Skip to content

InfraLife call to promote infrastructure use and collaborative projects.

InfraLife feasibility call

InfraLife is a four year project initiated in 2021 as a collaboration between Swedens three large scale research infrastructures SciLifeLab, MAX IV and ESS. The aim of the InfraLife project is to share knowledge about the possibilities at these infrastructures for life scientists, to attract new users, promote technology development and collaboration.

The aim of the call

The aim of the InfraLife feasibility call is to promote infrastructure use and collaborations within life science. The goal is to highlight the benefit of using multiple infrastructures to adress a research question. Projects can range from exploring sample preparation, joint library preparation, technology development, proof of concept to new ways of analysing data for combined technology use.

Selected projects for funding

Members of the InfraLife steering group and project group were invited to review the 7 applications that was submitted. The total number of reviewers were 7 persons, with representation of at least two persons from each infrastructure, ESS, MAX IV or SciLifeLab. Based on mean ranking of the separate review scores, the top four eligible projects are suggested to be funded according to below. More information about the projects (abstracts), collaborations and infrastructures to be used will be provided in the beginning of 2025.

  • Crystallographic fragment screening combined with in silico design to identify novel antivirals, Flavio Ballante, KI
  • Spatial biology across scales and matters – combining omics with element distribution and structure, Charlotte Stadler, KTH
  • Structural basis for the role of angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 (ACE2) as a novel regulator of transmembrane serine protease 2 (TMPRSS2) catalyzed proteolytic activation of outer structural proteins of respiratory viruses, Wolfgang Knecht, LU
  • How the HtrA2:XIAP interplay initiates the apoptotic cascade, Björn Burmann, GU

Timeline

  • Call closed, November 28th 2024, 17:00.
  • Ongoing, evaluation December 2nd to December 16th 2024.
  • Notification of funding latest December 20th, 2024.
  • Project to be finalised and reported by end November 2025.

Eligibility

The call is open to researchers and infrastructure staff specialists affiliated to a Swedish university.

Evaluation and criteria

The project has to be a project within life science research where at least two of the infrastructures SciLifeLab, MAX IV or the DEMAX facility of ESS is used. An industry can be a partner, albeit no money can be transfered to a company. Approximately 2-4 projects in the range of 100 000 SEK to 200 000 SEK will be funded. The funding can cover materials, consumables, access costs, travels and accommodation (not salary).

The projects will be evaluated by members of the InfraLife steering- and project- group. The ranking will be based on:
*Quality of research (scientific quality/ relevance of problem/ well-defined solution)
*Level of impact for future use (impact, benefit to future applications and studies)
*Quality of collaboration (adequate team, feasibility clear, contact with responsible infrastructure)

The funded projects must submit a short report (1-2 pages) after the project is ended (deadline Nov 2025) and be available for communication initiatives by InfraLife to explain the project (interview etc).