Research infrastructures

In 2018, the University of Pavia financed the purchase of 12 pieces of equipment through the Scientific Equipment Acquisition Plan (PASS) for a total value exceeding 8.5 million Euros. All the equipment has been acquired, and the refurbishment works for the dedicated spaces have been completed, resulting in the establishment of 6 new laboratories, 4 of which are managed by the University's Large Instruments Center (CGS).

The Facilities
  1. Molecular, Cellular, and Tissue Imaging Laboratory, including Optical Microscopy and Cryo-Electron Microscopy (Section of the CGS located at Botta 2, via Ferrata, 5).
  2. Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) Imaging Laboratory (MRI scanner) and Micro X-ray Tomography for Small Animals (Located at the University's Animal Facility Radiobiology Laboratory).
  3. NMR Spectroscopy Laboratory at the CGS headquarters.
  4. Mass Spectrometry Laboratory at the CGS headquarters.
  5. Computing Cluster (System management).
  6. 3DMetal@UniPV Laboratory, at the Department of Civil Engineering and Architecture (DICAR).
The Equipment
  1. STED Microscope Leica SP8WLL STEDONE Flexible Supply Unit WLL, delivered, installed, and tested, December 2018. Contacts: Maurizio Zuccotti and Patrizia Vaghi. Logistics: Botta 2, detached section of the Large Instruments Center (CGS).
  2. Confocal Microscope, super resolution, "digital light sheet" (DLS). Leica SP8WLL HYVO DLS, delivered, installed, and tested, December 2018. Contacts: Ermanno Gherardi and Patrizia Vaghi. Logistics: Botta 2, detached section of the Large Instruments Center (CGS).
  3. Transmission Cryo-Electron Microscope (Cryo-TEM): Thermo Scientific™ Glacios™, 200 kV XFEG, equipped with Thermo Scientific™ CETA™CMOS 4×4 MP detector and Thermo Scientific™ Falcon 3™ Direct Electron Detector. Delivered, installed January 2020. Contacts: Federico Forneris, Andrea Alfieri. Logistics: Botta 2, detached section of the Large Instruments Center (CGS).
  4. BD FACS Lyric Flow Cytometer (Becton Dickinson) Installed 2019. Contacts: Sergio Comincini, Alberto Azzalin. Logistics: Botta 2, detached section of the Large Instruments Center (CGS).
  5. AMNIS Image StreamX MARK II Flow Cytometer (MERCK-MILLIPORE) Installed September 2018. Contacts: Sergio Comincini, Alberto Azzalin. Logistics: Botta 2, detached section of the Large Instruments Center (CGS).
  6. Cell Sorter BD FACS ARIA III (Becton Dickinson). Delivered, installed January 2020 Contacts: Ermanno Gherardi. Logistics: Botta 2, detached section of the Large Instruments Center (CGS).
  7. Preclinical 7T MRI Scanner Bruker Pharmascan 7 Tesla with 16 cm Bore, generation of field gradients up to 760 mT/m, hardware and volume and surface coil sets for experiments on 1H, 19F, 13C, and 23Na. Installed May 2019. Contacts: Pietro Carretta, Alessandro Lascialfari, Marta Filibian. Logistics: Radiobiology Laboratory, centralized animal facility.
  8. In vivo microCT system: Sky Scan 1276 High Resolution MicroCT, Bruker. Installed May 2019. Contacts: Antonella Forlino, Marta Filibian. Logistics: Radiobiology Laboratory, centralized animal facility.
  9. 700MHz NMR Spectrometer with Cryo-probe: AVANCE NEO 700 MHz NMR Bruker + He Cryoprobe. Installation in progress. Contacts: Teresa Recca (Chemistry Department). Logistics: Large Instruments Center (CGS), headquarters, via Bassi.
  10. High-resolution Mass Spectrometer UHPLC-HRMS/MS. High-resolution Mass Spectrometer AB Sciex X500B QTOF. Installed February 2020. Contacts: Federica Corana, Barbara Mannucci. Logistics: Large Instruments Center (CGS), headquarters, via Bassi.
  11. Computing Cluster. EOS HPC cluster. Installed in August 2019. Contacts: Luca Pavarino. Logistics: Computing Center.
  12. Metal 3D Printer Renishaw AM400 (print chamber of 250 x 250 x 300 mm and 400W laser), installed September 25, 2018. Contacts: Ferdinando Auricchio. Logistics: Department of Civil Engineering and Architecture (DICAr).
Piano di Acquisizione di Strumentazioni Scientifiche