Paul Scherrer Institut

Paul Scherrer Institute (PSI) is a research institute whose work spans fundamentals of nature, future technologies, large research facilities, and energy and climate. Its high-resolution large research facilities are described as central to core competencies such as determining the structure of proteins. PSI also provides central corporate services for its employees and units, and its Laboratory for Science IT Infrastructure and Services supports digitalised science with scientific software, high-performance computing and data lifecycle solutions.

PSI's own history page presents a chronological review including historical landmarks and highlights from the first 35 years of the Institute's existence. Among the 2024 entries: determining the structure of proteins such as light-sensitive rhodopsins is described as one of PSI's core competencies thanks to its high-resolution large research facilities; funding for the upgrade of the proton accelerator facility planned for 2025 was secured as part of the ERI Dispatch for 2025-2028 under the label IMPACT; the European Space Agency (ESA) opened the 'European Space Deep-Tech Innovation Centre' (ESDI) in collaboration with PSI, located in Park Innovaare next to PSI; the Hot Laboratory at PSI celebrated its 60th anniversary; PSI researchers determined the structure of certain photoreceptors; a new world record for X-rays was set in collaboration with EPFL, ETH Zurich and the University of Southern California, looking inside a computer chip at a resolution of 4 nanometres; and, with the Australian National University, PSI researchers determined the most accurate value yet for the half-life of samarium-146.

1. 1PSIpsi.ch
2. 2The history of PSI | About PSI | PSIpsi.ch
3. 3PSI Center for Corporate Services | PSIpsi.ch
4. 4Science IT Infrastructure and Services (AWI) | Science IT Infrastructure and Services | PSIpsi.ch