In the spirit of an open innovation culture, nanodiag BW is establishing a transfer laboratory. Its purpose is to consolidate nanopore technologies from basic research and prepare them for practical application through testing for specific tasks. This includes research methods, analytical techniques, as well as processes for manufacturing components.
Cluster participants are given the opportunity, through personnel exchange and beyond, to utilise the infrastructure of the nanodiag transfer laboratory within the framework of foresight projects for cross-sectional technologies or to make additional equipment available in the laboratory for the joint testing of processes. This facilitates technology transfer between nanodiag members.
In the nanodiag BW transfer laboratory, processes for membrane and pore production are tested and characterised using electrophysiological, biochemical, or electrochemical methods. The existing measurement stations enable high-resolution and parallel measurements on nanopores, as well as fundamental investigations for new applications. Both biological nanopores and solid-state nanopores can be produced and studied in the nanodiag transfer laboratory. Specifically, processes in the fields of molecular biology (gene expression, generation of pore protein variants), biochemistry (protein purification), spectroscopy (UV/VIS and IR), cleanroom manufacturing (SiNx membrane production), nanotechnology (2D materials), and assembly and interconnection technology (semi-finished product manufacturing) are developed and established here.
