Overview



Target Group
Head of R&D, R&D Scientists, Quality and Production Responsibles from Life Sciences companies who are interested in learning what can be done and what are the benefits they can obtain for the development of new products or to improve existing products when switching to using synchrotron light source compared to using laboratory analysis techniques.

Introduction
The Swiss Light Source at Paul Scherrer Institute (PSI) provides a comprehensive range of research- and development-services. With this event we would like to encourage greater use of our facilities by industrial researchers and present pathways to facilitate collaborations between industry and our institute.

Event Location
Swiss Light Source Synchrotron, Paul Scherrer Institute, Villigen, Switzerland
 
Event Fees
Free of charge     


Event Organizer


 

 
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     Program Outline

15.45  Registration

16.00  Welcome & Moderation
           Heike Bihlmann, Swiss Biotech Association & Aline Cossy Gantner, COSSGAN

16.10  Welcome & The Swiss Light Source at a glance.
           Stefan Müller, CEO Swiss Light Source Technology Transfer AG, PSI

16.20  Data collection service for crystallographic data at the SLS by
           expose.
Dr. Joachim Diez, Founder and CEO of Expose GmbH


16.35  Synchrotron-based tomographic microscopy: Opening new
           horizons to biomedical research.
Dr. Federica Marone, Beamline Scientist,
           TOMCAT, SLS/PSI


16.50  Breakthrough advances in synchrotron X-ray powder diffraction
           for the enhanced characterization of Pharmaceuticals.
Dr. Paolo Mazzeo,
           Scientist, Excelsus Structural Solutions S.P.R.L.


17.05  Imaging nanostructures – Advanced X-ray scattering methods offered at SLS.
          
Dr. Andreas Menzel, Group Leader, Coherent X-ray Scattering, SLS/PSI
 
17.20  The Macromolecular Crystallisation Facility at the PSI.
            Dr. May Sharpe, Crystallisation Facility Scientist, SLS/PSI

17.35  Round Tour of the Swiss Light Source

18.10  Apéro Riche and Discussion

Event Registration

Link to registration form
. Please register by latest 16th August 2015.