IMBA is committed to the success of its research groups. We provide strong administrative and scientific support that includes a broad array of cutting-edge services and facilities.
Core resources are managed by technical leaders who evaluate and implement a wide range of novel technologies, instrumentation, and techniques. These professional staff scientists also train users, help with experimental design, and disseminate expert knowledge. They tailor their expertise to individual research questions and are available at any stage of investigation.
IMBA scientists are not billed for core services, except for certain experiment-related consumables, so experiments can start almost immediately. Access to these world-class facilities allows IMBA scientists to rapidly generate, interpret and present compelling, high-quality data. This accelerates the pace of their research and gives them a competitive edge.
Below, you can find further information on the services and facilities available to IMBA Research Groups.
Core Facilities
Bioinformatics
Bioinformatics
Bioinformatics offers a wide range of support to molecular biology research groups, including data analysis, software, training, and assistance with experimental design for high-throughput biological datasets.
- Analysis of NGS and other large-scale data
- Functional and structural characterization of proteins and genomic regions
- Multi-omics data integration and functional gene-set analysis
Biooptics
Biooptics
Biooptics offers extensive services, including analytical flow cytometry and cell sorting, 30+ microscopy systems (wide-field, confocal, two-photon, light-sheet, super-resolution, TIRF, FLIM), and advanced image processing and analysis.
Fly and Worm Facility
Fly and Worm Facility
Fly and Worm Facility provides micro-injections to generate transgenic animals and offers a CRISPR genome engineering service for precise knock-out and knock-in projects in Drosophila as well as several nematode species, including C. elegans.
Molecular Biology Services
Molecular Biology Services
Molecular Biology Services provides services including Sanger Sequencing, E. coli cell preparation, recombinant protein production, mycoplasma testing, and plasmid preparation in 96-well format, along with molecular biology reagents, high-throughput lab automation, and access to a RIKEN clone repository.
Organoid Research Facility
Organoid Research Facility
Organoid Research Facility is a specialized IMBA center focused on advancing organoid-based research.
Peptide Synthesis
Peptide Synthesis
Peptide Synthesis specializes in peptide synthesis with options for modifications or heavy isotope-labeled amino acids, and conducts purification of antibodies and other proteins, complemented by small-scale RP-HPLC purifications and TAQ purification in collaboration with MBS.
Proteomics Facility
Proteomics Facility
Proteomics Facility provides mass spectrometry service for protein identification, characterization of posttranslational modifications and protein quantitation which includes sample preparation, MS measurement and the respective data interpretation. The facility operates a number of state-of-the-art mass spectrometers that are provided by the VBCF.
Proteomics Tech Hub
Proteomics Tech Hub
With single cell proteomics (SCP) and crosslinking mass spectrometry (XL-MS), the Proteomics Tech Hub currently focuses on two major lines of research and technological innovation both holding great relevance to the Vienna BioCenter research community.
Stem Cell Core Facility
Stem Cell Core Facility
The Stem Cell Core Facility offers key services like human iPS reprogramming, genome targeting in mouse and human stem cells, quality control of cell lines and biobanking, which is enabled by established collaborations with research institutions. In addition, the facility offers hands-on training to individual and/or groups of scientists who want to advance their skills and knowledge in the field of stem cell research.
Transgenic Service Department
Transgenic Service Department
Transgenic Service Department assists in-house investigators by offering services for the creation and preservation of genetically engineered laboratory animal strains.
Infrastructure
The Mechanical Engineering Center assists scientists in any hardware challenge: designing and building prototypes, robotics or any custom-made experimental setup that requires expert skills and professional tools to translate ideas into custom-made products in the service of discovery.
Vienna BioCenter Core Facilities
The Vienna BioCenter Core Facilities (VBCF) offers state-of-the-art research infrastructure and scientific services to academic research institutes and companies in the field of Life Sciences at Vienna BioCenter and beyond. Our goal is to provide scientific services that enable innovative research at the VBC and provide a competitive locational advantage to all researchers on campus. This VBC model was and will be the solid foundation to make breakthrough discoveries at the Vienna BioCenter.
Austrian Bioimaging/CMI
Austrian Bioimaging/CMI
Austrian Bioimaging/CMI serves as the national node for Euro-BioImaging, part of the European Research Infrastructure Consortium (ERIC), and provides open access to a broad range of imaging technologies and data services, supporting research and training in biological and biomedical imaging.
Child Care Center
Child Care Center
Child Care Center advocates for career-family balance by offering childcare for children aged three months to six years for employees at the Vienna BioCenter.
Computational Biology
Computational Biology
Computational Biology Training is part of the Vienna BioCenter Scientific Training program and provides practical courses on computational data analysis.
Electron Microscopy
Electron Microscopy
ElectronMicroscopy offers training and assisted techniques in electron microscopy, including standard methods and advanced cryo-EM for high-resolution imaging, as well as basic scanning EM for surface structure visualization.
Histology
Histology
Histology equips researchers with diverse equipment and expertise to preserve and visualize the microanatomy of their model organisms utilizing classical tissue processing, histochemistry, immunostaining, and in-situ hybridization methods, as well as multidisciplinary approaches, such as spatial transcriptomics, tissue clearing, and multiplex immunofluorescence.
Metabolomics
Metabolomics
Metabolomics offers quantitative analysis of small molecules and metabolites using LC-MS/MS, combining liquid separation techniques with advanced mass analysis, enabling targeted and nontargeted insights into metabolic pathways and genome-environment interactions.
Next Generation Sequencing
Next Generation Sequencing
Next Generation Sequencing provides DNA and RNA sequencing across short (Illumina) and long-read (PacBio and ONT) platforms. A broad selection of library preparation protocols allows for processing samples from many biomedical research areas. The diverse portfolio comprises customized approaches, user consultation, robotics services, and bioinformatic analysis.
Plant Sciences
Plant Sciences
Plant Sciences (PlantS) operates a state-of-the-art, high-throughput, multi-sensor plant phenotyping research infrastructure (PHENOPlant) and 23 highly specialized phytotrons. We offer expertise and service in high-throughput plant phenotyping, dynamic environmental simulations, soft- and hardware engineering as well as image- and data analysis.
Preclinical Phenotyping
Preclinical Phenotyping
PreclinicalPhenotyping (pcPHENO) specializes in advanced mouse in vivo studies covering behavior tests, metabolic and cardiovascular measurements, as well as surgical services.
Protein Technologies
Protein Technologies
Protein Technologies (ProTech) aims to advance research in molecular and cell biology, protein biochemistry, and structural biology by offering expertise in recombinant protein technologies and biophysical characterization, with core services including molecular cloning, protein production, purification, and analysis.
Scientific Editing Support
Life Science Editors
Former academics specialised as professional editors of scientific journals