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Atomic Resolution for Chemistry
Atomic Resolution for Chemistry
We provide a broad range of products and services for high-resolution atomic-level structures of crystalline and amorphous molecular solids from powders using nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR), advanced computational methods, and machine learning.
Our Products
Our Products
We provide a broad range of products to characterise powder samples, from pharmaceuticals to catalysts, from battery materials to protein formulations, and from basic characterisation to complete structure determination, for the simplest to the most complex analytical challenges.
Solid-state NMR spectra of powders
Polymorph detection
Surface enhanced NMR
Structure validation and structure determination
Atomic-level structure determination of surfaces and interfaces
Domain size measurements, heterogeneity & substitution patterns
Atomic-level structure determination of amorphous APIs & amorphous solid dispersions
Our Tools: NMR Spectroscopy
Our Tools: NMR Spectroscopy
We provide atomic-level characterisation of powders in a NMR led approach, with seamless access to an unparalleled suite of NMR spectrometers that no in-house facility could ever sustain.
High-field NMR spectroscopy for solids and solutions: with spectrometers operating at 1H frequencies up to 1.2 GHz.
Ultra-fast Magic Angle Spinning (MAS): with spinning rates up to 160 kHz.
Multi-nuclear NMR: using 1H, 13C, 15N, 31P, 29Si, 27Al, as probes of structure.
Dynamic Nuclear Polarisation (DNP): using gyrotron and klystron based DNP at 1H frequencies of 400 & 900 MHz to massively enhance NMR sensitivity.
XRD, MS, TEM, SEM… etc, for secondary analysis.
Our Tools: Advanced Computational Methods
Our Tools: Advanced Computational Methods
Our methods are based on a combined use of experimental NMR data and advanced computational methods.
GIPAW Density Functional Theory (DFT) calculations of NMR parameters.
Chemical shift predictions using machine learning based methods (ShiftML).
Probabilistic approaches to spectral assignment using large scale database methods.
Molecular dynamics simulations.
Crystal structure prediction.
About Us
About Us
We are a spin-off company of the École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) founded in 2025. We have unique experience in analysis and structure determination of solids by Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) spectroscopy.
Our distinctive combination of expertise in both experimental and computational methods, coupled with our access to state-of-the-art instrumentation, allows us to provide precise atomic-level insights into complex modern materials.
Our Team
Dr. Jacob Holmes
Dr. Jacob Holmes
Co-founder and Director
Jacob studied Chemistry at the University of California Riverside where he obtained a PhD in NMR Crystallography. He has been a post-doctoral research fellow at EPFL since 2023.
Prof. Lyndon Emsley
Prof. Lyndon Emsley
Co-founder and Managing Director
Lyndon is a Professor of Physical Chemistry at EPFL, where he leads a research group focused on developing methods to determine atomic-level structure and dynamics using NMR spectroscopy in combination with advanced computational methods.
Daria Torodii
Daria Torodii
Co-founder and Director
Daria obtained a Masters degree in Chemistry from the University of Strasbourg. She obtained her PhD at EPFL, developing new methods for NMR crystallography in 2025.
Contact Us
Contact Us
Angstrom Atomic Level Structures
EPFL Innovation Park, Building A,
Route Cantonale,
CH-1015 Lausanne, Switzerland
Email: contact@angstromstructures.com
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