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Olink official service provider
The NBCC is an inaugural member of OLINK’s global network of certified service providers. This is a testament to the high-throughput screening’s team provision of service at the highest quality.
July 3 2024
New Funding
NBCC Co-Director Dr. Gingras and Sinai’s Dr. Johnstone receive $19M funding from the Canada Biomedical Research Fund to lead PRECISE, a multi-institutional collaborative project that will enhance Canada’s ability to create and scale diagnostics during pandemics. The NBCC will work with PRECISE to apply the assays we developed for COVID-19 to emerging pathogens.
May 6, 2024
Nikon CoE Launch
The Nikon Centre of Excellence was officially opened on April 24, 2024, with a ribbon cutting ceremony and a mini-symposia celebrating this state-of-the-art facility at LTRI. This Centre will provide access to cutting-edge microscopes and advanced computing. Scientists can access the NCoE through the NBCC.
April 24, 2024
New Funding
NBCC Co-Directors Drs. Wrana and Pelletier receive $10M funding from CFI and the Ontario government to create a tissue engineering design suite within the NBCC to develop organoid models to study human health and disease.
March 21, 2024
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The NBCC has expanded!
February 13, 2024
The NBCC has expanded its offerings as it now incorporates LTRI's Flow Cytometry Facility and Optima Imaging. We have added new content to our website for Flow Cytometry. With the merging of LTRI's Optima with our High-Resolution Imaging, we now cover imaging needs from standard self-use instruments to advanced super-resolution microscopes and we have changed the facility name to Advanced Imaging.
Our new Astral Mass Spectrometer - First in Canada
December 19, 2023
Celebrations started early this year with the arrival of our new Astral mass spectrometer. Check out our Sinai News Feature. To find out why we are so excited about this instrument, register for our Astral Symposia on January 31, 2024.
2023 - updated publication list
December 15, 2023
We have updated our publication list with new publications linked to the NBCC in the past 8 months. We are reporting over 50 publications for 2023! Thank you to our collaborators for recognizing our efforts and congratulations on all your achievements this year.
Announcing the NBCC and OLINK Pilot Program for Biomarker Discovery!
September 28, 2023
As an official service provider of Olink Proteomics technology, the NBCC is pleased to announce the launch of an Olink Proteomics Target 96 Pilot Program sponsored by Olink. Seven successful candidates will test 12 human plasma or serum samples for FREE with the OLINK Proteomics Target 96 inflammation panel.
If you are interested in trying this technology to see how your project may benefit, submit your application here by Monday, October 16th, 2023. Winners will be contacted the week of October 23rd, 2023. Samples must be submitted to the high-throughput screening node of the NBCC by November 1st, 2023 and results will be available by November 30th, 2023. For more details, please contact HTS Facility Manager Jenny Wang (jwang@lunenfeld.ca).
Protein Biomolecular Discovery using Olink technology
June 27, 2023
We are now offering protein biomarker screening in our HTP screening node using Olink protein extension analysis (PEA) technology with targeted and custom panels available from Olink. Target 96 panels are focused on a specific disease area or biological process with a library of over 1100 human proteins. Flex panels enable selecting and screening of up to 21 human proteins from 200 inflammation-related human proteins. Focus panels are user-customized panels for absolute or relative quantification. For more detailsand to discuss how Olink can work for your study, contact HTP screening manager Jenny Wang (jwang@lunenfeld.ca).
New instrumentation and services available for proteomics and screening
May 2, 2023
Bruker TimsTOF and Evosep instruments - 60 samples per day
With the recent acquisition of a Bruker TimsTOF pro coupled to an Evosep One LC, Dr. Brendon Seale of the Proteomics node in collaboration with the Gingras lab has increased the throughput of BioID and AP-MS MS analysis while maintaining the same quality as our prior low throughput method. Our users will benefit from this faster turnaround and reduced pricing for analysis. For more details, check out our proteomics page.
Nikon Biopipeline for high-resolution high-content screening
In collaboration with the Nikon Centre of Excellence at the LTRI, we are pleased to introduce our newest instrument - a Nikon Biopipeline for high-resolution high-throughput screens in our High-Content Screening node. For more details, check out our high-content screening page.