Jerom Langeveld

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Introducing New Generation of Dynamic Single-Molecule Analysis Instruments

At the BPS18 meeting, LUMICKS will introduce its latest product generation of the C-Trap™ optical tweezers-fluorescence microscopy and AFS™ parallel single-molecule force spectroscopy instruments. The new G2 generation represents an evolution of our original instruments, bringing new enabling features, improved performance, and automation. These new developments allow dynamic biomolecular processes to be studied in…

Jerom Langeveld16 February 2018

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Motor Protein Application Note Now Online

The cytoskeleton and its many molecular motors are major players in a variety of cellular functions. The interconnected networks of cytoskeletal filaments act as tracks directing molecular motor transport and provide structural support and organization to cells. One example of a class of motor proteins is the myosin superfamily, a…

Jerom Langeveld10 January 2018

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m-Trap^® installed at ShanghaiTech University

LUMICKS is thrilled to announce the first m-Trap® installation at ShanghaiTech University in Shanghai, just a month after the launch of our landmark high-resolution optical tweezers system. Assistant Professor Bo Sun acquired the m-Trap within a year after a C-Trap® was installed in his lab. Dr. Sun believes that conventional ensemble techniques are often not sufficient…

Jerom Langeveld8 January 2018

Acoustic Force Spectroscopy Protein Unfolding Application Note high throughput

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AFS™ installed at University of Münster

LUMICKS is very proud to announce the latest AFS™ Stand-Alone installation at the University of Münster in the lab of Professor Timo Betz. The group has an outstanding expertise in investigating the dynamics and mechanical properties of different cell types with various biophysical approaches. Their goal is to understand the underlying principles and how these are…

Jerom Langeveld22 December 2017

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C-Trap™ installed at Imperial College London

Recently, LUMICKS successfully installed a new C-Trap® optical tweezers-fluorescence microscopy system in the lab of Professor David Rueda at the Imperial College London, England, whose lab also features an AFS™ system for high throughput measurements. The group of Prof. Rueda develops and uses quantitative single-molecule approaches to investigate mechanisms underlying complex biological processes. These…

Jerom Langeveld18 December 2017

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High-Throughput Label-free Cell Interaction Studies

At the ASCB | EMBO 2017 meeting, we introduced z-Movi®, a new platform for cell interaction studies. This new method enables direct and label-free screening and sorting of thousands of cells based on their interaction with cell or protein targets. z-Movi® is a breakthrough technology for research and development of personalized therapies, including immunotherapy. It is…

Jerom Langeveld5 December 2017

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AFS™ installed at Johns Hopkins University

LUMICKS is happy to announce the installation of an AFS™ Stand-alone system at Johns Hopkins University. JHU is now the home of both a C-Trap® and AFS! The labs of Professor Taekjip Ha and Assistant Professor Christian Kaiser will share the instrument. Prof. Ha's group studies complex biological mechanisms, by pushing the limits of single-molecule detection methods. They…

Jerom Langeveld1 December 2017

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AFS™ Installed at University of Science and Technology of China

A new AFS™ system was recently installed in the lab of Professor Tianzhi Luo at the University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei. The research interests of the group of Prof. Luo lie in, among other topics, mechanobiology and cell mechanics. They will combine the AFS Module with their own inverted optical microscope. This allows the…

Jerom Langeveld29 November 2017

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Introducing m-Trap^® Optical Tweezers

Today, we release the m-Trap®. Watch the launch video! The m-Trap is the first dedicated optical tweezers platform specifically designed to enable scientists to manipulate and measure at the single-molecule level with ultra-high resolution, stability & throughput, at an unprecedented price. We hope that introducing this instrument will bring us closer to the LUMICKS dream of truly unlocking single-molecule analysis.

Jerom Langeveld23 November 2017

C-Trap installation University of Zurich

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C-Trap^® installed at University of Zürich

Recently, LUMICKS successfully installed a new C-Trap® Optical Tweezers system, with a quadruple trap configuration, in the lab of Professor Ben Schuler at the University of Zürich, Switzerland. The group of Prof. Schuler uses single-molecule spectroscopy with the aim to understand protein folding, disorder and dynamics. The C-Trap® will be the group's first experience…

Jerom Langeveld3 November 2017

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