Eight iNANO-affiliated researchers have been awarded grants from the Carlsberg Foundation’s 2025 Research Infrastructure programme. These grants will support the acquisition of advanced scientific equipment, thereby strengthening nanoscience and interdisciplinary research at Aarhus University.

The funded infrastructure will enhance research capabilities across various areas, including ultrafast optics, chemical biology, structural and materials science, and quantum technologies.

The following researchers have received funding:

• Peter Balling – Equipment for ultrafast pulse shaping in attosecond science

• Anja-Verena Mudring – Single-particle luminescence spectroscopy platform

• Victoria Birkedal – Spectroscopy system for biomolecular structure and dynamics

• Alexander Zelikin – High-resolution mass spectrometer for chemical and biological analysis

• Kenneth Howard – heliXcyto system for single-cell drug–receptor interaction studies

• Magnus Kjærgaard – Microfluidic platform for screening AI-designed proteins

• Bo Brummerstedt Iversen – System for thermal analysis of structural phase transitions in energy materials

• Jill Miwa – Detector upgrade for the ASTRID2 synchrotron beamline for quantum materials research

These infrastructure investments will support ongoing excellence in research and innovation at iNANO.

Read more about the Carlsberg Foundation’s Research Infrastructure programme and the 2025 grant recipients here.

We congratulate all recipients on this recognition and look forward to the scientific advances these new facilities will enable.