Procurement of a cryo-confocal fluorescence microscope

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Original title: Beschaffung eines cryo-konfokalen Fluoreszenzmikroskops

Institut für Biochemie und Molekulare Medizin

Published: Sep 15, 2026

Updated: Sep 15, 2026

Source: simap_ch

About This Opportunity

This is a supplies contract in the information and communication technology sector, with a focus on Software and Hardware. Located in Switzerland, Europe, this opportunity is open to firms and consortiums.

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Description

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The IBMM wishes to procure a brand-new cryo-confocal fluorescence microscope (cryo-kFM) to be integrated into a cryo-CLEM workflow for cellular cryo-ET and in situ structural biology. The cryo-kFM should be equipped with at least 4 fluorescence channels (lasers) and have a highly sensitive, high-resolution detector system for confocal microscopy. The microscope system should also allow switching between confocal and widefield fluorescence microscopy by being equipped with appropriate light sources, filters, and camera. Additionally, it should be equipped with at least one cryo-compatible air objective with the highest possible numerical aperture and at least 50x magnification. Furthermore, the cryo-kFM should have a cryo-stage that allows loading, imaging, and unloading of samples (cryo-EM grids with vitrified cells) at < -150°C without the samples ever being exposed to a higher temperature and without the samples being significantly contaminated by condensing humidity. The cryo-stage must be compatible with common cryo-EM grids and so-called AutoGrids for further cryo-CLEM steps. The motorized cryo-stage must be integrated into the user interface for operating the cryo-kFM. This user interface should be as simple and efficient to use as possible; the entire microscope system should have complete, ready-to-use hardware and software. Particularly important are high imaging quality, robustness in retrieving the imaged samples without loss of quality for the next cryo-CLEM steps (cryo-FIB milling and cryo-ET), as well as user-friendliness.

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This notice is sourced from SIMAP Switzerland and was originally published on September 15, 2026. Last refreshed 5 days ago. Original language: German. BidsFactory mirrors official procurement notices and links back to the source for full legal text.

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