Elettra Sincrotrone Trieste is an international multidisciplinary research centre of excellence, specialised in the generation of synchrotron light and high-quality free electron laser radiation and their applications in materials and life sciences, at the service of science and industry.

Its mission is to promote cultural, social and economic growth through basic and applied research, technology and knowledge transfer, high-level technical, scientific and administrative training and the creation and coordination of national and international scientific networks. Elettra Sincrotrone Trieste thus contributes to improving the impact and relevance of science for society, providing solutions to global challenges in fields ranging from physics, chemistry, biology, pharmacology, medicine, engineering to nanotechnology and cultural heritage.