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2 Apr

Organization changes of CIISB at the Institute of Biotechnology

The CIISB facilities at IBT have been undergoing the following organizational changes.

2 Feb

Vladimír Sklenář Scholarship 2026

To honor the memory of Prof. Vladimír Sklenář, an internationally renowned scientist and an important organizer of scientific activities in the Czech Republic, CEITEC Masaryk University awards the Vladimír Sklenář Scholarship. The scholarship is intended for students of doctoral studies at universities in the Czech and Slovak Republics working with NMR spectroscopy and can be used to cover the costs related to their studies. The intention is to improve the conditions for the awardee’s personal and career development.

The scholarship in the amount of CZK 100,000, which may be taxable according to the practice of the institution and/or the tax regulations of the beneficiary's country, is sponsored by Měřicí technika Morava. The scholarship will be awarded to one person per year.

The application deadline for the 2026 scholarship is February 28, 2026.

28 Nov 2025

Biophysicist for the core facility of Centre of Molecular Structure

We are seeking a molecular biophysicist to join the Centre of Molecular Structure (CMS), part of the Czech Infrastructure for Integrative Structural Biology. The Centre also provides research services within Instruct-ERIC, the European infrastructure for structural biology. It brings together several core facilities, providing a comprehensive approach to studying the three-dimensional structure, function, and biophysical properties of biological molecules.

5 Nov 2025

New CIISB Service for Interpretation of Structural Flexibility and Dynamics Using Molecular-Dynamics Simulations

We are introducing Computer simulations for structural data interpretation as a new offering among CIISB’s service portfolio. The new service will run in pilot mode during 2026-2027 to evaluate the user interest and optimize the service offering in accordance with the user community needs.

30 Oct 2025

HeliX+ Biosensor instrument (BRUKER) was purchased to the Biophysical Techniques Facility of CMS

HeliX⁺ Biosensor instrument from BRUKER was purchased to the Biophysical Techniques Facility of Centre of Molecular Structure. It enables the study of molecular interactions, including kinetics, affinity and avidity and reveals conformational changes induced by analyte binding or buffer conditions with switchSENSE analysis. This DNA-lever based technology is particularly advantageous for molecules interacting with modifying oligonucleotides.

17 Oct 2025

CF Protein Production - Our tissue culture room is ready for new projects

In 2025, we successfully launched full-scale recombinant protein expression in both insect and mammalian systems. Our services include production in insect cells using BacPAK™ and FlexiBAC baculovirus systems, small-scale transfection with western blot verification, baculovirus amplification, and large-scale protein production in Sf9 or High Five™ cells.

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16 Apr 2025

Open position Junior/medior backend developer in data management (IBT Biocev)

The Institute of Biotechnology of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic at the Biotechnology and Biomedicine Centre of the Academy of Sciences and Charles University in Vestec announces an open position:

Junior/medior backend developer in data management

We are looking for an enthusiast to join our team focused on management of biophysical data within the European project MOSBRI and the National Repository Platform.

We offer work connected to development of data management infrastructure for biophysical data in the frame of an international project at the Institute of Biotechnology in the BIOCEV Centre of Excellence.

1 Apr 2025

New services in Protein production core facility

We are pleased to announce the expansion of our Protein Production Core Facility with the introduction of eukaryotic protein production. In addition to prokaryotic expression in E. coli, we now offer protein production in human embryonic kidney cells (HEK) and Sf9 insect cells.

31 Mar 2025

New instrumentation in Proteomics core facility

In March, two new high resolution mass spectrometers were installed in our core facility thanks to CIISB project (CZ.02.01.01/00/23_015/0008175). First we upgraded our timsTOF Pro 2 instrument to timsTOF HT improving our performance in whole proteome analyses with faster scanning speed and a wider dynamic range. In second, Ultra 2 mass spectrometer was installed. This timsTOF instrument opens doors to deeper analysis of samples with limited amount of input material due to its ultimate sensitivity.

7 Mar 2025

Launch of database for raw molecular biophysics data - MBDB

We have launched a public database where you can store your raw data with rich annotation of samples and conditions of measurements.

The Molecular Biophysics Database currently accepts depositions of raw measurement files from MST, BLI, SPR and ITC.

We invite you to deposit your data, make it findable, searchable and reusable at https://mbdb-data.org/

MBDB has been developed within the EU project MOSBRI by a team of developers mainly from the Institute of Biotechnology and CESNET. Its development continues and we welcome comments and suggestions at mbdb@ibt.cas.cz.

23 Jan 2025

Analysis of micro and nanoplastic particles in Nanobio Core Facility

CF Nanobio offers the analysis of micro and nano plastic particles that pose risks to ecosystems and human health. Raman microscopy enables detailed chemical analysis of these particles in water, milk, blood, tissues, soil, and food. Semi-automated analysis using Particle Analysis software and an extensive polymer library ensures precise identification and quantification. The Renishaw InVia Raman microscope, with upgraded lasers and polarization capabilities, supports diverse applications.

20 Jan 2025

Vladimír Sklenář Scholarship

To honor the memory of Prof. Vladimír Sklenář, an internationally renowned scientist and an important organizer of scientific activities in the Czech Republic, CEITEC Masaryk University is introducing the Vladimír Sklenář Scholarship. The scholarship is intended for students of doctoral studies at universities in the Czech and Slovak Republics working in the field of NMR spectroscopy, and can be used to cover the costs related to their studies. The intention is to strengthen and improve the quality of studies, as well as personal and career development.

The scholarship in the amount of CZK 100,000, which may be taxable according to the practice of the institution and/or the tax regulations of the beneficiary's country, is sponsored by Měřící technika Morava. The scholarship will be awarded to one person per year.

The deadline for applications for the 2025 scholarship has been set for 28 February 2025.

10 Dec 2024

Enhanced SAXS Instrumentation: MetalJet D2+ Upgrade Boosts Performance and Beam Intensity

In CF Diffraction Techniques, we have successfully upgraded the X-ray source of the SAXS instrument. The upgrade of MetalJet C2 to D2+ brought
more than double intensity of the primary beam. The instrument enables rapid standard SAXS measurements with a low volume autosampler, SEC-SAXS
experiments or special applications, now with substantially improved signal to noise ratio.

28 Nov 2024

New mass photometer in CF BIC

The Biomolecular Interactions and Crystallography Core Facility of CEITEC MU is very happy to announce the installation of a new cutting-edge instrument that will assist in the characterization of macromolecular complexes. Mass photometer TwoMP (Refeyn) is designed to precisely determine the molecular mass of proteins, nucleic acids, and other macromolecules in a broad range of sizes.