TY - JOUR
T1 - Moving NMR infrastructures to remote access capabilities
AU - Tolchard, James
AU - Le Marchand, Tanguy
AU - Aspers, Ruud L.E.G.
AU - Batta, Gyula
AU - Bechinger, Burkhard
AU - Brath, Ulrika
AU - Chasapi, Styliani A.
AU - Čikoš, Ana
AU - Ecsedi, Kornél
AU - Favier, Adrien
AU - Ferreira, Ana Sofia D.
AU - Fiala, Radovan
AU - Georgiopoulou, Panagiota D.
AU - Gómez, Jennifer S.
AU - Jaudzems, Kristaps
AU - Karlsson, Göran
AU - Kentgens, Arno P.M.
AU - Lambregts, Sander F.H.
AU - Morelli, Francesca
AU - Mulder, Frans A.A.
AU - Natarajan, Sivanandam V.
AU - Persson, Cecilia
AU - Pierattelli, Roberta
AU - Pons, Miquel
AU - Raya, Jesus
AU - Redfield, Christina
AU - Smrečki, Vilko
AU - Spyroulias, Georgios A.
AU - Trébosc, Julien
AU - Vallet, Alicia
AU - van Heijenoort, Carine
AU - van Ingen, Hugo
AU - Vosegaard, Thomas
AU - Wirmer-Bartoschek, Julia
AU - Schwalbe, Harald
AU - Lesage, Anne
AU - Pintacuda, Guido
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This work was carried out within the framework of the European Remote-NMR (R-NMR) network gathering major European NMR infrastructures to promote remote NMR measurements across Europe. RNMR has received funding from the European Union's Horizon Europe research and innovation programme (2021-2027), under grant agreement No 101058595. Work at BMRZ Frankfurt, an Instruct-ERIC center, is supported by the state of Hesse. The participation of the Lyon, Grenoble, Gif and Lille laboratories was further supported by Infranalytics (FR2054), while the University of Oxford's contribution was additionally funded through Innovate UK (UKRI), project No. 1004096. Participation of LIOS was also supported by the European Union's HORIZONWIDERA-2023-ACCESS-02 Twinning programme (GA 101160091 “MR LATVIA”). The support by the Italian Ministry for University and Research (FOE funding) to the CERM/CIRMMP Italian Centre of Instruct-ERIC in gratefully acknowledged. The 1 GHz instrument and major upgrades to other high field instruments at University of Barcelona that are currently an Instruct-ERIC facility have been financed by grants ICT2021-006875 and ICT2022-7829 from the Ministry of Science, Innovation and Universities with funds from the European Union Next Generation EU/PRTR. Additional resources and outputs of the project (including a GDPR Factsheet, a comparative overview of remote access software, and standardized protocols and methodologies) are available on the project website: www.r-nmr.eu.
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© 2026 Elsevier B.V.
PY - 2026/4/1
Y1 - 2026/4/1
N2 - Traditionally, Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) infrastructures have relied on in-person access, requiring researchers to travel to centralized facilities to conduct experiments. However, recent advancements in remote access technologies, accelerated by the constraints imposed by the COVID-19 pandemic, have demonstrated the feasibility and strategic benefits of transitioning NMR operations toward remote accessibility. This review examines the key challenges and opportunities associated with remote access to NMR instrumentation, including standardized protocols for sample handling, secure authentication mechanisms, real-time instrument control, and data management. By establishing a unified framework for remote access, we aim to enhance the sustainability and accessibility of NMR facilities. Our findings highlight the necessity for collaborative efforts to develop best practices that ensure reproducibility, high-quality data acquisition, and equitable access to NMR infrastructure on a global scale.
AB - Traditionally, Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) infrastructures have relied on in-person access, requiring researchers to travel to centralized facilities to conduct experiments. However, recent advancements in remote access technologies, accelerated by the constraints imposed by the COVID-19 pandemic, have demonstrated the feasibility and strategic benefits of transitioning NMR operations toward remote accessibility. This review examines the key challenges and opportunities associated with remote access to NMR instrumentation, including standardized protocols for sample handling, secure authentication mechanisms, real-time instrument control, and data management. By establishing a unified framework for remote access, we aim to enhance the sustainability and accessibility of NMR facilities. Our findings highlight the necessity for collaborative efforts to develop best practices that ensure reproducibility, high-quality data acquisition, and equitable access to NMR infrastructure on a global scale.
KW - Data management and security
KW - NMR infrastructure
KW - Remote access
KW - Standard operating procedures (SOPs)
KW - Sustainability
KW - Workflow design
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/105031055589
U2 - 10.1016/j.pnmrs.2026.101595
DO - 10.1016/j.pnmrs.2026.101595
M3 - Article
C2 - 42067236
AN - SCOPUS:105031055589
SN - 0079-6565
VL - 152-153
JO - Progress In Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy
JF - Progress In Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy
M1 - 101595
ER -