National MagLab

Name

National MagLab

Legal name

National High Magnetic Field Laboratory

Website

https://nationalmaglab.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1990

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Scientific Research User Facility (High Magnetic Field Science)

NAICS

Instrument Manufacturing for Measuring and Testing Electricity and Electrical Signals (334515), Electromedical and Electrotherapeutic Apparatus Manufacturing (334510)

SIC

Electronic Coils, Transformers & Other Inductors (3677), Laboratory Analytical Instruments (3826), Electromedical & Electrotherapeutic Apparatus (3845)

akta.pro primary industry

Transformers & Magnetics (Power/Signal) (HDAHANAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) Systems (HLAHABAC), Quantum Magnetometry (SQUID/OPM/NV and related) (HDAGAHAD)

Keywords

• High magnetic field research
• User facility access
• NMR spectroscopy services
• Superconducting magnet systems
• Pulsed field instrumentation

Headquarters

HQ city

Tallahassee

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. NSF Cooperative Agreement (Core Funding): The primary revenue source is a cooperative agreement grant from the National Science Foundation Division of Materials Research (NSF/DMR). Current grant numbers include DMR-2128556 (2023-2027), DMR-1644779 (2018-2022), and DMR-1157490 (2012-2017). This core funding covers magnet operations and enables free magnet time for qualified users.
2. State of Florida Funding: The State of Florida provides supplementary funding, co-supporting the lab's operations alongside the NSF grant. Florida State University hosts the primary campus, and the University of Florida hosts a major satellite facility.
3. U.S. Department of Energy (Pulsed Field Facility): The Pulsed Field Facility at Los Alamos has additional support from the U.S. Department of Energy, supplementing NSF funding for this specific facility's operations.
4. Proprietary Research Fees: Users conducting proprietary (commercial/industrial) research pay fees for magnet time. Standard academic users receive magnet time at no cost. Fee details for proprietary use are available by contacting the applicable facility director.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

The National MagLab operates a national user facility providing researchers with access to the world's most powerful high magnetic field instruments across seven specialized facilities (High B/T, DC Field, ICR, EMR, Pulsed Field, NMR-MRI/S, and AMRIS) located at Florida State University, the University of Florida, and Los Alamos National Laboratory. Researchers obtain magnet time through a competitive proposal process, free of charge for qualified academic and non-proprietary research, with fee-based access for proprietary/commercial users. Supporting capabilities include 72 magnets, 50+ measurement techniques, ultra-low temperature capability to 0.02 mK, and an in-house Magnet Science & Technology group plus Applied Superconductivity Center that develop next-generation superconducting and hybrid magnets.

Product overview

The National MagLab operates as a distributed research facility network offering access to high magnetic field instrumentation for researchers worldwide. The core offering consists of seven user facilities (High B/T, DC Field, ICR, EMR, Pulsed Field, NMR-MRI/S) providing specialized magnet systems and measurement techniques for scientific research. These facilities are complemented by internal Magnet Development groups (MS&T and ASC) that develop next-generation magnet technology. Educational outreach is supported through Magnet Academy, while FAIR Data Management ensures proper handling of research outputs. The lab operates at three campuses (Florida State University, University of Florida, and Los Alamos National Lab) and provides magnet time to researchers at no charge through a competitive proposal process.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• High B/T User Facility A user facility providing high magnetic field instrumentation combined with ultra-low temperatures for research in condensed matter physics and related fields. Open to qualified researchers via the MagLab's competitive proposal process; free for non-proprietary use.
• DC Field User Facility Provides continuous (DC) high magnetic fields using resistive, superconducting, and hybrid magnets for scientific research experiments. Free to qualified academic and non-proprietary users; fee-based access for proprietary/commercial users.
• ICR (Ion Cyclotron Resonance) User Facility Offers Fourier Transform Ion Cyclotron Resonance (FT-ICR) mass spectrometry capabilities for analyzing large biomolecules and complex chemical mixtures using ultra-high magnetic fields.
• EMR (Electron Magnetic Resonance) User Facility Provides electron magnetic resonance (EMR) spectroscopy instrumentation for studying paramagnetic materials, transition metal complexes, and biological systems.
• Pulsed Field User Facility Offers pulsed high magnetic field capabilities for research requiring ultra-high fields beyond those achievable with DC magnets, located at Los Alamos National Laboratory with supplemental U.S. Department of Energy support.
• NMR-MRI/S User Facility Provides nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) and magnetic resonance imaging/spectroscopy (MRI/S) capabilities, including solid-state NMR, solution-state NMR, MRI scanners, diffusion, and MR microscopy for solid-state, solution-state, and biomedical research applications.
• AMRIS (Advanced MRI and Spectroscopy) Facility The University of Florida-hosted component of the MagLab's advanced MRI and resonance imaging infrastructure, supporting high-field magnetic resonance imaging research.

