Setting out into a new era of research and innovation

How can we preserve our ecosystem and save resources? What can we do to fight infectious diseases? At the successful kick-off of the PETRA IV campaign on with around 150 guests, scientists discussed how the planned 3D X-ray microscope will help solve global challenges.

"Today we want to talk about the transformation of our X-ray light source PETRA III into the world's best X-ray microscope PETRA IV," says DESY Director Helmut Dosch. "The goal is to make PETRA IV the core of a unique research innovation ecosystem - a powerful innovation generator."

"PETRA IV is a sustainable investment in the future - it will remain the flagship of X-ray research for decades to come and an important building block for Germany to increase its technological sovereignty", explains PETRA IV project manager Harald Reichert. "With the conversion, we are pursuing a democratization of synchrotron radiation."

“With the future project PETRA IV, the best 3D X-ray microscope in the world is being built in Hamburg. The research facility stands for a unique innovation ecosystem that combines basic research with application-oriented research from the field of life sciences, for example, and thus sets new standards at our science location. That is why we are doing everything we can to realise the project in Science City Hamburg Bahrenfeld!”