WP6 - Upgrading basic laboratory equipment

Work package leader: David Doležel

Objective of WP6: Enhancing research potential through the purchase of moderately expensive instruments to be shared by all MODBIOLIN researchers. Careful selection of instruments will ensure their full time utilization in methods that would be otherwise beyond reach for BCAS researchers.

Main tasks

T 6.1 and T 6.2: Purchase of optical and other instruments.

Progress

Instruments planned to be acquired have already been bought. Legal procedure required by czech law was duly followed in all cases. Final list of purchased equipment is available below.

equipment purchased	price in EUR without VAT
Fluorescence microscope Olympus	60 652,40
Inverted microscope for Ca imaging	73 244,43
Polarizing fluorimeter	19 103,40
Fast protein liquid chromatography (FPLC) + authomatic pipette robot	63 772,73
Microrespirometer (Seahorse machine)	121 032,29
Microplate reader	37 558,13
Behavioral chambers with light regulated systems	13 153,30
Real time PCR machine	15 338,27
Efficient server computer	17 746,46
Gradient Master and Piston Gradient Fractionator	18 091,01

Description of the instruments is available here.