Consortium

Contract signed with the AdOptica consortium in Italy – ADS International and Microgate, partnered with Istituto Nazionale di Astrofisica – for design and construction of the largest adaptive mirror unit in the world[1]

A consortium (pl. consortiums or consortia) is an association of two or more individuals, companies, organizations, or governments (or any combination of these entities) with the objective of participating in a common activity or pooling their resources for achieving a common goal.

Consortium is a Latin word meaning "partnership", "association", or "society", and derives from consors ("shared in property"), itself from con- ("together") and sors ("fate").

  1. ^ "Contract Signed for Final Design and Construction of Largest Adaptive Mirror Unit in the World". Retrieved 2015-06-22.