Biocenter Kuopio

Infrastructure description

Biocenter Kuopio was founded in 2007 to set up a multidisciplinary research network between different actors in the fields of molecular medicine and related drug research and biotechnology. The principal aim of Biocenter Kuopio is to promote the maintenance, use and development of the infrastructures related to medical and scientific research at the university. Biocenter Kuopio comprises approximately 20 infrastructures or research groups that belong to two faculties at the University of Eastern Finland: the Faculty of Health Sciences and the Faculty of Science and Forestry. Biocenter Kuopio offers technology services as part of Biocenter Finland in the following areas: bioinformatics, light and electron microscopy, mammalian model organisms, biological imaging, metabolomics, single cell genomics, stem cells, structural biology, and viral gene transfers (national virus vector laboratory, NVVL). In addition, Biocenter Kuopio offers services for biomedical imaging (especially MRI and PET) and gene diagnostics.

Scientific description

Start of activity

2007

Responsible organisation

University of Eastern Finland

Keywords

metabolomics, bioinformatics, biomechanics, biomedical imaging, cell and tissue imaging, drug design, electrophysiology, genomics, phenotyping, stem cells, structural biology, virus vectors

Research infrastructure services

Metabolomics Facility and Mass Spectrometry Laboratory

Bioinformatics Center

Cell and Tissue Imaging Unit

Genome Center of Eastern Finland

In vitro and ex vivo electrophysiology

Kuopio Biomedical Imaging Unit

Medicinal Chemistry and Drug Design

Multiscale Biomechanics

National Virus Vector Laboratory

Phenotyping Center

SIB Labs

Single Cell Genomics core

Stem Cell Centre

Structural Biology

Other information

Fields of science

MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES

Classifications

Contact information

Name

Seppo Auriola

Description

professori