CERN
1 Esplanade des Particules, Meyrin, 1217, Switzerland
Overview
CERN is a particle-physics laboratory based in Geneva, Switzerland. It is the European organization for nuclear research where physicists and engineers are probing the fundamental structure of the universe. CERN uses the world's largest and most complex scientific instruments to study the basic constituents of the matter – the fundamental particles. Its main function is to provide the particle accelerators and other infrastructure needed for high-energy physics research. The instruments used at CERN are purpose-built particle accelerators and detectors. Accelerators boost beams of particles to high energies before the beams are made to collide with each other or with stationary targets. Detectors observe and record the results of these collisions. Founded in 1954, the CERN was one of Europe's first joint ventures and now has 21 member states.
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Sector focus
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- Life Science
- Nuclear
Investment portfolio
- Newcleo
Participated · Equity · Feb 2026
Newcleo positions itself as the only company with an advanced project to produce nuclear fuel from recycled material and to deploy that capability in the United States. The company has built in Italy a 10 MW electrically heated demonstration machine that mirrors the complexity of a future SMR and recently installed a Fincantieri turbine. Newcleo has formed a U.S. partnership with Oklo and says recent U.S. policy changes have enabled acceleration of its U.S. plans. It is pursuing a U.S. listing via a SPAC merger to access larger pools of innovation capital. Financially, Newcleo reported approximately €209 million of existing capital and has secured €220 million in new subscriptions tied to the proposed merger, with an implied valuation of about €2.4 billion. The company plans to use the proceeds to progress licensing, move toward construction, build its American fuel facility and reactor, and advance projects in Slovakia and France.