The characterization of the enzymatic activity of proteins involved in the DNA machinery and the identification of their inhibitors are key for the development of a variety of treatments. It is essential to collect statistically-relevant data, which is typically achieved … Continue Reading
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LUMICKS Featured in Cambridge Independent
This week’s issue of Cambridge Independent featured an article about our partnership with AstraZeneca and the University of Cambridge! We are proud to see the field of dynamic single-molecule analysis reaching a new milestone once again. This brings us closer … Continue Reading
Novel Method for Single-Cell Mechanical Probing using LUMICKS’ AFS™ System
The article ‘Probing cellular mechanics with Acoustic Force Spectroscopy’ has recently been published in the journal Molecular Biology of the Cell. Congratulations to all the authors on their inspiring research! Undergoing deformations plays a vital role in the function of Red … Continue Reading
m-Trap™ installed at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
LUMICKS is proud to announce the installation of an m-Trap™ at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) in the lab of Assistant Professor Jinqing Huang. Dr. Huang will be combining the m-Trap™ with Raman Spectroscopy to investigate … Read More
Novel Insights on the Mechanical Properties of IFs using LUMICKS’ Technology
The journal Science Advances has recently published the paper ‘Viscoelastic properties of vimentin originate from nonequilibrium conformational changes’. We would like to congratulate Prof. Dr. Sarah Köster and all co-authors for their great work on intermediate filaments (IFs)! IFs are … Continue Reading
Single-Molecule Workshop at LUMICKS Amsterdam
During June 4-5, a captivating single-molecule workshop was given at the headquarters of LUMICKS in Amsterdam. Throughout the workshop, the participants were introduced to our second-generation (G2 line) apparatus and got the chance to perform multiple investigations on them. We … Read More
C-Trap™ installed at Semmelweis University
LUMICKS is proud to announce the installation of a new C-Trap™ optical tweezers-fluorescence microscopy system in the lab of Professor Miklos Kellermayer at the Semmelweis University in Budapest, Hungary. A major focus of Prof. Kellermayer’s lab is in uncovering the molecular mechanics of the … Read More
Single-Molecule Workshop at the Rockefeller University
A successful Single-molecule workshop took place on April 17 to 18 at the Rockefeller University in New York, organized by LUMICKS. During the practical hands-on workshop, the participants performed state-of-the-art single-molecule experiments to examine DNA mechanics, repair, and DNA molecular motors. They also attended demonstrations … Read More
Single-Molecule Workshop at the ShanghaiTech University
On April 9 to 11, a successful Single-molecule workshop took place in the lab of Prof. Bo Sun at the ShanghaiTech University, organized by LUMICKS. During the practical hands-on workshop, the participants conducted state-of-the-art single-molecule experiments in the fields of DNA mechanics, … Read More
Method to Quantify Local Force Distribution within Biomolecular Systems
The journal Nano Letters has recently published the article “Quantifying Local Molecular Tension Using Intercalated DNA Fluorescence”. We would like to congratulate all the authors! By using optical tweezers coupled with fluorescence microscopy, Dr. King et al. (2018) studied the … Continue Reading