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. The machine is equipped with a recently developed fluidics system, allowing to analyze both high- and low-stability complexes across various concentrations. The instrument will be operated in user mode and shall be available by the end of the year.
For more information on the instrument details, terms of usage and reservations, check the CF website bic.ceitec.cz or contact the CF staff directly. Instrument was purchased thanks to the "Innovation of Czech Infrastructure for Integrative Structural Biology" grant, funded by the OP JAK for Research Infrastructures I.
On November 14, 2024, all CIISB management bodies met to listen to the current status of the research infrastructure and its core facilities at CEITEC - Central European Institute of Technology and Institute of Biotechnology.
On October 4, 2024, Professor Josef Dadok, the founder of nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) in Czechoslovakia and a prominent figure in the field internationally, died in the United States at the age of 98. Professor Dadok worked in Brno in the 1950s and 1960s, where he led the development of the first NMR spectrometers at the Institute of Instrumentation of the Czechoslovak Academy of Sciences, later mass-produced by the national company Tesla Brno, making Czechoslovakia one of the world leaders in this field.