Services at EMBL Hamburg

EMBL Hamburg provides research services including access to its beamlines for macromolecular crystallography (MX), small-angle X-ray scattering (SAXS) and X-ray Imaging (XIMG) at the PETRA III synchrotron and the Sample Preparation and Characterisation Facility.

EMBL Hamburg provides a number of research services to in-house and external users as well as having access to the services provided by other units of EMBL.

Annual Call for Proposals 2026
The call for proposals is now open to apply for beamtime between April and August 2026. Please submit your proposal via the EMBL user portal before Monday, 27th October 2025 (midnight CET).

External user services

Sample Preparation and Characterisation (SPC) Facility

In collaboration with CSSB, we provide access to cutting-edge technology, and offer expertise to check and improve samples submitted for X-ray structural biology experiments and other purposes.

Beamline for biological small angle X-ray scattering (SAXS)

We offer access to the beamline P12, tailored for biological small angle X-ray scattering (SAXS), as well as the support and expertise of our scientists.

Beamlines for macromolecular crystallography (MX)

Users can access our beamline P13, the longest usable wavelength for crystallography world-wide, and P14, designed for micro-focused beam for crystallography.

Beamline for imaging (XIMG)

Users can access beamline P14 for the imaging of soft biological tissue.

Computational facilities and software

Our computational services include facilities for remote computing on the EMBL Hamburg computer cluster and software packages developed at EMBL Hamburg for downloading.

Industry services

We welcome industry projects from diverse backgrounds. We offer services on, experimental design, consulting  and data analysis.

EMBL User Portal

In the EMBL User Portal, users can apply for beam time and complete online safety training.

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