Diagnostics

Laboratory of Electron Microscopy

Laboratory of Electron Microscopy is a core facility open for everyone who needs electron microscopy in their work. The EM core offers all the services needed for electron microscopic studies including specimen preparation, imaging with electron microscopes and help in questions related to EM. Laboratory of Electron Microscopy

Basic research, Electron microscopy, Imaging, Target discovery

Materials Research Laboratory

Materials Research Laboratory consists of two research groups, Materials Science (Prof. Edwin Kukk) and Materials Physics (Prof. Kalevi Kokko), focusing on both fundamental and applied physics. The interdisciplinary research combines experimental, computational, and theoretical investigations on, for example, organic molecules, semiconductors and other electronic materials, interfaces and surfaces of various systems, metal clusters and metal […]

Lead optimization, Preclinical development

The Turku Proteomics Facility

The Turku Proteomics unit provides advanced proteomics services for academic researchers and industry for all Finland. We have a full range of state of the art mass spectrometers including Q-Exactive and Q-Exactive HF, Orbitrap Velos ETD, Orbitrap Lumos and a ThermoFisher triple quadrupole. We are the Finnish Proteomics methods development centre specialising in the analysis […]

Basic research, Biomarker, Drug target, Hit to lead, Lead optimization, Molecular diagnostics, Proteomics, Receptor, Signaling, Target discovery

Cell Imaging and Cytometry

The Cell Imaging and Cytometry (CIC) is a centralized facility where end users receive the support needed to carry out conventional and advanced imaging and flow cytometry techniques. The unit provides state-of-the-art equipment covering a broad range of live-cell and fixed sample imaging modalities starting from basic widefield microscopy to fluorescence lifetime, super resolution confocal […]

Atomic-force microscopy, Basic research, Disease models, Drug target, Imaging, Imaging software, Nanoparticles, Screening, Signaling, Super-resolution imaging, Target discovery

Medical Bioinformatics Centre

Medical Bioinformatics Centre focuses on the analysis of high-throughput data produced by modern biotechnologies, such as next-generation sequencing and mass spectrometry. The Unit has strong expertise in analysing and interpreting molecular data and it constantly strives for developing new data analysis methods and workflows to support cutting edge research in biology and medicine.   A […]

Basic research, Biomarker, Data mining, Genomics, Hit to lead, Machine learning, Molecular diagnostics, Next-generation sequencing, Pattern recognition, Personalized medicine, Proteomics, Target discovery

Auria Biobank

Auria Biobank is a hospital integrated clinical biobank operating in Turku. It is jointly owned by University of Turku and Hospital districts of Southwest Finland, Satakunta and Vaasa. The catchment population is the area is approximately 900 000 people. Auria biobank was authorized to operate in March 2014. The aim of Auria is to provide […]

Basic research, Target discovery