Team:TU Darmstadt/People/Sponsoring
Sponsoring
We want to say thank you for your support!
Our iGEM project would not have been a success without the generous support you have provided us with this year. Only your aid allowed us to participate in the iGEM competition, while it simultaneously enabled us to grow individually, as well as a team.
We deeply appreciate you supporting and allowing us to develop a successful project like this.
Technische Universität Darmstadt
The Technische Universität (TU) Darmstadt is one of Germany’s leading technical universities. TU Darmstadt incorporates diverse science cultures to create its characteristic profile. The focus is set on engineering and natural sciences, which cooperate closely with humanities and social sciences. The TU Darmstadt is enjoying a worldwide reputation for excellent research in our highly relevant, focused profile areas. They dynamically develop their portfolio of research and teaching, innovation and transfer, in order to continuously open up important opportunities for the future of society. We are grateful that the TU Darmstadt is offering the opportunity to compete in the iGEM competition every year since 2012. Thank you for that opportunity, especially to Prof. Dr. Warzecha, who has been with the iGEM Darmstadt teams since 2012.
Merck
Merck is a leading science and technology company located in Darmstadt (Germany). Merck was founded 350 years ago. What started in a pharmacy in Darmstadt in 1668, developed into a leading science and technology company over the course of many generations.
Todays business is focused on three sectors: Healthcare, Life Science and Performance Materials. They develop, manufacture and commercialize high-quality medicines, innovative products for the biotech and pharmaceutical industries and for academic research as well as specialty chemicals for high-tech applications. Merck operates around the world. Globally, around 52,000 people in 66 countries work to develop breakthrough solutions and technologies. We are grateful that Merck is supporting the iGEM Team Darmstadt every year and helps us to fulfill our ideas and projects.
NanoString Technologies
NanoString Technologies is a publicly held provider of life science tools for translational research and molecular diagnostics. NanoString invented a digital molecular barcoding technology. Their products are based on this technology. The company was founded in 2003. Nanostring Technologies has got an exclusive license to develop and market the technology. Thanks to NanoString Technologies financial support, we could make this year’s project successful. Especially thanks to Dr. Everton Robinson, Director of NanoString Technologies Europe, who was our contact person at NanoString Technologies.
DWK Lifescience
DWK Life Sciences provides the world’s laboratories with the most comprehensive range of labware for scientific research and technical applications as well as solutions for storage and packaging. DWK manufactures a wide range of glassware and special products for life sciences. Thanks to DWKs for providing us with glassware, with which we were able to run the high amount of experiments, like cultivation of microorganisms and purification of proteins. We would like to thank you, especially Mrs. Steinmann.
Eppendorf
Eppendorf is a leading life science company which develops, produces and sells devices for the application in laboratories. Eppendorf provides instruments, consumables, and services for liquid-, sample-, and cell handling. Eppendorf supported our project with a PCR cycler, a ThermoMixer®, and consumables for daily laboratory work. Thanks for that, especially to Mrs. Popp.
extrudr
extruder is a start-up, located in the western part of Austria, specialized in 3D printing materials and technologies. This year, they kindly provided us with 3D printing filaments made of PLA (Polylactid) and PETG (Polyethylenterephthalat) for printing components for our hardware project and lab supplies. Thank you very much.
ICO Innovative Computer GmbH
ICO Innovative Computer GmbH arose in early 1991 from Klaus Jeschke Hard- und Software. ICO is a distributor and importer of computer and communication components. The company has more than 35 years of experience within the IT industry. ICO is certified by DIN EN ISO 9001: 2015. Thanks for your support, especially to Mr. Detjen, with tablets and a lable marker.
Integrated DNA Technologies
Integrated DNA Technologies (IDT) is one of the largest manufacturers of oligonucleotides in the world, also offering solutions in genome editing, gene synthesis and sequencing. We want to thank IDT, especially Luka Kadovic and Tom Speedy, for their expertise and experience, and the delivery of high-quality gBlocks, and primers in record time. Without IDT’s support this project would not have been possible.
