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July 22, 2021

Invited webinar with Prof. Ben Schuler

Probing dynamics and interactions of IDP

The next renowned scientist in our ongoing series of free webinars is Prof. Ben Schuler from the University of Zürich (Switzerland). He will illustrate how the combination of single-molecule Förster Resonance Energy Transfer (FRET) with nanosecond correlation spectroscopy, microfluidic mixing, and other methods can be used to probe the intra- and intermolecular distance distributions, reconfiguration dynamics, and interactions over a wide range of timescales, and in heterogeneous environments, including live cells.

Probing the Dynamics and Interaction Mechanisms of Intrinsically Disordered Proteins with Single-Molecule Spectroscopy

Prof. Ben Schuler, University of Zürich, Switzerland

Date: August 25, 2021 at 16:00 CEST (UTC+2)

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July 20, 2021

25 years of PicoQuant – Excellency in photonic components and instrumentation

A look back on becoming market leader in time-resolved optical measurements while not forgetting social responsibility

This year marks the 25th anniversary of Berlin-based PicoQuant, a worldwide leader in the development and manufacturing of high quality photonic components and instrumentation. “It has been an exciting and successful journey for us at PicoQuant. When we started in 1996, I could not imagine that we would – one day – be a company with globally over 125 employees. I am also very proud, that we are successfully making complex scientific applications accessible to researchers all over the world,” says Rainer Erdmann, Managing Director and one of the company founders.

July 19, 2021

This year’s Fluorescence Course will be virtual

Registration is open until October 4, 2021

Our 18th International Course on "Principles and Applications of Time-resolved Fluorescence Spectroscopy" will take place November 8-11, 2021 as a Virtual Meeting. Deadline for early bird registration is August 31, 2021, the final deadline for registration is October 4, 2021.

June 29, 2021

PicoQuant improves the MultiHarp 150’s temporal resolution

Latest firmware and software updates improve the temporal resolution to 5 ps for the high-throughput multichannel event timer

PicoQuant is releasing a free firmware update for several models of its MultiHarp 150 high-throughput multichannel event timers. A major feature of this update is the improvement of the temporal resolution from 10 to 5 ps for the MultiHarp 150 4P, 8P, and 16P, without affecting other parameters like the excellent data throughput or the system's ultrashort dead time. Another new feature the update provides is a programmable input hysteresis for noise suppression in difficult environments. These MultiHarp 150 models provide the best temporal resolution on the market for event timers featuring sub-nanosecond dead time, which makes these devices an ideal choice of TCSPC electronics for fast and precise fluorescence lifetime imaging (rapidFLIM) and high throughput multichannel photon correlation.

June 15, 2021

Call for Papers: 26th Workshop on Single Molecule Spectroscopy and Super-resolution Microscopy

September 29 - October 1, 2021, on-site in Berlin

The 26th edition of the international workshop on “Single Molecule Spectroscopy and Super-resolution Microscopy” is planned to be held as an in-person event in Berlin, Germany from September 29 to October 1, 2021.

Registration and abstract submission are now open: www.single-molecules.org