DFG supports MINFLUX microscopy from Abberior Instruments

On December 10, 2018, the German Research Foundation (DFG) announced the funding of three high-performance microscopes from Abberior Instruments as part of the major instrumentation initiative “Novel experimental light microscopy for research”. A total of 13 instruments from different manufacturers will be funded with a total budget of EUR 14.5 million.

During the course of 2019, Abberior Instruments will deliver the three microscopy systems to universities in Germany in order to empower their facilities with superresolution fluorescence methods that are truly revolutionary. Out of the three, two are MINFLUX nanoscopes, which currently hold the world-record in the field by providing a resolution of about a nanometer in all three spatial dimensions. MINFLUX nanoscopy was invented by Nobel Prize laureate Prof. Stefan W. Hell.

The other cutting-edge system is an intravital STED microscope equipped with DyMIN, an adaptive scanning method for intelligent bleaching reduction that is particularly powerful for 3D imaging. Both techniques – MINFLUX and DyMIN – are thoroughly patented and are exclusively offered by Abberior Instruments.

Dr. Gerald Donnert, Managing Director of Abberior Instruments, comments: “Evaluated by an international panel of experts, this highly competitive DFG-funding underscores that our high-end microscopes are truly unique in their performance, giving our customers a head-start over their competitors. This and nothing less is our goal. The fact that an international reviewing panel of the DFG has entrusted us with the development and establishment of three of our top-of-the-line systems is clear confirmation of our innovative potential. Besides, it is also a strong motivation for our young company to deliver unique performance with uncompromised quality in high-resolution fluorescence microscopy.