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The accelerator initiative of the Helmholtz Association
The Helmholtz Association is in charge of 18 Helmholtz Centres that work on a wide range of topics, including astrophysics, accelerators, biology, cell research, physics, and so on. Almost 34,000 staff use the most modern scientific infrastructure, including, in particular, large-scale facilities and instrumentation, which are also open to use by members of the international scientific community. Working on behalf of the state, Helmholtz scientists pursue an ambitious goal: To make an essential contribution to solving the grand challenges which society faces.

In 2011 the Helmholtz society has started a so-called accelerator initiative (ARD), that should promote accelerators as motors for discovery and innovation. As part of this initiative, dedicated funding for accelerator R&D has been allocated. The following Helmholtz institutes are members of the accelerator initiative:
The research areas covered by the accelerator initiative have been defined as sub-topics 1 to 4: