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Hassan Belrhali is a leading figure in macromolecular crystallography, whose work has been pivotal in advancing the infrastructure of synchrotron beamlines. His research focuses on the design and implementation of high-throughput instrumentation, from X-ray optics to automated sample handling. A landmark contribution is his role in developing the ID14 'Quadriga' beamline at the ESRF, a dedicated undulator beamline for monochromatic protein crystallography that has served as a model for high-brilliance facilities worldwide (28 citations). More recently, Belrhali has addressed a critical bottleneck in structural biology: the speed and precision of sample mounting. He introduced FlexED8, a fast, flexible sample-changer family that breaks the mold of single-format compatibility, dramatically reducing manual intervention and alignment times (18 citations). Complementing this, his work on a compact, high-precision sample holder has tackled the limitations of storage density and initial crystal positioning, enabling the seamless, high-throughput data collection that modern structural genomics demands (13 citations). Through these innovations, Belrhali has directly empowered researchers to solve macromolecular structures with unprecedented speed and reliability.