Research at P2IO
The labex P2IO federates all researchers and teacher-researchers involved in research on the physics of the infinitely small, the infinitely large and the study of the conditions of appearance of life.
P2IO takes advantage of the unique concentration on the Paris-Saclay campus of internationally recognized laboratories, covering a broad spectrum of disciplines including particle physics, astroparticle physics, nuclear physics, astrophysics, accelerator science, nuclear energy, biology and medicine, instrumentation and associated interfaces, combining experiments and theories. Bringing together about 2000 people, P2IO represents a large fraction of the national effort, with about 25% in the physics of the origins of life, 40% in subatomic physics and 90% in accelerator science.
P2IO also enables collaborations between different laboratories in the south of the Ile-de-France region, offering the opportunity to optimize and strengthen inter-institutional cooperation in science and technology. The LabEx has thus seen the funding of 5 emblematic projects, selected in 2015 and now completed:
Two new projects called Flagships have also started in 2020:
P2IO also finances many smaller R&D or emerging projects with regular Calls for Tenders.