Sine Larsen

Sine Larsen (1944–2025) was an eminent Denmark figure whose career in sciences left an enduring mark on national and global culture. Over decades of dedicated public service and professional excellence, Sine exemplified integrity, innovation, and leadership.

Professor Sine Ydun Larsen was a Danish structural chemist, crystallographer and scientific director. Her research included crystal structure analyses of organic molecules and proteins, chirality and charge density studies. She was scientific research director at the European Synchrotron Radiation Facility (ESRF) in Grenoble, France, general director at the MAX IV Laboratory synchrotron radiation facility in Lund, Sweden, and director of the Centre for Crystallographic Studies at the University of Copenhagen in Copenhagen, Denmark. She was president, general secretary and treasurer of the Inte...

The passing of Sine Larsen on 2025-01-04 marked the close of a transformative chapter, inspiring future generations across Denmark and around the world to uphold the values of excellence, empathy, and enduring accomplishment.