Big investments at Core Facilities: SEK 30 million from the Swedish Research Council
EXTERNAL FUNDING. This year, a total of SEK 30 million has been granted Core Facilities by the Swedish Research Council. The funds are to cover new investments in current infrastructure, but also the start-up of a new infrastructure of national interest.
The Centre for Cellular imaging (CCI) has been granted SEK 7.5 million, Proteomics Core Facility (PCF) SEK 13.6 million, and Mammalian Protein Expression (MPE) has been granted SEK 8.5 million for the formation of the new national infrastructure for protein production, PPS.
Meeting the needs of current research
“These large-scale investments in instrumentation and new technology are a prerequisite for meeting the needs of the research community,” said Elisabet Carlsohn, head of Core Facilities.
The investment in protein production means that an important piece of the puzzle falls into place, Elisabet pointed out. The research support can now be developed and expanded both nationally and internationally.
“The fact that the new research infrastructure PPS will be led by GU and thereby connecting initiatives from both the Sahlgrenska Academy and the Faculty of Science, gives great opportunities for development of local projects in Gothenburg”.
High National Level
Elisabet also emphasizes that the high approval rate of the applications from the Research Council, shows that Core Facilities continues to maintain a high national level.
“It is largely thanks to the continuous developmental work that all our experts and employees carry out each day, but also thanks to the confidence we have from researchers and management - something we will continue to value and work on” Elisabet said.
- The Centre for Cellular imaging (CCI) has been granted SEK 7.5 million for purchase of an ELYRA 7-microscope, which is an upgrade from the current system that is almost 10 years old. The corresponding amount of money has also been granted KTH in Stockholm, and both investments are part of the National Microscopy Infrastructure (NMI).
- Proteomics Core Facility (PCF) has been granted SEK 13.6 million for the investment in advanced mass spectrometry equipment and related automatization robots. The grant is a third of the total amount of SEK 41 million given to nodes that are part of the national infrastructure BioMS.
- Mammalian Protein Expression (MPE) has been granted SEK 8.5 million over a period of five years for the formation of a new national infrastructure for protein production, PPS. Another five universities are part of the national project which in total received SEK 42.5 million.
