FEI, a provider of 3D molecular, cellular and atomic-scale imaging systems, has announced the completed installation of its Titan Krios™ cryo transmission electron microscope (TEM) at Tsinghua University in Beijing. The TEM has been designed for imaging biological structures down to the molecular level in structural biology applications. According to a press release from AsiaPulse News, “Its integrated cryogenic sample handling robotics offer improved automation over existing cryogenic TEMS, and the solution permits a full range of high resolution and 3D techniques, including: cryo electron microscopy; single particle analysis; and dual-axis tomography of frozen hydrated samples, such as cells.”
This advanced, multi-million dollar microscope is the first to be installed in Asia.
“We are confident that it will play a key role in our efforts to unravel the structure-function relationships of biological systems down to the molecular level,” said Yigong Shi, professor and senior vice dean of the Medical School at Tsinghua University.
