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Life Imaging Center

About LIC

At the Life Imaging Center (LIC), we provide cutting-edge imaging facilities to researchers from all faculties at the University of Freiburg, including Biology, Medicine, Chemistry, Environment, Mathematics, Physics, and Engineering and the University Medical Center Freiburg. We support over 250 active users from more than 68 research groups, with our microscopes utilized for over 10,000 hours annually. External collaborators from prestigious institutes, such as the Max Planck Institutes and universities like Basel and Strasbourg, also benefit from our state-of-the-art infrastructure.

Our facility, located in the Hilde-Mangold Haus, features 14 specialized rooms, including 9 microscopy rooms equipped with 20 advanced microscope setups like 3D-STED, confocal FLIM, two-photon confocal microscopes, and more. We also offer extensive wet lab areas, cell culture rooms, and a computer lab with 12 high-performance workstations for image analysis.

At LIC, researchers have access to a wide range of modern microscopic techniques, from live cell imaging to high-resolution recordings of thick samples. Our expertise includes long-term observations, high-resolution imaging, and specialized culturing of cells and spheroids for extended periods. We maintain a library of over 150 fluorescent proteins, available to our users for advanced imaging experiments.

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Life Imaging Center

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Life Imaging Center

University of Freiburg

Address:
Hilde-Mangold-Haus
Habsburgerstraße 49
79104 Freiburg im Breisgau

2nd Address:
Signalhaus – BIOSS Centre
Schänzlestraße 18
79104 Freiburg im Breisgau

Contact:
E-Mail: lic@imaging.uni-freiburg.de
Phone: +49 761 203-2934
Fax: +49 761 203-2941
Website: https://miap.eu/miap-unit/life-imaging-center/

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