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Dynamic Single-Molecule Workshop at Westlake University

LUMICKS recently held a successful live dynamic single-molecule workshop at Westlake University. Throughout the 2-day event, participants joined our scientists for lectures in which they explored different state-of-the-art single-molecule applications. Each day was also finished with a live DNA mechanics and visualization experiment using the C-Trap® Optical Tweezers – Fluorescence…

Adrià Ferragut6 September 2021

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C-Trap^® uncovers autonomous force generation of anillin contracting actin filaments

A recent publication by Kucera et al. in Nature Communications combined TIRF assays and Optical Tweezers measurements to investigate myosin-independent actin contraction that is relevant during cytokinesis and cell division. The authors found a new mechanism showing how anillin, a non-motor actin crosslinking and scaffolding protein, substitutes for the activity…

j.yeh23 August 2021

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LUMICKS Appoints Paul Wheeler to Leadership Team as Chief Commercial Officer to Drive New Business Growth

We are pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Paul Wheeler to its leadership team, effective July 1, 2021. In the newly-created position of Chief Commercial Officer, Dr. Wheeler will lead LUMICKS aggressive commercial growth strategy by building a stronger market presence, developing highly-effective sales teams, and focusing on enhanced…

j.yeh17 August 2021

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First Center of Excellence on Dynamic Single-Molecule Studies for Brain and Disease Research Established in Belgium

We're proud to announce ithe installation of a C-Trap® Optical Tweezers – Fluorescence & Label-free Microscopy system at VIB, the life sciences research institute in Flanders, Belgium. The C-Trap will support the research efforts of six VIB research groups across three Belgian universities studying processes underlying neurodegenerative disorders.

j.yeh28 July 2021

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INmune Bio acquires z-Movi^® Cell Avidity Analyzer to accelerate the selection of NK cell products for cancer treatments

INmune Bio is employing the z-Movi® cell avidity analysis platform to demonstrate that the mechanism of action of the tumor-priming is the increase in NK cell:tumor cell avidity. Early data acquired by the z-Movi® support their hypothesis that increased cell avidity enhances NK cell killing of tumor cells. This allows…

j.yeh22 July 2021

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Missense mutation in kinesin motor leads to faster detachment from microtubules measured by C-Trap^®

In a recent article published in Science Advances, researchers investigated the mechanical consequences of a missense mutation within a highly conserved region, P305L, in the kinesin motor family member A1 (KIF1A). By employing a single-molecule approach using the C-Trap® as well as biochemical and genetic assays, Lam et al. found…

j.yeh15 July 2021

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Newly formed Center for Optical Bio-Manipulation at the Niels Bohr Institute now equipped with an advanced C-Trap^® system

We’re overjoyed to announce the placement of one of our most sophisticated C-Trap® systems at the newly formed Center for Optical Bio-Manipulation (COBM) at the Niels Bohr Institute, University of Copenhagen! The center is based around LUMICKS' C-Trap system, flaunting quadruple optical tweezers, 3 color confocal fluorescence microscopy, and STED…

Adrià Ferragut13 July 2021

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Advanced C-Trap^® systems recently installed at two universities in Europe

We are delighted to announce two new C-Trap® installations in Europe, one at the Max Planck Institute of Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics (MPI-CBG) and the other at the University of Kent. At MPI-CBG, this will be the second C-Trap installed. The new system is configured with quadruple optical traps…

Adrià Ferragut6 July 2021

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ssRNA significantly decreases RNA G-quadruplex stability measured by C-Trap^®

A recent article published in the Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters provides insight into the stability and folding dynamics of RNA G-quadruplexes (RG4). Using the C-Trap® optical tweezers, Ye et al. investigated the influence of a proximal single-stranded (ss) RNA sequence and found that its existence significantly impairs RG4 stability.…

j.yeh24 June 2021

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LUMICKS Continues Efforts to Offset CO2 Emissions Generated by Global Travel by Planting Trees on Former Farmland

In 2019, LUMICKS employees flew across the world to connect and collaborate with customers. To combat the unavoidable emissions their travel generated, the company sponsored the planting of 5,500 trees on former farmland. Over the next 30 years, those trees are expected to capture 1-1.5 times the CO2 emissions of…

j.yeh16 June 2021

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