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Scientifi c Services
Nuclear Magnetic Resonance
ITQB hosts the largest Portuguese NMR facility - Centro de
Ressonância Magnética António Xavier. CERMAX has several
NMR spectrometers (300, 400, 500 and 800 MHz), including the
highest fi eld spectrometer in Portugal. This equipment is part
of the National NMR Network Facility and serves the Portuguese
scientifi c community.
Small Molecule X-ray Crystallography
This X-ray crystallography facility is an analytical service that
operates in close collaboration with IST and ITN. X-ray diffraction
by a single crystal is used to determine the three dimensional
structure of small molecules.
Fermentation Unit
This unit is only available for in-house researchers and is
devoted to small or large scale cell growth of a multitude of
different organisms. The unit is in charge of keeping the relevant
collection of bacterial strains.
Teaching Laboratory
The Teaching Laboratory is designed and equipped to support
the teaching activities of the Institute in areas ranging from
Biochemistry to Genetics.
Laboratory Manager
The ITQB Lab Manager is responsible for the purchase and
maintenance of scientifi c equipment for the Institute. Besides
establishing effi cient and professional purchase procedures,
the Lab Manager supervises the common scientifi c equipment
and supports researchers who need to acquire laboratory
instruments, leading to signifi cant budget savings for the
institute as a whole.
Analytical Services Unit
Organization of the Institute
The Analytical Services Unit is a partnership between Instituto
de Biologia Experimental e Tecnológica (IBET) and ITQB under
the executive management of IBET. The Unit is certifi ed by the
INFARMED (Portuguese Pharmacy and Medicines Agency) and
IPQ (Portuguese Institute for Quality) as compliant with Good
Laboratory Practices Principles (GLP). The Analytical Services
Unit is divided into three Laboratories with different expertise.
Analytical Laboratory
This laboratory has a long track record of providing services
using chromatographic (HPLC and GC with several detectors)
and electrophoretic methods for the pharmaceutical, agro and
chemical industries and academia.
Microbiology Laboratory
Services include in vitro potency assays, protein quantifi cation,
molecular biology analysis (GMOs in food and feed and other)
and detection and quantifi cation of impurities or contaminants
in pharmaceuticals.
Mass Spectrometry Laboratory
This facility develops and validates analytical methods and
performs routine analyses for a broad range of chemical
compounds, from small organic and inorganic compounds
to peptides, oligosaccharides, nucleotides, and proteins. The
laboratory is associated with the Mass Spectrometry National
Network Facility.
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