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MAX IV Laboratory is a Swedish national laboratory providing scientists with the most brilliant X-rays for research with Lund University as the host university. The facility is funded primarily by Swedish and international research funders, consortia, and 14 Swedish research universities. MAX IV delivers high-quality X-ray light for research in materials and life sciences. The facility was inaugurated 21 June 2016.


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Science news

Johan Emilsson and Lionel Trésaugues of Sprint Bioscience at the BioMAX beamline with scientist Isabel Bento

Industry demand drives success of AutoMAX at MAX IV

When industry users asked for faster, more flexible access to crystallography data, MAX IV’s Industrial Relations Office listened.
The result was AutoMAX, MAX IV’s unattended x-ray crystallography service at the BioMAX beamline.

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