BAMPR-II, developed by @ucl.ac.uk, Research Complex Harwell, @diamondlightsource.bsky.social & Rolls Royce, uses synchrotron X-rays & #imaging to reveal defects in #AdditiveManufacturing. 🔗https://loom.ly/bjkE_CY
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The Industrial Liaison Team partners with industry to turn complex challenges into insight using Diamond’s advanced synchrotron science. Our expert scientists guide, support, or deliver experiments, offering flexible services for new and experienced users.
How do you prove a complex biopharmaceutical is assembled as intended? Researchers from Bio‑Technology General Ltd used MX at @diamondlightsource.bsky.social ky.social to directly visualise key bonds in the fertility hormone follitropin delta. 🔗 loom.ly/qpHC8lM #Biologics #StructuralBiology
How do you bridge the gap between cutting-edge science and industrial innovation? This recently published article explores the role of diamondlightsource.bsky.social's Industrial Liaison Office in supporting #industry across #pharmaceuticals, #materials, #energy and more. https://loom.ly/0_Oy3dw
Researchers at Diamond have developed a laser Speckle-based Curvature Optical Metrology instrument that directly measures two-dimension surface curvature of high-performance X-ray mirrors. This will help to predict and optimise beam quality much more effectively. Read more 👉 https://bit.ly/4aAZW3X
Can we turn #CO₂ into something useful? Work with Johnson Matthey shows an enzymatic route to make lactic acid from CO₂ - supporting more #sustainable chemicals. #cryoEM at @diamondlightsource.bsky.social’s #eBIC4i revealed how it works. https://loom.ly/Gc6elTs
The OpenBind consortium’s first release of experimental data marks a milestone in efforts to improve how artificial intelligence (AI) is used in drug discovery. Find out more ⬇️ https://www.ox.ac.uk/news/2026-05-12-openbind-releases-first-open-dataset-and-ai-model-for-drug-discovery
Heading to Industrial Biostructures America? Come and have a chat with Ailsa Powell about how @diamondlightsource.bsky.social's full range of services can support and accelerate your #LifeSciences research: https://loom.ly/IEdgSM8
#OpenBind announces its first data drop marking a major milestone for AI‑Enabled #DrugDiscovery! It’s the first initiative to generate open, AI‑ready datasets for protein–drug complexes, produced continuously & at industrial scale to enable the next generation of #AI models. https://loom.ly/eIrsqqg
Sovereign AI officially launched yesterday to put Britain at the forefront of #AI. Supporting #OpenBind in its foundation phase, the £8 million seed fund will enable datasets for protein-drug complexes at an industrial scale, specifically for #AI to speed up #DrugDiscovery. https://loom.ly/eHc59cA
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Curious about #AI driven protein-ligand modelling and the role of #OpenBind? If you’re at #DrugDiscoveryChemistry next week, come along to this session in the Generative AI & Predictive Modelling track to find out more. https://loom.ly/6kqUfSE
cicbiogune.bsky.social & partners used #cryoEM at diamondlightsource.bsky.social to see how the #antibiotic GE81112 binds bacterial ribosomes - revealing a new target that could lead to treatments for drug‑resistant infections. https://loom.ly/TLDCaBs
bostonscientific.bsky.social, qubelfastofficial.bsky.social & uniofgalway.bsky.social used WAXS at diamondlightsource.bsky.social to reveal #PLLA #stent microstructure, linking crystalline form to thermal & mechanical stability - key to long‑term safety & performance. https://loom.ly/vv8NPbo
MSI‑H/MMRd #cancers can depend on #WRN helicase. Merck & Co. Inc., and Proteros Biostructures used #fragment‑based discovery at @diamondlightsource.bsky.social to find real WRN binders & map how they bind. https://loom.ly/iMwR8oM
Good to see #OpenBind referenced in the UK’s AI for Science Strategy, highlighting the importance of open, #AI‑ready data in accelerating drug discovery. https://loom.ly/Rxt5JL8
Using #cryoEM at Diamond’s #eBIC, researchers at wellcometrust.bsky.social found that a single mutation lets #HIV rebuild its capsid and stay infectious without the host molecule IP6. The study reveals a previously unknown structural role in the HIV capsid. https://loom.ly/5WlkvVE
Insilico Medicine used #MX at Diamond and AI to create D16‑M1P2, a PROTAC targeting PKMYT1 that blocks & destroys the protein, works orally, is highly selective (CCNE1 amplification; FBXW7/PPP2R1A), and reduces resistance and side effects. Find out more: https://loom.ly/ZRdVjPA
At Diamond’s #XChem facility, Syngenta & Centre for Medicines Discovery solved Arabidopsis FatA at 1.5 Å & found 129 fragment hits across key sites - unlocking structure-guided FAT inhibitor design for safer, smarter crop protection. https://loom.ly/mUHm-_A #HerbicideResistance #Agrochemicals
Why do endotoxin tests fail? @astra-zeneca.bsky.social & @manchester.ac.uk used DLS and #SAXS at Diamond to uncover why Low Endotoxin Recovery happens - challenging old assumptions. Read more: https://loom.ly/AKGcYXA
At #CCP4 Study Weekend, Jasmin Aschenbrenner showcased #OpenBind - an initiative creating high-quality #FragmentScreening data at Diamond to power next-gen machine learning for #DrugDiscovery. Learn more about this initiative: Website: http://www.openbind.org Bluesky: @openbind.bsky.social
Attending #CCP4? Don’t miss Day 2 at 16:00–16:30! Discover how Diamond’s #FragmentScreening facility accelerates early-stage drug discovery. Hear Ailsa Powell share how XChem speeds structural insights from concept to candidate. https://loom.ly/mZKk5ys
Season’s Greetings from the Industrial Liaison Team at Diamond! Wishing all our colleagues, partners, and clients a joyful festive season and a successful year ahead. Thank you for your continued collaboration – we look forward to achieving great things together in 2026!
Welcoming our two new team members with a photo shoot to showcase their work. Ole and Shashank will be joining our #MX/#Xchem and #eBIC4i teams to support services for #industry. Great to see them already making an impact! https://loom.ly/gSCzEzc
