Research Unit

High-Throughput Screening for Synthetic Biology: from gene to product

Acronym
HTS for SynBio
Duration
01 July 2022 → Ongoing
Scientific supervisor
Core Facilities manager
Other information
Research disciplines
  • Natural sciences
    • Carbohydrates
    • Synthetic biology
    • Metabolomics
  • Engineering and technology
    • Biocatalysis
    • Biocatalysis and enzyme technology
    • Bioprocessing, bioproduction and bioproducts
    • Fermentation
    • Industrial microbiology
    • Industrial molecular engineering of nucleic acids and proteins
    • Industrial biotechnology not elsewhere classified
Keywords
microfluids molecular biology carbohydrate analysis fluorescence analysis synthetic biology molecular biology automation metabolite analysis
Description
At the Centre for Synthetic Biology, state-of-the-art infrastructure is available for the processing of (engineered) microbes and enzymes, and the identification of (new) products in a high-throughput fashion. Examples of dedicated equipment include a custom-made robotic platform (for DNA manipulations, pipetting, colony picking, screening, incubation, etc.) and a coupled HPLC-system (4 channels with automated injection). Together with a range of complementary tools (multiwell readers, microfluidic devices, etc.), the infrastructure is now organized in a Core Facility.