Industrial services
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Working with industry from around the world since 1995
Our industrial services offer privileged access to the ESRF's intense X-ray beams. 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.
This synchrotron light is optimised by each beamline for the experiments that are available on that beamline. Each beamline is specialised in a technique and dedicated to specific research fields. A wide range of experimental techniques are available including: macromolecular crystallography, tomography, diffraction, fluorescence, EXAFS, SAXS, WAXS, and infrared microscopy.
Experiments can often be carried out in real time and under real conditions. Example application areas are pharmaceuticals, chemistry, catalysis, cosmetics, food products, environment, medicine, materials science and non-destructive testing.
Read some case studies or consult our documentation.
Industrial and Commercial Unit (ICU)
Commercial clients 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, the intellectual property of the client’s discoveries belong to the client.
Your direct contacts:
Administrative and contractual 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
Ms. Elodie Boller
High-resolution diffraction, microtomography and topography - Phone : +33 (0)4 76 88 26 71
ESRF X-ray beamline services
The ESRF has 40 beamlines, and all are accessible to industrial clients for analytical research. The most basic service is the reservation of beam time with assistance from a local contact whilst using the beamline. However, our scientists can help further with consultancy dedicated to your scientific problems. A mail-in service exists for numerous disciplines.
Consultancy services
Our involvement in your project can go beyond simply providing beam time: from the definition of your experimental needs to data analysis. Our scientists always ensure full confidentiality when helping to solve the challenges posed by your projects. 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 experienced ESRF scientists.
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Buy beamtime 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 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
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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