Life Sciences Industry

ALSO CALLED: Life Sciences, Biological Sciences, Medical Supplies Industry, Health Care Supplies Industry, Medical Equipment Industry, Medical Devices Industry, Natural Sciences, Medical Devices, Life Science Industry, Medical Device Industry, Medical Products Industry, Health Care Equipment Industry, Medical Instruments Industry
DEFINITION: CERN is a high-energy particle physics organization headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland. The organization, founded in 1954, currently has about 20 member countries. In French, the acronym CERN stands for "Conseil Européen pour la Recherche Nucléaire" which translates to the English "European Council for Nuclear Research."The idea for CERN was born in 1949 when physicist  … 
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LIFE SCIENCES INDUSTRY DEFINITION (continued): …  Louis de Broglie (pronounced LOU-ee de BROY-lee) suggested that all the countries of Europe ought to share a scientific laboratory. In 1952, a provisional CERN was formed and joined by several nations. The first official meeting of the CERN council was held in 1955. The first CERN particle accelerator began operating in 1957. Since that time, several other particle accelerators, sometimes called "atom smashers" by lay people, were built. The latest is the Large Hadron Collider (LHC). CERN has also conducted detection experiments involving neutrinos and other elusive particles. The results … 
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