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Veeco’s BioScope II AFM selected for Research at Biozentrum BaselThe M.E. Müller Institute for Structural Biology (MSB) at the Biozentrum University of Basel is known for its cutting edge Life Science research and expertise in utilizing nanotechnology tools.
Recent publications in PNAS, the Journal of Structural Biology and Science (RY Lim, et al) by the group of Ueli Aebi, professor for structural biology, revealing mechanisms of nuclear pore complexes (NPC) function, impressively document the successful pioneering efforts at the Biozentrum.
Soon, the Biozentrum’s research tool arsenal will be extended by the addition of Veeco’s BioScope II Atomic Force Microscope (AFM), which is designed for multimodal imaging and measurements, specifically targeting the correlation of nanoscopic measurements with advanced optical/fluorescence microscopy. It will be adding the capability to image biological complexes far beyond the diffraction limit of light as well as measure nanomechanical properties of single biomolecules, cells and tissues.
Prof. Ueli Aebi commented: “We have selected the BioScope II for our research not only because of the strong features of the tool, like the superior integration of optical microscope methods, the powerful software and the flexible controller, but also because of our good experience with Veeco’s product portfolio and their support.” Sebastian Tille, Senior Product Marketing Manager, Life Science, at Veeco Instruments, says: “We are very proud to be the chosen partner for the scientists at the Biozentrum, providing our solutions to help drive their highly innovative research.” The scope of the collaboration will also include the further enhancement of nanotechnology tools for the Life Sciences.