Equipment and Infrastructure

Confocal laser scanning microscope (Zeiss LSM510)
Fluorescence microscopes, confocal laser scanning microscope with fluorescence correlation spectroscopy and fluorescence lifetime (FCS; FLIM; from 350 nm)
Fully automated fluorescence microscopy with climate-controlled object stages for long-term observation of living cells (Olympus Cell^R)
Atomic force microscopes (AFM, SNOM), partly air-conditioned
Scanning Electron Microscopy
Confocal scanning laser microscope with 3D image processing
Transmitted and reflected light microscopy with bright field, phase contrast, fluorescence, polarisation and total reflection (TIRFM),
highest resolution optical microscopy (SIM)
Cryomicroscope with digital image processing
TIRF microscopy (Olympus)
Computer-controlled and temperature-controlled object stages and cell culture chambers
Laser Tweezer / optical tweezers with laser microdissection (Palm / Zeiss)
Optical tweezers with combined UV laser for laser cutting
32-channel radio frequency generators for dielectrophoretic particle manipulation

Electropolymerization plant
Nanolitre microdispenser
Microcontact Printer (GeSiM)
Hybridization stations for semi-automatic microarray processing
Non-contact liquid handling systems like I2-400
Variable Microfluidic Setup - Computer-controlled pump systems
Micromanipulation, microinjection, microdissection (Eppendorf)
32-channel radio frequency generators for dielectrophoretic particle manipulation
Cell Processing
- PCR workstation with HEPA filter
- Protein & DNA purification:
  - KingFisher Duo Magnetic Partical Processor for SELEX process with plate function
  - KingFisher BioSprint 15 for SELEX process
Printing process 3D printing
- Selective Laser Sintering (SLS)
- Fused metal layer process (FDM)
- Surface Exposure Level (SLA)
- multijet technology
- Selective laser melting (SLM)

Label-free biosensors (Biacore Flexchip, Biacore XT100)
MTP readers
- Microtiter plate fluorometer
- Microtiter plate spectrophotometer
- Microscale thermophoresis (Nanotemper (Monolith NT.115))
Microarray Facilities
- Biochip arrayer (Genpix, non-contact, Scienion S5 & S7, TopSpotter, i2 from M2)
- bScreen - (Single Colour Reflectometry)
Bio-Plex® 3D Suspension Array System
multiplex assays
Biacore (X, TM T200)
Flow cytrometry (Becton D.)

Ellipsometry, contact angle measurements
Gas chromatograph with FID detector (Agilent 7890B)
HPLC
Elemental analyser (EuroEA CNS)
Spectrophotometer UV/VIS
Fluorometer
Spectroscopy
MS analysis of peptides, proteins (identification, characterisation and investigation of modifications such as glycosylation, phosphorylation, palmitylation), protein-protein and protein-ligand interactions