A unified community of facility managers, researchers, and coordinators dedicated to scientific excellence.
Core Facility Network
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Highlights MSCFSF 2025
Bridging the Gap in European Materials Science
Exchanging Insights, Driving Strategy
Sharing high-level expertise in governance, software integration, and data ontologies to empower core facilities.
Actionable Strategies for Long-term Synergy
Dedicated working groups focused on administration, facility databases, and international exchange programs.
Join the Network of the Future
Building the foundations for our next in-person meeting in 2027 and expanding our European resource map.
About
The Network for Advanced Materials Analytics was established following the Materials Science Core Facilities Synergy Forum (MSCFSF), held in February 2025 at the Haus der Wissenschaft in Bremen. Recognizing the vital need for a unified European community, the workshop brought together facility managers, researchers and coordinators to bridge the gap between individual institutions.
This foundational meeting combined high-level discussions on governance, software integration and data ontologies with hands-on engagement, including laboratory tours at the University of Bremen and interactive poster sessions. By creating a dedicated space to exchange scientific insights and management strategies, the MSCFSF 2025 served as the primary catalyst for our ongoing collaborative network.
More details regarding the Materials Science Core Facilities Synergy Forum (MSCFSF) can be found here:
New Working groups
Building on the momentum of the MSCFSF in February 2025, the community met online in December 2025 to initiate our first specialized working groups. These groups are now tasked with translating the forum's high-level discussions into actionable strategies for long-term scientific collaboration and management excellence.
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Administration
Michal Strach
Research Engineer, Chalmers University of Technology
Key Responsibility:
This group is responsible for establishing the requirements for future network activities, including the selection of host facilities for the planned in-person meeting in 2027.
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Travel programs / Exchange between facilities
Wilken Seemann
Instrument Manager, University of Bremen
Key Responsibility:
Dedicated to facilitating knowledge transfer and personal interaction through staff exchange and travel initiatives between member facilities.
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Database of facilities
Maria Illing
Executive Consultant/ Science Management, TU Ilmenau
Key Responsibility:
Focuses on managing and organizing the shared repository of network resources, research capabilities and institutional information.
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Updates
Important information:
An in-person meeting is planned for 2027, facilities interested in hosting can apply after the requirements have been set by the "Administration" work group.
Join the mailing list
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Facilities in this network
The following table consists of more than 14 countries with state-of-the-art facilities in advanced material characterization, nanotechnology research, and sophisticated analytical services. These hubs provide high-end infrastructure, ranging from electron microscopy and X-ray analysis to specialized cryo-EM and multidisciplinary structural analysis platforms which are essential for cutting-edge materials engineering.