Access

Upon full operation – which is planned for summer 2021 – the EMBL Imaging Centre will provide access to users, support their projects from sample preparation to image analysis with expert staff, and will offer tailored training opportunities in the highest resolution electron (EM) and light microscopy (LM) technologies, including academically developed methods not yet commercially available.

During interim operation, the EMBL Imaging Centre is providing access to cryo-electron microscopy (cryo-EM) services in collaboration with EMBL’s Structural and Computational Biology Unit, available for use by external scientists with both single particle and tomography projects.

All interested scientists need to submit a brief application through one of the access mechanisms:

• Through H2020 project iNEXT Discovery: For single particle cryo-EM data acquisition, cryo-electron tomography and cryo-CLEM-TEM. iNEXT Discovery funds costs related to the microscope access, travel and accommodation of scientists.
• Through Instruct-ERIC: For all electron microscopy services and techniques. Only for researchers from Instruct member countries. Instruct-ERIC can fund the consumables, travel and accommodation for access visits. For more information on what Instruct-ERIC pays for, consult Funding for Access.
• Through contacting us directly via e-mail: ic-contact@embl.de: For all light and electron microscopy services and techniques, if none of the above applies or if you simply need advice. Applications for our cryo-electron microscopy (cryo-EM) services via this access route should be made using our application form. This process is also curated by external referees and users will need to contribute to the running costs of the cryo-electron microscopes.

Non-academic users (industry) should contact us directly (e-mail: ic-contact@embl.de) with their access inquiries.