Major Instrumentation Initiatives
Current Major Instrument Initiatives of the DFG
With this call, the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG, German Research Foundation) launched a new Major Instrumentation Initiative that invited proposals for the provision of Clinical Hyperpolarisers for metabolic magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) at German universities in order to explore the scientific potential of this technology in medical imaging research. Funded projects are expected to start in 2025.
This DFG initiative pushes the limits of the scientific instrumentation of the Research Aircraft HALO to allow addressing an even wider range of parameters to be observed during the flight missions. The novel instrumentation will provide a substantial and lasting qualitative step forward in the research and measurement possibilities of HALO.
The German Research Foundation (DFG) is supporting the provision of Quantum Communication Development Environment at German universities as part of this Major Instrumentation Initiative in order to explore the scientific potential of this technology in research.
The German Research Foundation (DFG) is supporting the provision of Spin-based Quantum Light Microscopes at German universities as part of this Major Instrumentation Initiative in order to explore the scientific potential of this technology in research.
Examples of Major Instrumentation Initiatives by the DFG in recent years
For examples of past initiatives, please refer the following website in german language: