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Research infrastructures for developmental projects

Lada Fialova Grant Manager VBCF GmbH

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VBCF – basic data

• Vienna Biocenter Core Facilities, GmbH (VBCF) is a non-profit

medium-sized company

• We offer access to state-of-the-art research infrastructures and

scientific services for both academia and industry customers

• Fields of expertise:
• Biotechnology
• Life Sciences
• Biomedical research & Development
• Pharma industry
• The company encompasses 11 core facilities providing either

routine investigations or finding new, original solutions.

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Main areas of activities I. Bio-imaging facilities Advanced Microscopy Electron Microscopy Preclinical Imaging

• Access to

cutting-edge imaging techniques

• Develops

tailored and novel optical microscopy solutions

• For a wide

range of biological samples

• Complex

architecture of macromolecules cells and tissues at nanometer resolution

• High resolution

2D or 3D imaging

• Comprehensive

multimodal MR imaging of small animal models

• Application in

neuroscience, cardiac imaging, anatomical characterization

• f organ systems

and others

• Superconducting

Magnet System 15.2 T

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Main areas of activities II. Animal models Preclinical Phenotyping HistoPathology

Mouse behavior tests to evaluate:

• learning and memory function,
• anxiety-and depression-like behavior,
• pain thresholds,
• neuromuscular conditions

Measurement of circadian metabolic parameters and activity Surgical services and complete analyses of tissues

Transgenic mouse models for testing of:

• Novel drugs
• Potential therapeutic

treatments

Pharma industry

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Main areas of activities III. Biocomputing Next Generation Sequencing Bioinformatics

A key analysis method for biological research Next generation sequencing analyses for any topic requiring high throughput sequencing approach

• Data analysis

services for next- generation sequencing data

• Development of

innovative and intuitive software solutions for biological experiments

Biotechnology, Life sciences, applications in Criminology, Pharma industry

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Others

• Other areas: Protein Technologies, Metabolomics,

Plant Sciences

• Participation in projects:
• Both research projects and collaborative projects with

industry

• E.g. Interreg, Horizon 2020, COST Actions
• For IraSME only participation as a partner or

subcontractor possible

• Contact: www.vbcf.ac.at

THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION !

• Dr. Bohr-Gasse 3 , 1030 Vienna , Austria
• Tel. +43-1-796 23 24 - 7000

contact@vbcf.ac.at www.vbcf.ac.at

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