ion radiation to test electronics under space-like radiation conditions.
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10/29/2025
In just three years, the Helmholtz innovation platform has built over 100 partnerships, launched numerous collaborations, and secured millions in funding. An independent review now confirms its success and strong future potential.
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10/28/2025
At the Hi-Tech meets Life Sciences Forum in Dresden, more than 120 experts from science, industry, and healthcare came together to strengthen Saxony’s radiopharmacy ecosystem. The two-day event showcased how high-tech and life sciences intersect—from research and production to clinical application and how Hi-Acts supports this innovation-driven collaboration.
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10/22/2025
Hi-Acts participated in the RTI Summit 2025 in Copenhagen, joining leading research infrastructures, policymakers, and industry to explore how Europe can strengthen its innovation ecosystem. The discussions focused on accelerator technologies, knowledge transfer, and how collaboration across distributed infrastructures drives innovation.
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Hi-Acts is Germany’s central innovation platform for accelerator-based technologies and particle accelerators. Initiated by five leading Helmholtz Centers – Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron (DESY), Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (HZDR), GSI Helmholtz Centre for Heavy Ion Research, Helmholtz Centre Berlin (HZB), and the Helmholtz Centre Hereon — Hi-Acts connects research, industry, and medicine to accelerate technological development and foster technology transfer into practical applications.
Our goal: to unlock the potential of particle accelerators and accelerator-based processes for industrial and medical applications — efficiently, practically, and with a forward-looking approach. Together, we make the most of existing accelerator infrastructures while developing new, tailored solutions that benefit both industry and society. These include, for example:
· Compact particle accelerators for laboratory-scale applications
· New accelerator-based technologies for radiotheranostics and drug development
· Precision quality control in industrial settings through accelerator-based inspection
· Advanced cancer therapies, such as proton therapy
Hi-Acts enables projects that individual companies would be unable to realize on their own — whether due to entrepreneurial risk, the need for pre-competitive development, or technical complexity.
Through our central gateway, Hi-Acts Connect, we provide fast access to:
· Advanced research infrastructure (especially particle accelerators)
· Expert and personalized consulting
· Suitable project partners from science and industry
· Funding opportunities and practical testing environments
· Specialist knowledge
Hi-Acts is the marketplace for deep tech innovation: we connect stakeholders from medical technology, materials research, energy technology, laser technology, and other sectors — in a straightforward, targeted, and solution-oriented way.
Our mission: to bring industry and science together at an early stage — maximizing the unique potential of Germany’s accelerator facilities for a more sustainable, healthier, and fairer society.
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