The thousands of dimensions of tomorrow

Whether it is about the development of better cancer treatments, the safety of nuclear reactors, radioactivity measurements, particle accelerators or nuclear fusion, SCK CEN contributes to the future of our society through its scientific research.

We wanted to use the atom and its nucleus, one of the universe’s smallest constituent elements, to make the biggest possible difference for society.

— Eric van Walle, directeur-generaal

Key Figures 2019

The organisation has 654
collaborators
SCK CEN is active in 41
countries
19
new PhDs were started