Establishment of a high-performance infrastructure for the analysis of bioactive substances and renewable resources (InfraCore)

In the project "Establishment of a high-performance infrastructure for the analysis of bioactive substances and renewable resources" (InfraCore), a joint initiative of the two BOKU Core Facilities „Bioactive Molecules: Screening and Analysis“ (BMOSA) and „Analysis of Lignocellulosics“ (ALICE) acquired new high-performance infrastructure with funding from the IWB/EFRE program and REACT-EU.

The primary goal of this project was to establish and expand the necessary equipment infrastructure for the focal points of work established in the supervising BOKU institutes and at the Tulln campus around the topic of "sustainable use of biological resources" and to establish the two CFs as world-class facilities for the focal topics at the site. The acquisitions in the field of instrumental analytics, robotics and microscopy ensure that the core facilities at the campus Tulln will  operate with state-of-the-art technology. In the coming years, a wide range of users, from the BOKU and also third parties will have access to the latest large-scale equipment infrastructure. The investments made ensure the continuous development of the respective work and research areas of the BOKU and its partners in Tulln and thus sustainably strengthen the Technopol Tulln .

The InfraCore project enabled the purchase of the following equipment:


LC-HRMS Orbitrap with MSn - Extra high performance HPLC mass spectrometer with a Fourier transform Orbitrap ion trap. MSn capable

 

HPLC Radioactivity Detector - Special system for the detection of ß-radiation-emitting substances; for coupling with HPLC

 

UHPLC-MS/MS System - Liquid chromatography coupled with tandem mass spectrometer with linear ion trap (QqLIT analyzer) and fraction collector

 

HPTLC System - Automated High Performance Thin Layer Chromatography System

 

PA NIR/MIR-FTIR - Photoacoustic spectrometer for the near and mid infrared range

 

Automated combined incubation-readout system - Robotic system for "pick and place" tasks and data integration

 

Confocal laser scanning microscope - High performance fluorescence microscope

 

ATR FTIR - Attenuated total reflection infrared spectrometer for the rapid analysis of plant biomass

 

IC - Ion Chromatography System for the analysis of carbohydrates and acids

 

GC Pyrolysis Sampler - Sampling system for the analysis of solid samples by gas chromatography

 

2D-SEC - Two-dimensional size-exclusion chromatography for the characterisation of heterogeneous polymers