KFB - Kompetenzzentrum Fluoreszente Bioanalytik

Fluorescent Bioanalysis including array technology, biotechnology, microscopy/flow cytometry, synthesis/spectroscopy

KFB was founded in 2002 as a start-up at the University of Regensburg

Dr. Ilja Hagen

Ulrich Bogdahn (Clinic and Outpatients’ Clinic for Neurology)
Michael Dowling (Department of Innovation and Technology Management)
Peter Hegemann (Department of Biochemistry)
Ferdinand Hofstädter (Institute of Pathology)
Gerd Schmitz (Institute for Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine
Otto Wolfbeis (Institute of Analytical Chemistry, Chemo- and Biosensors)
Michael Landthaler (Clinic and Polyclinic for Dermatology)

Josef-Engert-Straße 9
93053 Regensburg
Germany
Phone: +49-941-943-5011
Fax: +49-941-943-5018

Array-Technology:
Affymetrix GeneChip® Expression Monitoring: As official Affymetrix Service Provider, KFB is able to carry out projects on all available GeneChips®.
Affymetrix GeneChip® DNA Analysis: Only 250ng og genomic DNA per array are required to interrogate tens of thousands of single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in a single experiment.
Conventional Array Expression Monitoring: DNA arrays spotted on glass or plastic slides are the most flexible type of microarrays. A plethora of conventional arrays are available for purchase from different companies and labs. Many of them are designed for focused analysis of only a few dozen to a thousand transcripts.

TaqMan Expression Monitoring: With a detection limit of 5-10 mRNA molecules, qPCR is the method of choice when only minimal amounts of sample are available. In addition, qPCR is an essential tool for microarray data validation.