CIME gathers most of the EPFL equipment for electron microscopy together with an experienced staff in two different sites: CIME-Lausanne and CIME-Valais.
| Microscope | Local | Tel |
| Scanning electron microscopes | ||
| Zeiss GeminiSEM 300 | MXC 032 | 32986 |
| Zeiss Merlin | MXC 016 | 34138 |
| Zeiss Merlin 3 View | MXC 034 | 34107 |
| Transmission electron microscopes | ||
| Tecnai Osiris | MXC 030 | 34109 |
| Talos F200S | MXC 014 | 34137 |
| Titan Themis | MXC 012 | 34108 |
| Talos L120C G2 | MXC 037 | 32941 |
| Tecnai F20 Cryo | MXC 041 | 34104 |
| Tecnai Spirit | MXC 033 | 34826 |
| JEOL 2200FS | MXC 010 | 34136 |
| SEM / FIB dual beams | ||
| NVision 40 (retired) | MXC 017 | 34139 |
| CrossBeam 540 | MXC 039 | 32930 |
| Helios G4 PFIB UXe | MXC 036 | 32922 |
| Cathodoluminescence SEM | ||
| CL Attolight Rosa 4634 | MXC 035 | 32987 |