Dr. Wojciech Pajerski participated in the final meeting of COST Action WIRE, held 15–16 September 2025 in Mont-de-Marsan, France.
He shared practical guidance on applying to open-access research infrastructures, focusing on how to prepare competitive proposals and secure synchrotron beamtime for biointerface studies. Additionally he presented his experience preparing proposals for Elettra Sincrotrone Trieste (Italy) and SOLARIS (Kraków, Poland). His contribution was based on work within the ERC ARCHI-SKIN and Biolumicoat (ARIS, Slovenia) projects, where access to large-scale facilities has been essential for developing novel micro-imaging methodologies for Engineered Living Materials (ELMs).
The session highlighted best practices in experiment planning, sample logistics, and acknowledgements, helping the community make more effective use of European open-access research infrastructures.
