The Oulu 3D Single Particle Analysis facility will be established at the Faculty of Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine, University of Oulu. The research infrastructure is based on already existing local instrumentation and expertise, which will be further strengthened by the purchase of a cryo-electron transmission microscope critical for structural studies of single particles. The facility will significantly enhance the efficiency of ongoing research activities in Oulu on a range of systems, including biological macromolecules and their complexes, lipid vesicles, membrane structures as well as natural and engineered nanoparticles. The infrastructure will facilitate new research collaborations between multiple faculties of the University of Oulu as well as with industries in the Oulu region. The infrastructure will have a significant impact on the University of Oulu research focus areas ‘Lifelong Health' and ‘Sustainable Materials and Systems'.

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