“Lithuania’s membership in CERN is both a strategic state goal that would strengthen our role in the European science and innovation ecosystem, and an opportunity to open up many new possibilities for Lithuanian scientists, students, and businesses,” M. Sinkevičius said in the statement.
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Full membership would remove restrictions applied to associate members, the statement said.
As BNS wrote, Lithuania has been an associate member of CERN since 2018. During this time, Lithuanian scientists, doctoral students, and students working and interning at CERN have actively participated in the organization’s activities. Associate membership also provided opportunities for Lithuanian companies to participate in CERN procurements.
The aim to become a full member of the organization is included in the Government’s program.
President Gitanas Nausėda stated in January that Lithuania wants to strengthen cooperation with CERN, especially in the fields of artificial intelligence, advanced detector systems, and quantum technology development, and to become a full member of the organization.
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In addition, it was announced in January that three Lithuanian high-tech companies “Ostaralab”, “Ekspla” and “Sargasas” will strengthen cooperation with CERN and seek opportunities to participate in one of Europe’s most ambitious future science projects – the development process of the Future Circular Collider (FCC).
CERN unites 25 member states and associate partners, conducting physics research and developing technologies that significantly influence the advancement of industry, medicine, and information technologies worldwide.
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