Through a new CERIC-ERIC open call,  the JRC Nanobiotechnology Laboratory (Ispra, Italy), the JRC Battery Energy Storage Testing Laboratory and the JRC Fuel Cell and Electrolyser Testing Laboratory (Petten, The Netherlands) continue to offer free access to research organisations, academia and SMEs.

CERIC is a European Research Infrastructure Consortium (ERIC) integrating and providing open access to some of the most advanced analytical facilities in Europe to help science and industry advance in all fields of materials, biomaterials, and nanotechnology, with a focus on energy materials and life sciences.

CERIC-ERIC offers access through a single entry point to more than 60 different and complementary state-of-the art techniques and support laboratories, distributed in 11 countries, with the submission of single or multi-technique proposals. A detailed description of the facilities available in CERIC can be found here.