Quantifiable outcome

• 400+ peer-reviewed publications annually
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

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AI maturity

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Feature5 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Florida State University (FSU)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHost institution for the primary Tallahassee campus, which houses the DC Field facility, MS&T group, ASC, High B/T facility, and executive leadership. FSU is a co-steward of the NSF Cooperative Agreement.
• University of Florida (UF)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHost institution for the AMRIS (Advanced MRI and Spectroscopy) facility and NMR-MRI/S user facility on the Gainesville campus. UF's Big New Data Initiative partners with the MagLab's Center for FAIR Open Science.
• Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHost institution for the Pulsed Field user facility in New Mexico. LANL's Library partners with the MagLab's Center for FAIR Open Science. The Pulsed Field Facility also receives supplemental funding from the U.S. Department of Energy.
• FSU LibrariesminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner with the MagLab's Center for FAIR Open Science on data management, archiving practices, and open science initiatives, leveraging FSU Libraries' expertise in scholarly communication and data stewardship.
• FSU Interdisciplinary Data Science Master's Degree ProgramminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcademic partnership with FSU's Interdisciplinary Data Science Master's Degree Program, contributing to the MagLab's FAIR data management initiatives and providing training opportunities for data science students.
• LANL LibraryminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartners with the MagLab's Center for FAIR Open Science on data management and open science practices, leveraging LANL's institutional knowledge and scholarly communication resources.

Scale indicators15 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Wuhan National High Magnetic Field Center (WHMFC): China's premier high magnetic field facility, hosted by Huazhong University of Science and Technology. Operates pulsed and DC magnets and is rapidly scaling capacity, directly competing with the National MagLab for world records and serving a growing user base across Asia.
• Institute for Solid State Physics (ISSP) - University of Tokyo: ISSP operates the International MegaGauss Science Laboratory and other high-field magnet platforms at the University of Tokyo, supporting Japanese and international users with pulsed and DC high magnetic field capabilities comparable to the National MagLab.
• Hochfeld-Magnetlabor Dresden (HLD): Germany's high-field magnet laboratory at the Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf. Operates pulsed-field and Dresden High Magnetic Field Laboratory magnets serving European users in physics and materials research, directly competing with MagLab's Pulsed Field Facility and DC Field offerings.
• Laboratoire National des Champs Magnétiques Intenses (LNCMI): The French national high magnetic field laboratory, jointly operated by CNRS in Grenoble (static fields) and Toulouse (pulsed fields). It is the closest international competitor to the National MagLab, hosting many of the same magnet technologies (resistive, superconducting, hybrid, pulsed) and serving a comparable global academic user base in materials science, condensed matter physics, and chemistry.
• Chinese High Magnetic Field Laboratory (CHMFL): High Magnetic Field Laboratory of the Chinese Academy of Sciences in Hefei. Operates a hybrid magnet and pulsed field systems as part of a national user facility, mirroring the MagLab's mission of providing world-class magnet access to the domestic and international research community.
• High Field Magnet Laboratory (HFML): Dutch high-field magnet laboratory at Radboud University in Nijmegen. Provides continuous high magnetic fields for condensed matter and molecular research, with a user program and instrumentation portfolio closely paralleling MagLab's DC Field and High B/T facilities.

Broad incumbents

• Bruker: Global leader in NMR, EPR/EMR, and MRI instrumentation. While not a user facility, Bruker supplies much of the commercial high-field NMR/MRI/EPR equipment the MagLab uses and represents the primary commercial alternative for institutions seeking to acquire in-house high-field capability rather than relying on user facilities.
• JEOL: Major manufacturer of NMR and electron magnetic resonance instruments used in academic and industrial high-field research. Comparable to Bruker as a commercial incumbent in EMR/NMR instrumentation that competes with the MagLab for industrial characterization work.

Regional players

• European Synchrotron Radiation Facility (ESRF): Large-scale European user facility for X-ray-based materials characterization. Operates a comparable proposal-based, multi-technique user program serving similar academic and industrial condensed matter, chemistry, and biomedical researchers, though it uses X-rays rather than high magnetic fields.
• Los Alamos Neutron Science Center (LANSCE): Co-located with MagLab's Pulsed Field Facility at Los Alamos National Laboratory. Operates a national user facility for neutron scattering, serving an overlapping condensed matter and materials science user community but with a different measurement modality.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Subsidiaries7 records

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