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This talk tells the story of the Spanish startup Seven Solutions—now part of Safran Electronics & Defense—and its journey from a niche player to a global leader in White Rabbit (WR), the sub-nanosecond time distribution technology born at CERN.
Originally designed to meet the demanding synchronization needs of the LHC, White Rabbit has since expanded its applications to other scientific fields such as radio astronomy, new space, and of course, particle accelerators and other scientific facilities. It has also proven essential in critical sectors like communications, high-frequency trading, and smart grid systems. This widespread impact has led WR to become an IEEE standard under specification IEEE 1588v2, also known as the Precision Time Protocol (PTP).
This talk will highlight how open standards, public research, and private innovation converged to transform a scientific tool into a commercial solution adopted worldwide.
More than just a case of precision engineering, this is a real-world example of effective technology transfer—and a powerful reminder of the impact scientific collaboration can have beyond the lab.