Labfolder
Labfolder offers software solutions to streamline daily work in the lab. The platforms that Labfolder built are meant to simplify workflows and scientific documentation. Cubuslab is a software to design experiments, control laboratory instruments and automate data collection. The electronic lab notebook labfolder can be used for the documentation of experiments and allowed our team members to retrieve data in seconds. We are grateful that Labfolder offered the opportunity to use their electronic lab notebook, to make our documentation of labwork much easier.
Microsynth Seqlab
Microsynth (founded in 1989) is a leading European company in the area of nucleic acid synthesis & analysis. The main activities are divided into the following three business areas: DNA/RNA synthesis, DNA/RNA analysis and sequencing and contract research/outsourcing. Thank you very much, especially Dr. Atila Durmus.
Molecular Devices
Molecular Devices provides customers with innovative bioanalytical solutions for protein and cell biology in life science research, pharmaceutical and biotherapeutic development. Around the world Molecular Devices has got over 140,000 placements in laboratories. Their product portfolio reaches from platforms for high-throughput screening, genomic and cellular analysis, to colony selection and microplate detection. We are very grateful that Molecular Devices supported our project this year with a microplate reader. Thank you for your support, especially to Mr. Weidner.
New England BioLabs
New England Biolabs is an international industry leader in the field of life sciences applications for enzymes and essential buffers. NEB also offers solutions supporting genome editing, synthetic biology and NGS. They are an industry leader for kits and enzymatic assays. We would like to thank them for their support. Their enzymes and Gibson Assembly Master Mix played a central part in our experiments.
Promega
Promega is an international provider of materials and equipment in the field of life sciences. Their portfolio of over 3,000 products reaches from genomics, cellular expression, to drug discovery. Thanks to Promega for providing us with a kit for plasmid preparation, especially to Mrs. Eschemann and Dr. Schwarz.
Qiagen
Qiagen is a provider of sample and assay technologies for molecular diagnostics. Qiagen offers high-quality kits to help researchers to greatly cut down hands-on time for fundamental procedures like plasmid isolation. We are thankful, that Qiagen supported our team with kits for plasmid preparation, especially to Mrs. Shukoor.
Carl Roth
Carl Roth provides laboratories around the word with quality equipment and chemicals. We thank Carl Roth for supporting us with materials for agarose gels and general chemicals like ethanol, especially to Mrs. Krause.
Sarstedt
Sarstedt develops, produces and sells devices and consumables for medicine and science. Sarstedt is one of the leading providers in this sector worldwide. Thank you for your support.
SnapGene
SnapGene was born out of frustration based on avoidable mistakes in cloning procedures. SnapGene wanted to solve this problem with a solution: Good software. Working with labs around the world, they created a software for everyday needs of molecular biologists. SnapGene is still improving and generated new enhancements for their software. Thank you very much.
Sparkasse
Sparkasse is a financial institutions and the market leader in our region. The vision of Sparkasse is based on a self-concept that aims at sustainability. The focus of their activities is the fulfilment of the public contract, the responsibility for the region and the provision of credit services with a targeted range of products and services. We want to say thank you for your support.
Steinbrenner Laborsysteme
Steinbrenner is a provider for materials, solutions and consumables for amplification and extraction of biomolecules. Thank you for supporting us with Magnetic Beads for protein purification and plasmid purification. Thank you for your support.
Ritter GmbH
Ritter GmbH is an international provider of plastic product based in Schwabmünchen, Germany. Ritter offers cartridges for sealants and adhesives, highly sensitive instruments for clinical and laboratory applications as well as fasteners for external surfaces in a worldwide market. Thank you for the Ripette® pro and tips, especially to Mr. Fuchs.
Vitlab
Vitlab is a leading manufacturer of liquid handling instruments and plastic laboratory products worldwide. High-class laboratory devices are developed and manufactured in Vitlabs own production facilities. We are grateful that Vitlab provided us with plastic labware. Thank you very much.
Zymo Research
Zymo Research is a company that once was founded in a garage and has now become the provider of high quality and simple to use nucleic acid purification technologies. We are thankful that Zymo helped us out with their Kits for plasmid preparation, PCR clean-up and gel extraction. Thank you for your support, especially to Dr. Ochigava.
