Switzerland is currently involved in the construction or operation of seven large international research infrastructures covering different research fields.
High energy particle research organisation: European Organisation for Nuclear Research (CERN) - Geneva
Astronomy research organisations: European Southern Observatory (ESO) - Munich Square Kilometer Array Observatory (SKAO) - Manchester
Material research organisations: Institut Laue-Langevin (ILL) - Grenoble European Spallation Source (ESS) - Lund European Synchrotron Radiation Facility (ESRF) - Grenoble European X-Ray Free Electron Laser (European XFEL) - Hamburg
Nuclear Fusion research organisation (association 2006-2021) International Fusion Experimental Reactor (ITER/FUSION for Energy) - Marseille
A summary of the financial and operational parameters relevant to Swiss companies and institutions in view of commercial activities is shown in the table below. Each organisation has its own rules when considering a fair return of contracts for its Member States. The georeturn coefficient of a Member State is defined as the ratio between that Member State's share of the value of all supply contracts by that Member State's contribution to the overall budget.
