Laboratory Equipment

1. Molecular Biology

  • 3 Thermal cycler Eppendorf MasterCycler Gradient
  • 3 Thermal-cycler Corbett Research
  • Thermo-mixer Eppendorf
  • 3 Thermoshaker
  • Ice maker
  • Horizontal gel electrophoresis systems Biorad
  • Vertical gel electrophoresis system Biorad
  • UV Transiluminator
  • Immunobloting system Biorad,
  • Gel dryer Biorad2
  • GelDocumentation system Syngene GBox
  • Telstar Bio II A/G cabinet
  • Holten Maxi Safe 2010 cabinet
  • PCR cabinets
  • Beckman Coulter Microfuge 22R centrifuge
  • 2 Thermostat waterbath and schaker
  • Beckman Coulter Alegra 15R centrifuge
  • 2 Eppendorf Minispin centrifuge
  • Beckman Coulter Spectrophotometer
  • RT-PCR Corbett research
  • Genetic Analysis System Beckman Coulter
  • FISH/CISH Hybridizer

2. Automatic and Semi-automatic Analysers

  • ELISA System (Sanofi-Pasteur, including automatic washer, LP400 reader with multiple filters, 96 wells plate incubator, software for data processing, analysis and archivation)
  • Automatic chemoluminiscence analyser (DPC Immulite)

3. Flow Cytometry

  • Becton Dickinson modular bench-top 2 lasers, 4 colours flow cytometer (FACS Calibur)
  • Becton Dickinson modular bench-top 3 lasers, 8 colours flow cytometer (FACS Canto II)

4. Microscopy

  • Tissue FAXS automated microscopic workstation for tissue cytometry and quantitative histology based on Zeiss AxioObserver Z1
  • Leica LMD6000 laser Microdissection Microscope
  • Fluorescence Microscope Nikon, Eclipse E800 with image analizer
  • Fluorescence Microscope (Nikon, Model Eclipse E600)
  • Automated Karyotyping System (Applied Spectral Imaging)
  • Olympus CK40 Inverted Laboratory System Microscope
  • Nikon Eclipse Inverted TE 300 with image analizer
  • Nikon Eclipse Inverted TS 100
  • Nikon Eclipse E 200

5. Cell Culture, sterile sample processing equipment

  • Sterile Laminar Airflow Hood (Holten model HBB 2472)
  • Sterile Laminar Airflow Hood (Holten S2000 model 1.8)
  • Sterile Laminar Airflow Hood (TelStar Bio II A/G)
  • Robosep magnetic cell separation system
  • CaptAir fume hood with special filters for organic solvents

6. Cryopreservation facilities

  • Cryogenic Frezeer -150˚C freezer
  • Cryogenic Frezeer -80˚C freezer
  • -20˚C freezers and 4˚C refrigerators

7. Sterilisation equipment

  • 2 Horizontal 75 L autoclavs
  • Memmert ovens

8. Centrifuges and tissue processors

  • Jouan MR 18-22 cooling centrifuge
  • Jouan CR 4-22 cooling centrifuge
  • Hettich Micro 20 centrifuge
  • Hettich cyto-centrifuge (Model Universal 32R)
  • Selecta Mixtacel centrifuge
  • Magnetic Separator MACS (Becton-Dickinson)

9. Cell culture equipment

  • 3xCO2 incubator (Jouan IG150)
  • CO2 incubator (Revco Habitat)
  • CO2 incubator Sanyo MCO-15AC

10. Miscellaneous

  • Ultra pure water system for molecular biology and cell culture.
  • Analitical Balance, 0.1mg – 99g (Sartorius)
  • Analitical Balance, 0.1mg – 210g (A&D, Model HM-200)
  • Balance, 0.5 – 1250g (A&D, Model HF-1200G)
  • pH-meter (Inolab, Model Level 2)
  • pH-meter (Hana)
  • Spectrophotometer (Pharmacia LKB Ultrospec Plus)
  • Orbital shaker for 4 plates of 96 wells (Heidolph Instruments Model Titramax 100)
  • Tube vortexes
  • 2x magnetic homogenizers (Heidolph MR1000 and Sigma)
  • 3x Water bath (Jouan, JT30B Heto, Model AG, and WB7 Memmert)
  • Shakers (MIX10 and MIX20)