Summary
- Profile Type
- Business Offer
- POD Reference
- BODE20250515010
- Term of Validity
- 15 May 2025 - 15 May 2026
- Company's Country
- Germany
- Type of partnership
- Commercial agreement
- Targeted Countries
- All countries
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General information
- Short Summary
- Renowned research center from northern Germany offers access to expertise, its X-ray sources, laboratories and workshops. It's large-scale research facilities, like the synchrotron PETRA III, are open to scientists and R&D departments from industry and businesses. Partners from sectors pharmaceuticals, biotech, construction, energy, automotive, aerospace, and chemicals and material science that are seeking precise analytical capabilities and scientific expertise, are sought for collaboration.
- Full Description
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The research institution from northern Germany gives industrial companies direct access to one of the world’s most advanced scientific infrastructures. The X-rays generated at the PETRA III synchrotron allow investigations that go far beyond the capabilities of conventional lab methods. Companies from various sectors already use this resource for product development, quality control, and advanced material analysis.
Healthcare and Pharmaceutical Industry
Companies in biotechnology, pharmaceuticals, and life sciences can use PETRA III to examine the structure of proteins in extreme detail — a key step in developing new drugs. In cooperation with the European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL), industrial users can access dedicated beamlines and tailored services in Hamburg.
Construction and Materials Industry
To develop new or more sustainable construction materials, the client offers precise analysis methods. For example, it has been shown how biomass ash can be used to produce better cement. These insights help companies manufacture materials that are more efficient, more durable, or environmentally friendly.
Food and Agriculture
X-ray analyses at PETRA III can reveal the composition, structure, or even toxic elements in food products — such as how temperature changes affect nutrients or how pores form in vegetables. This is especially relevant for companies focused on product quality or food safety.
Automotive Industry
PETRA III supports the development of safe, lightweight, and efficient vehicles by enabling detailed material studies — for example, how parts behave under mechanical stress or how battery components perform. This helps optimize materials, components, and production processes.
Aerospace
In aviation and aerospace, the focus is on materials that are both lightweight and durable. The clients' synchrotron-based methods provide insights into how surface coatings age or how structural damage can be detected at an early stage under operational conditions — helping improve performance and safety.
Energy Sector
Whether it's batteries, solar cells, or fuel cells: new materials for energy technologies can be studied in depth using the clients' facilities. The high brightness of the X-rays reveals changes in structure and performance that standard lab equipment cannot detect — especially during real-time operation.
Chemical Industry
In chemical manufacturing, optimizing reactions and reducing harmful by-products is key. PETRA III allows materials to be studied under real working conditions — for example, how catalysts behave at different stages of a reaction. This helps improve efficiency and understand chemical processes on a deeper level. - Advantages and Innovations
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Companies developing new materials, chemical processes, or active pharmaceutical ingredients often need to analyze structures at the atomic or molecular level — something that’s only possible with large-scale research infrastructure.
This research institute provides these companies with direct and flexible access to its synchrotron radiation source, enabling highly precise X-ray analysis that goes far beyond the capabilities of standard lab equipment.
The facilities have been used to:
- make plastic components more durable,
- optimize fertilizers through trace element analysis in plants,
- reveal protein structures for drug development,
- and to detect microscopic defects in materials used for cars and aircraft.
Through the Innovation and Technology Transfer (ITT) Department, the client offers customized support and services tailored to the company’s specific research needs, including a free feasibility assessment and follow-up investigations if needed.
Through collaboration, companies gain faster innovation cycles, reduce development risks, and increase the value of their products through deeper scientific insight. - Sustainable Development Goals
- Goal 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure
- Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth
Partner Sought
- Expected Role of a Partner
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Ideal collaboration partners are industrial R&D teams from sectors like
- pharmaceuticals,
- chemicals,
- automotive,
- aerospace,
- energy,
- and agriculture.
Especially those seeking to accelerate innovation, improve product performance, or gain a deeper understanding of complex materials or processes. - Type and Size of Partner
- SME <=10
- SME 11-49
- SME 50 - 249
- Big company
- R&D Institution
- University
- Type of partnership
- Commercial agreement
Dissemination
- Technology keywords
- 09001004 - Electrical Technology related to measurements
- 09001006 - Optical material testing
- 03004007 - Pharmaceutics
- 03004008 - Plastics and Rubber related to Chemical Technology
- 06006001 - Biobased Materials
- Market keywords
- 03005 - Laser Related
- 03004002 - Components testing equipment
- 03007003 - Other analytical and scientific instrumentation
- Sector Groups Involved
- Aerospace and Defence
- Agri-Food
- Construction
- Mobility - Transport - Automotive
- Renewable Energy
- Targeted countries
- All countries