MAX IV operations 2019-2021
| Reference number | |
| Coordinator | Lunds universitet - MAX IV |
| Funding from Vinnova | SEK 60 000 000 |
| Project duration | December 2018 - December 2022 |
| Status | Completed |
| Venture | Individual project: Research infrastructure - utilization and collaboration |
Important results from the project
MAX IV is a research infrastructure that uses synchrotron light and serves academic as well as industrial users in basic and applied research. All 16 funded beamlines are available to users through regular user programs and proprietary beamtime paid for by the user. The scientific output (peer-reviewed articles) has increased by about 50% over the last 4 years. Together with MAX IV´s users and funders, development continues to meet the environmental, medical and technical challenges of the future.
Expected long term effects
In 2022, the ForMAX beamline, focusing on renewable and sustainable materials from the forests, was opened for applications. The MicroMAX beamline, focusing on protein structure, also opened in 2022, making all 16 funded beamlines available to users. The scientific production has increased by about 50% from 103 peer-reviewed articles in 2019 to 157 in 2022. Almost 30% of the publications in journals with an impact factor higher than the average and an average impact factor stable around 7.8. This production is expected to increase when all funded beamlines are now in production.
Approach and implementation
The development of the laboratory is done in close collaboration with users and funders. MAX IV collaborates with several international synchrotron networks, such as LEAPS-INNOV (leaps-innov.eu), where regular development meetings are organized. Every year, international user meetings are organized where MAX IV´s users meet. MAX IV is taking a leading role in the training of future synchrotron researchers through the EU-funded PRISMAS project, where up to 40 doctoral students at Swedish universities and research institutes will do part of their training at MAX IV.