On 30 July 2013, Innovation Minister Senator Kim Carr officially opened the $25 million Imaging and Medical beamline at the Australian Synchrotron.

The extended and upgraded beamline will allow live imaging at incredibly high resolution inside the body, and enable new research, diagnostics and treatments. It delivers the world’s widest synchrotron beam, enabling innovative techniques for better detection and treatment in medicine, including cancer and other chronic illnesses.

Photo above (L-R): Greg Storr (ANSTO), Minister Kim Carr, Andrew Peele (AS) and Daniel Hausermann (AS) in the beamline endstation.

The beamline is jointly funded with $10 million under the National Collaborative Research Infrastructure Strategy (NCRIS) and 10 Foundation Investors, and $14.7 million from the National Health and Medical Research Council and the Victorian Government.