Services for Industry
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You can speak one-to-one with our Business Development Manager about your challenges and discuss your needs. Discover what we, the ESRF, can offer you; imagine being at the forefront of science, working at the best synchrotron radiation source in the world! Improve your knowledge and gain valuable time in getting your product to the market place. Find out more about what we have to offer
Exciting news for companies based in France! The ESRF has obtained government approval for the Research Tax Credit ("Crédit d'Impôt Recherche") for 2009, 2010 and 2011. This could mean a massive reduction in your research expenditure. More information
Working with industry from around the world since 1995
Did you know that the X-ray beams produced by third-generation synchrotron facilities such as the ESRF are amongst the most brilliant and intense available in the world today? Our industrial services offer you privileged access to these intense X-ray beams, enabling you to reduce your product-to-market times and spectacularly enhance your current research.
The synchrotron light is optimised by each beamline, being specialised in a single technique and dedicated to specific research fields. Discover the wide range of experimental techniques that are available, such as macromolecular crystallography, tomography, diffraction, fluorescence, EXAFS, SAXS, WAXS and infrared microscopy.
Think about the fact that experiments can often be carried out in real time and under real conditions. Here are some example application areas: pharmaceuticals, chemistry, catalysis, cosmetics, food products, environment, medicine, materials science and non-destructive testing.
For further information, read some case studies or consult our documentation.
Industrial and Commercial Unit (ICU)
As a commercial client, you access the ESRF through the Industrial and Commercial Unit. Our dedicated staff will work to help you choose the best scientific techniques and beamline, and the most suitable type of service. When using the ESRF, be aware that the intellectual property of the client’s discoveries belong to the client.
Your direct contacts
Business and administrative questions
Dr. Edward Mitchell
Business Development Manager and Staff Scientist - Phone : +33 (0)4 76 88 26 64
Ms. Katherine Fletcher
Industrial Marketing Assistant - Phone : +33 (0)4 76 88 20 31
Scientific questions
Dr. Stéphanie Monaco-Malbet
Macromolecular crystallography - Phone : +33 (0)4 76 88 20 84
Dr. Elspeth Gordon
Macromolecular crystallography - Phone : +33 (0)4 76 88 29 17
Dr. Paul Tafforeau
High-resolution diffraction, microtomography and topography - Phone : +33 (0)4 38 88 19 74
ESRF X-ray beamline services
Consider that fact that the ESRF has 40 beamlines, all of which are accessible to industrial clients for analytical research. We will help you with the administration for reserving your beam time, and of course, once on the beamline, you will have the full-time assistance of your local contact (until 10pm). Note also that, should you require it, our scientists can help further with consultancy dedicated to your scientific problems. A further service we offer is our mail-in service for numerous disciplines.
Consultancy services
Our involvement in your project can go beyond simply providing beam time: we can work with you from the definition of your experimental needs to the analysis of your data. Our scientists always ensure full confidentiality when helping to solve the challenges posed by your projects. Please contact us for further details.
Macromolecular crystallography services
On highly-automated and high-throughput beamlines, we offer access to the following services:
- Mail-in MXpress service with experiments carried out by highly experienced ESRF scientists.
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Buy beam time to do your own experiments with ESRF technical help - via remote or direct access to beamlines (see: How to book beamtime).
- Integrated services: we can provide complete X-ray crystallographic services such as structure determination starting with construct design and ending with refined coordinates. We provide an extensive work plan including milestones and deadlines with you, the client, receiving regular reports and updates. Other services are provided through our collaborative partners, including access to MS, crystallisation robots, NMR and more. Please contact us if you need further information.
ESRF technology services and products
Did you know that as well as our beamlines, the ESRF has many state-of-the-art services and products with unique laboratories and specialist pieces of equipment available? For example our X-ray optics and COFRAC-accredited calibration laboratories, and in-house designed electronic hardware and X-ray detectors.
Partnerships
- Technology transfer: license agreements
- Collaborations and European projects
Our neighbours
Our sister institute, the Institut Laue-Langevin has similar research services for industry with high-intensity neutron beams which give complementary information to X-ray-based experiments.
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