June 12, 2026
A deep dive into drug delivery
Learn how a novel combination of neutron and light scattering elucidates the molecular structure of therapeutic nanoparticles
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Oct. 21, 2025
€1.8 million invested to modernise two key instruments for European research
The ILL strengthens its research capabilities by modernising two key instruments (D11 and NeXT-MoTo) to address major challenges in health, energy transition and sustainable technologies. Supported by the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Region and the European Union, this project represents a €1.8 million investment under the CPER EPN 2030 (State-Region Plan Contract).
Sept. 4, 2025
Spaghetti ai neutroni – Investigating the nanostructure of (gluten-free) spaghetti
Researchers used neutrons and X-rays to look into the structure of spaghetti at the nanometre scale, comparing the effect of cooking and salt in gluten-free and gluten-containing pasta.
April 16, 2025
Grenoble EPN campus: a unique place for structural biology research
The European Photon and Neutron (EPN) campus in Grenoble is also a unique place for structural biology research. A review paper on the current and future perspectives for structural biology at the EPN campus has just appeared on the Journal of Synchrotron Radiation.
Jan. 10, 2025
Never diffuse alone: understanding antibody teamwork to design tomorrow's therapeutics
Monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) are used to treat a large variety of diseases. In order to allow patients to inject these therapeutic molecules autonomously, it is crucial to understand the origin of and to control their viscosity. An international team of researchers used an interdisciplinary approach to understand how molecular interactions and motions influence the viscosity of different mAbs. The study has now been published in the journal Molecular Pharmaceutics.
Oct. 29, 2024
Liposomes caught drunk-dancing in solution
How neutrons help us understand the industrial production of therapeutic molecules