News Archive:
Date: 2020
Crystallization equipment transfer
From Jan 2021, all the crystallization equipment of CF BIC is being transfered to C04 building (formerly A4) of the University campus Bohunice. Also new plate storages and imagers were installed. The crystallization services shall be available again from the end of January. For details, please contact CF BIC team.
Date: 2020
CF BIC User meeting
We cordially invite you to join us for CF BIC User meeting December 8th at 15 p.m. via MS Teams. Please, fill in our QUESTIONNAIRE.
Date: 2020
OMNISEC GPC/SEC system
successfully instaled and available in a service mode.
https://www.malvernpanalytical.com/en/products/product-range/omnisec
Dear users, due to the instalation of new SEC-MALS instrument,
CD spectrometer will not be available from October 19th till 22nd.
We are sorry for such an inconvenience. CF BIC
Building renumbering
Please note that the buildings of the UKB (University campus Bohunice) have been renumbered. Our main location is now building C04 (formerly A4), the crystallization equipment is located in E35 (formerly A35).
Dear users, a power outage is planed for October 6th in our building. Please, do not plan your measurement in CF BIC
Dear users, VP-ITC instrument is currently out of order. We are very sorry for such inconvenience.
Workshop:
Uncover your binding kinetics with Open SPR
November 3rd, 2020 - had to be POSTPONED
REGISTRATION will be availeble HERE
OPERATION OF CF BIC DURING SUMMER 2020:
Dear users,
we would like to inform you about the CF BIC operation during the summer holidays. Due to the reduced number of CF staff on site, there will be a limited availability of some BIC services (AUC, ITC, crystallization). See the information below for more details. Also, the training of new users may not be possible all the time and we cannot guarantee full user support (advanced experimental support, consultation with experts). If you plan to undergo training for some instrument during the summer, we encourage you to contact us first and discuss the details in advance. Instruments in user mode should be available for trained users during the whole summer. In case of any questions, contact us via email (bic@ceitec.cz).
Availability of services:
AUC and ITC services won’t be available on:
June: 24th – 26th
July: 20th – 24th
August: 25th – 28th
Crystallization services won’t be available on:
July: 25th – 31st
August: 15th – 22nd
Have a great summer!
Instruct and ARBRE-MOBIEU workshop:
Analysis and optimisation of sample quality for cryo-electron microscopy and
other structural techniques.
Podcast available HERE
Dear Users, from 8:00 AM 28 April (Tuesday) till 6:00 PM April 29 (Wednesday), our Sharepoint service will be maintained and transferred to a new server. At that time, creation of new requests for services will not be accessible. Planning board will continue to work making possible to create and edit reservations.
Instruct and ARBRE-MOBIEU workshop:
Analysis and optimisation of sample quality
for cryo-electron microscopy and other structural
techniques - more info HERE
Due to workshop organization, the services and machines of our facility will not be available from 11th to 14th Feb 2020.
In case of urgency, please, contact us directly.
OPERATION IN CF BIC DURING WINTER HOLIDAYS:
Dear users,
we would like to inform you about the CF BIC operation during the winter holidays. In case of any questions, contact us via email (bic@ceitec.cz).
Availability of services:
AUC and ITC services won’t be available on:
December 19th , 2019 – January 14th , 2020
Crystallization services won’t be available on:
December 20th , 2019 – January 6th, 2020
Instruments in users mode won’t be available on:
December 20th, 2019 – January 2th, 2020
Initial trainings won’t be available on:
December 18th , 2019 – January 6th, 2020
HAPPY HOLIDAYS!
CF BIC TEAM
New service available: SAMPLE QUALITY ASSESSMENT
MST pico instrument was installed on November 26th
For more information contact the CF BIC responsible person
OPERATION of CF BIC is limited on November 12th -13th due to the organization of scientific conference. For details, contact the facility staff.
OPERATION IN CF BIC DURING SUMMER:
Dear users,
we would like to inform you about the CF BIC operation during the summer holidays. Due to the reduced number of CF staff on site, there will be a limited availability of some BIC services (AUC, ITC, crystallization). See the information below for more details. Also, the training of new users may not be possible all the time and we cannot guarantee full user support (advanced experimental support, consultation with experts). If you plan to undergo training for some instrument during the summer, we encourage you to contact us first and discuss the details in advance. Instruments in user mode should be available for trained users during the whole summer. In case of any questions, contact us via email (bic@ceitec.cz).
Availability of services:
AUC services won’t be available on:
July: 8th – 12th, 22nd – 26th
August: 26th – 28th
September: 2nd
Crystallization services won’t be available on :
July: available all days
August: 5th – 9th
ITC services will be limited on:
July: 15th – 19th
Have a great summer!
We would like to invite you to the 4th CF BIC User meeting.
22/2/2019
A35/145
Program:
- CF BIC overview of past year
- Future plans:
- NEW sample quality service
- nanoDSF news
- future of crystallization at CF BIC
- future investments
- Upcoming workshops
- Discussion
OPERATION IN BIC CF BEFORE AND OVER CHRISTMAS:
Biomolecular Interactions and Crystallization Core Facility is closed over the Christmas (December 22 to January 1). Also, some services/instruments may not be available between December 10-21 due to reduced number of CF staff on site (see the information below for more details).
Availability of services/instruments between December 10-21:
Crystallization: setting up of new crystallization plates available till 18/12, crystal storage and inspection is running continuously including Christmas time
AUC services: available till 20/12
Auto-iTC200: available till 14/12
SPR: not available
Instruments in user mode (CD, DLS, nanoDSF, MST, DSC, VP-ITC): available till 21/12, EXPERIENCED users only!
During this time (December 10-21) training of new users is not possible and we cannot guarantee full user support (advanced experimental support, consultation with experts).
Application of advanced methods in life sciences - November 14th 2018
We would like to invite you to series of lectures focusing on application of the advanced methods in life sciences - from CRISPR/Cas9 through the differences among various Tag types to possible methods for function assignment to unknown protein. There will be presented methods in structural virology as well as challanges in studying membrane interacting peptides. More information in events.
Booking.ceitec.cz
There will be a fallout of www.booking.ceitec.cz from Friday June 22nd 2018 (16:00) to Monday June 25th 2018 (20:00). In case you need to make a reservation please contact us at bic@ceitec.cz
3rd European MicroCal User Meeting
Registration for 3rd European MicroCal Meeting is opened! The event will focus on applications, best practices, advanced data analysis and latest developments in isothermal titration and differential scanning calorimetry (ITC and DSC) as well as complementary biophysical techniques.
More information: HERE
AutoITC200 has been repaired!
We are happy to announce that AutoITC200 has been succesfully repaired and it is ready to measure your samples!
Interesting webinar focusing on sample quality
- by Nanotemper Technologies
Prometheus NT.48 was upgraded!!
We are happy to inform you that Prometheus NT.48 was upgraded with backreflection optics and wider temperature range (15°C-110°C).
Happy unfolding!!