TheLaboratoryforIntenseLasers(L2I)isaresearchcentreinopticsandlasersdedicatedtoexperimentalresearchinhighintensitylaserscienceandtechnologyandlaserplasmainteraction.Currentlythelaboratoryisundergoinganupgradewiththegoalofincreasingtheversatilityofthelasersystemsavailabletotheusers,aswellasincreasingthepulserepetitionrate.Inthispaperwereviewthecurrentstatusofthelaserresearchanddevelopmentprogrammeofthisfacility,namelytheupgradedcapabilityandtherecentprogresstowardstheinstallationofanultrashort,diode-pumpedOPCPAlasersystem.