IRBLleida acquires three new small items of equipment for research staff thanks to the support of the Lleida Provincial Council

The Institute for Research in Biomedicine of Lleida (IRBLleida) has purchased 4 small pieces of equipment to facilitate the research tasks of the institute's staff. The IRBLleida has obtained an improvement in its facilities thanks to a grant from the Diputació de Lleida for the renovation of small equipment. Specifically, the Diputació de Lleida has offered a total grant of €60,000 for these purchases: €20,000 in 2022, €20,000 in 2023 and €20,000 in 2024.

During the past 2024, the IRBLleida was able to invest in small equipment, among which the following stand out:

• Material drying cooker for the cleaning service.
• Accessories for the LUNA cell counter.
• Tecan INFINITY MONO 200PRO Fluorimeter for measuring fluorescence parameters such as intensity and wavelength distribution.
• Gentle Macs, a laboratory device used to break down tissues (such as muscle or organs) into individual cells or to make a homogeneous mixture of tissue.

This grant represents the third consecutive year that the Diputació de Lleida has supported IRBLleida in renewing its equipment. Last year, the investments included the acquisition of:

• Geldoc Imagin System located in room b0.2 of Biomedicine II: an advanced system for the detection and analysis of amino acids and proteins.
• 3 thermal cyclers located in rooms b0.2, b1.3 of Biomedicine I and b2.12 of Biomedicine II: devices that allow the amplification of nucleic acids by PCR (polymerase chain reaction).
• EPOCH2 plate reader located in room b3.5 of Biomedicine I: a device for measuring plate absorbance by analysis of different biochemical parameters.
• Autoclave located in the cleaning room, floor -1 of Biomedicine II: a device for sterilising instruments and materials in the laboratories by means of heat and pressure, which allows microorganisms and other infectious agents to be eliminated.
• Refrigerated centrifuge located in culture room 3.16 of Biomedicine II: a device used to separate the components of a sample using centrifugal forces at a conditioned temperature.

Through this continued collaboration with the IRBLleida, the Diputació de Lleida shows its support for the advancement of science and technology.