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Applied Science Group

The Applied Science group operates the recently expanded suite of ILL imaging instruments, together with instruments for strain scanning and irradiation. It includes dedicated resources for enhanced industrial collaborations. It will benefit from and enhance the increasingly important relationship between neutron scattering and industry as companies seek more efficient and sustainable methods to develop and manufacture materials, ensure quality control and optimise manufacturing processes.

The group includes the imaging instruments NeXT, MoTo, PorTo and ThRILL, as well as the SALSA strain scanning instrument and the TENIS irradiation station.

The recently appointed leader of the Applied Science Instrument Group is Markus Strobl, currently vice-president of the International Society of Neutron Radiography, ISNR.

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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).
CPER EPN2030 D11 D50-NeXT France Press releases