The powerful imaging techniques available at synchrotrons like MAX IV can work in tandem with medical imaging, enabling clinicians to offer cutting-edge care to their patients.
User Meeting 37: A gathering of valued networks and illuminating ideas
The MAX IV 37th User Meeting took place from January 19-21 at The Loop, a bright new venue in Lund. A record number of 475 participants brought an undeniable energy and engagement which spanned varied scientific interests and industry-relevant topics. This energy was felt in the waves of applause in the main hall during plenary talks, in full rooms during parallel session, and between sessions, when open spaces swelled with researchers and engineers who took to networking or visiting the booths of industry sponsors. All told, a great success and a special opportunity for MAX IV user communities and industry partners.
Congratulations to MAX IV’s new Accelerator Director, Pedro Fernandes Tavares
The MAX IV organisation has named Pedro Fernandes Tavares as the new Accelerator Director of MAX IV. The leadership role in the Accelerator Division follows his previous appointment as Accelerator Director, which he has held since 2016.
New long term access mode introduced in the upcoming call for proposals
We asked Robert Temperton, Group Manager for APXPS at MAX IV and who has been involved in the process of introducing the new access mode, about what it means for users.
VR grants additional funds for operation of MAX IV
The Swedish Research Council (VR) announced today that it is granting an additional grant of 320 million SEK for the operation of MAX IV for the years 2025-2026.
MAX IV contributing to Swedish Excellence Clusters
Are you preparing a planning grant or working on an application for the 2026 Excellence Clusters call?
The long view: High impact science at MAX IV
The external review committee appointed by the Swedish Research Council (VR) has recently published its report from the second operations review of MAX IV. The committee is deeply impressed by the continued progress at the facility and is confident that MAX IV, with the appropriate strategic support and financial foundation, is positioned for continued excellence and both local and global impact.
Tribute to Alexei Zakharov
It is with great sadness that we inform that Alexei Zakharov, beamline scientist at the MAXPEEM beamline, passed away on 10 July 2025. Alex was an excellent scientist, enthusiastic researcher, great colleague and friend. Internationally renowned, Alex personified PEEM at the MAX IV Laboratory, both for the staff and for our users. After studying physics
A long career among molecules and synchrotrons – Prof. Kiyoshi Ueda visited MAX IV
On Tuesday, May 20, Professor Kiyoshi Ueda, from Tohoku University in Japan and Shanghai Tech University in China, gave a seminar at MAX IV. The seminar was part of a visit that also included beamtime at FlexPES using the ICE reaction microscope together with his Chinese colleagues. Kiyoshi Ueda has been in the synchrotron world
MAX IV and BESSY II initiate new collaboration to advance materials science
Swedish national synchrotron laboratory MAX IV and Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin (HZB) BESSY II light source announce the signing of a 5-year cooperation agreement. The new agreement establishes a framework to strengthen cooperation for operational and technological development in the highlighted fields of accelerator research and development, beamlines and optics, endstations and sample environments as well as digitalisation and data science.