- Inaugurated on Friday, November 8, 2024 at the Synchrotron Européen de Grenoble (ESRF), in the presence of Gabriele FIONI, Rector Delegate for Higher Education, Research and Innovation for the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes academic region.
© CEA/E. Neumann & D. Housset
Thanks to its exceptional performance, this new microscope, installed in the Grenoble area, will play a key role in the development of collaborative research in structural biology, particularly for drug design and biomedical research. 
It will also contribute to a better understanding of biomolecule dynamics and, thanks to its location at ESRF, will complement other structural biology techniques, covering analyses from the atomic to the cellular scale.
In addition to boosting national skills in this strategic field, this equipment, along with its two “twins”, should reposition France at the forefront of world research in structural biology, while attracting collaborations with internationally renowned research centers.
“Cryo-electron microscopy has transformed the way researchers approach neurodegenerative diseases, pathogens and cancers, providing them with unprecedented insight into protein structures and a better understanding of disease development,” says Mike Shafer, President of Biopharma Services at Thermo Fisher Scientific, which developed the Titan Krios G4.
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Reportage France 3 (ICI 12/13 Alpes, Extrait de l'émission du mardi 12 novembre 2024)