TAU Systems joins RADNEXT 2030 network to expand global access to radiation effects testing
Carlsbad, California. 17th April 2026: TAU Systems, the pioneer in compact laser-powered accelerator technology, today announced it has joined RADNEXT 2030, a European initiative coordinated by CERN that provides access to world-class radiation testing infrastructures for electronics. As a network member, TAU Systems will open its TAU Labs facility in California to European researchers and industry testers, supported by a dedicated allocation of European funding to subsidize test time for qualifying users.
RADNEXT 2030 is being developed in response to the Horizon Europe programme and unites a network of accelerator-based and complementary testing facilities across Europe and beyond. The initiative enables researchers, industry users, and early-stage innovators to test and better understand the effects of radiation on electronics for applications in space, automotive, communications, energy, and quantum technologies.
TAU Systems’ inclusion in the network, as its only US-based test facility, reflects the growing recognition of laser-powered accelerators as a credible and commercially accessible complement to traditional large-scale facilities. TAU Labs in Carlsbad, California, the world’s first commercial laser-powered accelerator center, is capable of generating high-energy particle beams to replicate real-world radiation environments with high precision, repeatability, and flexibility. The facility offers beamtime-as-a-service for Single Event Effects (SEE) testing for space, defense, semiconductor, and industrial electronics.
“Joining the RADNEXT 2030 network is a significant milestone for TAU Systems and for the future of radiation testing,” said Jerome Paye, CEO of TAU Systems. “There is a serious global bottleneck in access to radiation testing infrastructure, and Europe in particular is working hard to address that gap. Being part of this network means European researchers and companies can now access our unique laser-powered accelerator capabilities, backed by European funding, and without the long wait times that have traditionally held the industry back. We are proud to contribute to this important initiative and to work alongside some of the world’s leading testing facilities.”
Rubén García Alía, RADNEXT Project Coordinator, CERN, said: “Given the overall scarcity of heavy-ion SEE testing beam time, as well as the physical anti-correlation between the energy of a heavy ion and its capability of generating failures in electronics, alternative testing approaches such as the one proposed by TAU Systems need to be explored and carefully validated. Space electronics testing requires very high levels of accuracy and reproducibility, and therefore a thorough benchmarking of the proposed technique – as planned within the framework of the RADNEXT 2030 activities on this topic – will be of great relevance and impact for the radiation effects community. We are therefore delighted to welcome TAU Systems as a key partner in the RADNEXT 2030 international facility network.”
TAU’s technology is particularly well-suited to Single Event Effects testing, providing electron beams that effectively simulate the cosmic radiation environment encountered by space-bound and safety-critical electronics.
The RADNEXT 2030 project is targeted to run from June 2026 through May 2030.
