Author: Gabriel Krens

Construction works: corridor basement i04/BFB

Posted onAuthorGabriel Krens

Dear all, The Construction and Maintenance Team have informed us that from tomorrow Tuesday May 6th onward there will be ongoing construction work taking place in the basement of the Bertalanffy Foundation Building (room i04.UG.015). The previous pre-clinical facility -room will be converted into a new microscopy room for the BioImaging Facility.  Please be informed that the construction work will last a few weeks. ! During this time it is rather likely that some noise-producing construction works will be carried out. ! A dust-curtain will be installed in front of room i04.UG.015: please also make use of the sticky mats to reduce the Read More …

Workshop: Image Analysis

Posted onAuthorGabriel Krens

Dear participants, Please provide us with your feedback, so we can learn and improve ourselves: feedback-form kind regards, BIF-team   Dear all, The BioImaging Facility team organizes an image analysis workshop on June 13 and 14, 2019: With this workshop we aim to raise awareness to think about your analysis before you acquire data; introduce you to some concepts of image analysis and flash the main available tools that we offer from the BioImaging Facility. Our image analysis website: https://iof.pages.ist.ac.at/bif-equipment/image-analysis/ Available software: https://iof.pages.ist.ac.at/analysis-software/ Workstations: https://iof.pages.ist.ac.at/bif-equipment/bio-image-analysis-software/ We also provide the opportunity to sign up for a 1 hour Q&A session on Read More …

DEMO: Zeiss Elyra 7 Lattice SIM – May 23-29, 2019

Posted onAuthorGabriel Krens

The Zeiss Elyra 7 Lattice SIM – will see its European debut in a demonstration at I.S.T. Austria on May 23-29, 2019 Elyra 7 now combines Lattice SIM for groundbreaking light efficiency at high frame rates and single molecule localization microscopy (SMLM) for resolutions down to 20 nm laterally. You are now able to: Image your living specimen with minimized photodamage to observe fast cellular processes such as vesicle trafficking, membrane ruffling, and signaling Resolve structural details in 3D with multiple colors and high penetration depth over large areas Discover fast cellular processes in the context of whole cells Time: May Read More …

Book Huygens as seperate recourse

Posted onAuthorGabriel Krens

Please start booking SVI Huygens Devonclution software as seperate recourse in PPMS! There is no additional charge to this, but we want to make it more clear to you to see the availability of our recources. We have 2 floating licenses that can be bookede here: SVI Huygens float 1 SVI Huygens float 2

Update semi-automated cell sorter: installation and seminar March 21, 2019 – 9 a.m.

Posted onAuthorGabriel Krens

We would like to inform you that the Sony Sh800 semi-automated cell sorter is being installed next week and will very soon be introduced in the BioImaging Facility. Dr. Sebastian Weißmann (Sony Biotechnology) will once more hold a seminar to introduce the semi-automated Sony SH800 cell sorter on next Thursday (March 21), from 9-10am  in Mondi 1. This seminar is an unique change to get a much deeper insight into the new sorters technology; ‘do’s & don’ts’ and insights in flow cytometry applications. Joining this seminar will give you an head-start in case you are interested to use the sorter Read More …

Demo: Leica SP8 – Falcon (FLIM), March 18-22 all day

Posted onAuthorGabriel Krens

We will have the Leica SP8 FALCON (1) with white light laser (WLL) and FLIM detector & Thunder wide filed imagers (2) for a demonstration at IST Austria   SEMINARS, Tuesday March 19: 10:00-11:00, Mondi 1 – SP8 FALCON Fluorescent Life Time Imaging 11:00-12:00, Mondi 1 – Optical clearing with Thunder   The Leica demonstration will have 3 devices that can be tried out during your own hand on session! Leica SP8 Falcon  with Fluorescence Life Time Detector →sign up in our Falcon-doodle THUNDER Imager 3D Live Cell & 3D Cell Culture  → sign up here Thunder-doodle THUNDER Imager Model Read More …

The 3rd NEUBIAS Conference – Luxembourg, 2 – 8 February 2019

Posted onAuthorGabriel Krens

the 3rd NEUBIAS conference facilitate the gathering the whole BioImage Analysis Community into a multi-faceted event: two parallel Training Schools for selected early career and advanced analysts Working Meeting (Taggathon) for invited taggers, Large Symposium dedicated to recent Scientific Developments and Open Tools in BioImage Analysis. Details: Luxembourg, 2 – 8 February 2019  

EMBO Symposium at EMBL; Seeing is Believing – Imaging the Molecular Processes of Life

Posted onAuthorGabriel Krens

In fall of 2019, there will be an EMBO symposium ‘Seeing is Believing – Imaging the Molecular Processes of Life’ at EMBL that will bring together the leading developers of imaging methods with cutting edge applications that illustrate how imaging can answer biological questions. The Seeing is Believing 2019 edition will emphasize on methods for capturing the dynamics of life, that span the whole range from molecular resolution to imaging of whole organisms. details: Location – EMBL Heidelberg, Germany 9 – 12 Oct 2019 Registration – 28 Aug 2019 Abstract – 17 Jul 2019

Demo: Photometrics 95B, BSI and IRIS camera , Feb 19 all day

Posted onAuthorGabriel Krens

“Photometrics is visiting the IST Campus on February 19, 2019, to showcase the latest in camera developments for life science applications. We´ll show the following products based on Scientific CMOS technology: Prime 95B – the EMCCD replacement: true 95% quantum efficiency through back-illumination, 82 fps, 11 x 11 um^2 pixel to achieve optimal Nyquist sampling with 100x/>1.4NA objectives, available with 18.8, 22 and 25mm field of view Prime BSI – the versatile solution with the best signal-to-noise available on the market: true 95% quantum efficiency through back-illumination, 63 fps, 6.5 x 6.5 um^2 pixel achieving optimal Nyquist sampling 60x/>1.4NA objectives, Read More …