CERN Business Incubator in Lithuania

In 2019, two CERN Business Incubators were established in Lithuania – one in Vilnius (Sunrise Valley) and one in Kaunas at Tech-Park Kaunas.

This marked the first time a CERN Business Incubator was launched in an associate member state. These incubators remain the only ones of their kind in Central and Eastern Europe.

Purpose of the incubator

The CERN Business Incubator supports the development and growth of high-tech companies that apply CERN technologies and expertise in their products and services.

Technologies developed at CERN are used far beyond particle physics and are applied in fields such as healthcare and biomedicine, information technologies, industry, aerospace, and materials science.

What the incubator offers

Companies participating in the incubator benefit from:

• access to CERN technologies and intellectual property
• consultations from CERN experts
• support from Lithuanian innovation ecosystem experts and partners
• office space in technology parks in Vilnius and Kaunas
• financial support for developing innovative solutions

The incubator is open to startups, spin-offs, and early-stage companies aiming to develop products or services based on advanced technologies.

Impact in Lithuania

Lithuania’s associate membership in CERN has opened up new opportunities for collaboration between science and business at an international level.

The CERN Business Incubator contributes to strengthening the national innovation ecosystem, encourages knowledge and technology transfer, and supports the development of high value-added products and services.