Hanseatic Life Science Research Infrastructure Consortium (HALRIC)
Looking to fast-track your research or product development? Then you might want to connect with HALRIC in the Öresund-Kattegat-Skagerrak (ÖKS)-Hamburg Region!
We aim to be a springboard for innovation capacity in the Life Science sector via increased access to and use of cross-border front-end technologies, instruments, expertise, and data handling solutions. This includes large-scale infrastructures, such as MAX IV, ESS, DESY and European XFEL, as well as cutting-edge complementary infrastructures at the Universities and Hospitals in the ÖKS-Hamburg Region.
Through pilot projects HALRIC is facilitating collaboration between academia, hospitals, SMEs as well as larger biotech and pharma companies and we call for more research project proposals for the use of one or more Research Infrastructures in the HALRIC consortium. HALRIC’s Hanseatic Science Cloud is also working on prototype models for handling the huge amounts of electronic data generated by the Research Infrastructures in collaborative projects.
The 21 partners in our EU-Interreg ÖKS supported project want to open the door to new techniques and methologies that help solve research questions, and we also work to strengthen the Life Science ecosystems and strategic dialogues between the four countries in the project (Denmark, Germany, Norway, Sweden).
News
From borders to bridges: how HALRIC is driving cross-border industry innovation
In recent months, HALRIC has played a key role in connecting companies with leading research infrastructures across the Öresund-Kattegat-Skagerrak-Hamburg region, including MAX IV, DESY, and XFEL. Through targeted events and strategic outreach, HALRIC is not only raising awareness of these powerful resources, but actively helping the industry to discover how to work with them.
Hanseatic Science Cloud prototype showcased
The Hanseatic Science Cloud (HSC) reached a major milestone this spring, with the launch of a recorded live demonstration showcasing the platform’s current features and its potential to transform cross-border life science research in Northern Europe.
Could HALRIC be a blueprint for the new EU life science strategy?
As the European Union prepares its new life sciences strategy, the HALRIC project offers valuable insights and concrete experience that could serve as a foundation for shaping...
Upcoming Events
Join HALRIC pilot projects at Denmark’s annual forum for democratic dialogue to learn more about the role of advanced imaging and scattering technologies in the future of cancer research.
Read moreLINXS inaugural conference explore the role that large facility infrastructures will play in the future and the needs of the wider user community.
Read moreICNS2025 is the 8th edition of the main International conference on neutron scattering science and instrumentation.
Read moreThis EMBL course for advanced PhD students and early-career researchers is open for application until 30 June 2025.
Read morePilot projects
Targeting aquaporins as breast cancer therapeutics
The expression of aquaporins (AQPs), a family of proteins that facilitate the transport of water, glycerol and hydrogen peroxide across the cell membrane, is known to potentiate...
Implementation of a pioneering hardware agnostic smart microscopy solution at LBIC and CFIM
The digitalisation of microscopy technologies, combined with automated image analysis workflows, has transformed the field by enabling scientists to replace qualitative...
Inhaled biopharmaceuticals: understanding the interactions between drug carrier and the biological barrier in the lung
Pulmonary delivery and formulation of biopharmaceuticals (i.e., biological molecules) are among the more complex and growing scientific topics in pharmaceutical formulation. This...