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EMBL@PETRA IIIHighlights

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24 June 2011 - First user sample on BioSAXS at PETRA III.
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20 June 2011 - Structure of Glucose Isomerase solved by molecular replacement
20 June 2011 - Data to 2.6 Å collected from a <20 µm Glucose isomerase crystal.
9 June 2011 - First scattering from Bovine Serum Albumin solution on BioSAXS
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6 June 2011 - Structure of insulin solved
6 June 2011 - First diffraction of a protein crystal, Zn-free insulin
3 June 2011 - First diffraction - from silicon powder - on beamline P14
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27 May 2011 - First scattering pattern recorded on BioSAXS beamline.
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28 April 2011 - Monochromatic Beam in Experimental Hutch of P14
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29 March 2011 - Installation of BioSAXS Sample Changer on P12 completed
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17 March 2011 - First Beam in Experimental Hutch of P12
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9 December 2010 - First monochromatic beam for macromolecular crystallography beamline, P13.

5 November 2010 - 100 mA for more than 70 hours.

17 September 2010 - First monochromatic Beam on MX2.

4 August 2010 - BioSAXS flight tube craned into its experimental hutch.

2 August 2010 - High-throughput Crystallisation Facility reopens.

26 July 2010 - Record 66.5 hours uninterrupted top-up operation.

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15 July 2010 - 'First Beam' on BioSAXS Beamline.

4 July 2010 - All three monochromators are in their Optics Hutches.

26 April 2010: EMBL Hamburg Senior Administrative Officer, Margret Fischer, moves to Building 48e.

23 April 2010: First seminar in the brand new seminar room in Building 48e.

20 January 2010: Five of the six focussing mirrors arrive in Hamburg.

16 November 2009 - Inauguration of PETRA III.

6 November 2009: First aligned crystal on MD2 on BW7A.

21 October 2009 - The world's finest X-ray beam.

20 October 2009 - First user data collection in PETRA III-like setup.

1 September 2009 - Design for the experimental hutches finalised.
28 August 2009 - Structure of cubic insulin successfully phased using MD2 diffractometer.
9 July 2009 - Topping out of the Annex Building.
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31 October 2006 - First EMBL beamline workshop for the proposed BioSAXS beamline.
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1 February 2007 - 8.8 million Euro award for the construction of EMBL@PETRA3.