DESY aims to build a unique PETRA IV light source to enable groundbreaking studies in a multitude of disciplines. Within this project, the intention is to expand the experimental portfolio to include even larger user communities. Beamline P11 at PETRA III is at the forefront of these developments as it is one of the beamlines that has already implemented the rolling access model and is now taking on project-based access. With this model, users can apply for beamtime(s) combined with additional experiments.

Within this project, the team will create and combine computational tools to support full project access in drug discovery. This will be achieved by further developing their existing fragment-screening pipeline and enabling the interconnectivity of results displayed for multiple techniques. In general, drug development experiments at beamlines typically involve testing hundreds or thousands of compounds at a very fast pace. This puts the logistics of sample handling, metadata management and the efficient processing and presentation of diffraction data under extreme pressure.

The Hanseatic Science Cloud (HSC) is developing a prototype cloud solution for managing, handling and analysing large and complex data sets from research infrastructures within the HALRIC community. The HSC solution will first be made available for use and testing in pilot projects. This project also aims to engage with the HSC cloud computing and explore the possibilities of sharing data, particularly with industrial partners.