Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf

The German-born British physicist Klaus Fuchs, who took part in the Manhattan Project and acted as a spy for the Soviet Union, was deputy director until 1974.

[2] HZDR conducts research in the materials, health and energy sectors in Dresden and at four other locations in Germany and one in France.

In Grenoble, it operates a beamline for radiochemistry research at the European Synchrotron Radiation Facility (ESRF).

It collaborates with partners from university medicine (National Center for Radiation Research in Oncology, OncoRay, in Dresden).

It is also used to create materials with targeted features such as oxidation resistance, which is important for aviation or automotive lightweight construction, or biocompatibility for medical implants.

Products of HZDR Innovation that have already been commercialized include a grid sensor and measuring instruments for analyzing multiphase flows.