Laboratory
BioInfoTech (bioinformatics)
About the Laboratory
Activities
Current Activities
- Implementation of the latest technologies in areas such as genetics (next generation DNA sequencing, CRISPR), metagenomics, biomedical equipment for reproductive medicine, microfluids, new bioprocesses, etc.
- Implementation of the latest technologies in areas such as genetics (next generation DNA sequencing, CRISPR), metagenomics, biomedical equipment for reproductive medicine, microfluids, new bioprocesses, etc.
- Implementation of new sequencing technologies that lead to the rapid reading of a single DNA molecule within 10-15 minutes.
- Development of new indexing software for metagenomics that can detect all biological species existing in an environmental, nutritional or medical sample within a few hours.
- Work with newly discovered metabolic capabilities of bacteria to generate methane from electricity.
- We develop our own gluten detection devices.
- We also created the first Bulgarian student team in synthetic biology, which won a silver medal in its field at the iGEM 2017 Competition in Boston (Massachusetts).
Services
- Enhance strains to customer specification;
- Depending on the level of proximity between the source and target strains;
- Personalized genetic sequencing (by a subcontractor or by BioInfoTech Lab);
- Genetic manipulation of microorganisms to customer specification;
- Fabrication of microfluidics prototypes and other microstructures
- Еngineering of specialized research equipment
- Preparation of analysis and pre-design study ;
- Development of specific microarray biochips (through subcontracting);
- Strain storage;
- Cell and tissue culture storage;
- Engineering of Bioinformatics software;
- Preparation of analysis and pre-design study ;
- Metagenomic data analysis;
- Metagenomic sequencing;
Equipment
- Cell counter for both live and dead cells
- Polymerase chain reaction machine
- Epifluorescence microscope
- Inverted contrast microscope for living cells
- Freezer with controlled cooling speed
- Liquid nitrogen cryostorage system
- Automatic fluorescence scanner for biochips
- Plasma Cleaner
- System for maskless lithography
- Profilometer
Vasil Galabov, Associate Professor
Technical University – Sofia
Head of the laboratory
Scientific Areas:
Bioautomatics, Automated Data Processing and Management, Automatisation of Production
History:
In 1985, Vasil Galabov graduated from Technical and Biomedical Cybernetics at the Technical University of Ilmenau, Germany.
Specialized in the laboratories of Interacoustix AD, Asens, Denmark.
He has been guest lecturing at the Karlsruher Institute of Technology, Germany.
Author of over 60 articles and publications and participated in over 10 projects implemented in the field of scientific activities.
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