Electron Microscope Specialists Join Interaction Proteome

A new research partnership has been announced within the framework of Interaction Proteome, the European Commission's five-year and 12 million euro project to propel Europe into a leadership role in the field of functional proteomics.

The latest addition to the project is FEI (Eindhoven, The Netherlands), specialists in the development and manufacture of electron microscopes and other charged-particle beam systems. FEI will collaborate directly with the Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry (Martinsried, Germany) a leading laboratory in electron tomography. This collaboration is intended to stimulate the development of a new generation of instruments with improved sensitivity suited to the analysis of protein complexes within the cell.

"We are excited and honored to participate in this project. New technologies, testing systems, and approaches will be required to process the explosion of data expected to come out of this field,” said Dr. Werner Hax, life sciences product manager for FEI's electron optics division. "Participation in the Interaction Proteome consortium underscores FEI's commitment to providing customers with important life-science technologies.”




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