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Smart solutions for the technological challenges surrounding the Einstein Telescope

COMET

The project COMET - CoMaking the Einstein Telescope - strengthens and accelerates the development of new technologies for the Einstein Telescope (ET). This underground observatory will become one of Europe’s most advanced research facilities for gravitational waves. By bringing together SMEs and knowledge institutions in the Dutch–German border region within international consortia, COMET stimulates the design, testing and scaling-up of smart solutions for the technological challenges surrounding this future observatory. In doing so, the programme not only creates solutions for the Einstein Telescope, but also generates new products and applications for other sectors such as high-tech, energy and healthcare.&nbsp;By offering workshops, matchmaking, technological roadmaps and tailored support, COMET links companies and knowledge institutions to today’s most promising innovation opportunities. As a result, SMEs can tap into new markets, speed up their innovation processes and strengthen their position in major European high-tech projects.&nbsp;COMET runs from 2025 to 2028 and is supported by the Interreg VI Germany–Netherlands programme. The project is aligned with ET Netherlands, an initiative of the National Growth Fund.

Accelerate innovations for the Einstein Telescope and seize market opportunities beyond

Optics

Thermal deformations

Vacuum

Vibration demping

Vibration-free cooling

Funding for SMEs in the German–Dutch border region

Soon you can find a projectmap below. Throughout the project, we will add all approved innovation projects to the map. Behind each icon, you will soon find an SME or knowledge institution from the Dutch–German border region working on groundbreaking solutions to the technological challenges of the Einstein Telescope.From mirror coatings and vibration isolation to smart sensors and advanced data models: entrepreneurs are taking the first steps here toward high-tech applications that will be in demand worldwide. COMET supports them by providing access to researchers, new international collaborations and financial assistance. This strengthens your visibility as an entrepreneur and increases your chances of being recognized early on as an innovative supplier for the Einstein Telescope and other rapidly growing markets.The map will continue to grow with new projects that make the Euregio smarter, more future-proof and economically stronger. Discover who came before you, find your collaboration partners and get inspired by the opportunities COMET has to offer.

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COMET is being implemented within the framework of the <a href="https://deutschland-nederland.eu/nl/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Interreg VI-program Deutschland-Nederland</a> and is co-financed with &nbsp;2.759.369,59 euro by the European Union, the MWIKE NRW, the Niedersächsische Staatskanzlei, the Dutch Ministry of Economic Affairs and the provinces of Groningen, Fryslân, Drenthe, Flevoland, Overijssel, Gelderland, North Brabant and Limburg.