Prestige & Scale Target research teams and industry partners that leverage premier synchrotron facilities for advanced imaging, materials science, and cultural heritage projects. ESRF’s status as a top global facility with wide user base (thousands of scientists annually) suggests strong demand for collaborative projects, contract research, and sponsored access opportunities.

Strategic Partnerships Leverage existing and recent collaborations with universities, museums, and industry (e.g., University of Zurich, Premio Paganini, Umicore) to position co-development and joint grant solutions, offering access to ESRF’s cutting-edge capabilities for joint R&D programs and sponsored research.

Advanced Capabilities Promote instrumentation and beamline expertise tied to Extremely Brilliant Source upgrades and operando XAS capabilities for catalysis, energy, and materials science. Market to pharma, energy, and environmental sectors seeking high-brilliance X-ray analysis and real-time, in situ measurements.

Global Funding Reach Highlight multi-country support and international collaboration as a selling point for European and non-European institutions seeking access through cross-border funding, framework programs, and consortium-based projects that require access to premier synchrotron facilities.

Safety & Governance Position ESRF’s Safety Group as a value-add partner for risk assessment, compliance, and quality assurance in research operations, offering services or consultancy around safety protocols, sample handling, and regulatory alignment to prospective clients with strict research requirements.