# Public tenders Canonical results: https://zephior.com/tenders?countries=CH&categories=scientific-microscopes 1 matching notices. Page 1. Filter semantics: OR within a filter, AND across filters and text search. Omitted statuses use active defaults; [] includes all statuses. --- title: "The Institute of Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine seeks a new cryo-confocal fluorescence microscope for cryo-CLEM, cellular cryo-electron tomography and in-situ structural biology. Requirements include at least four fluorescence channels, a high-sensitivity confocal detector, confocal and wide-field modes, a cryo-compatible air objective with at least 50× magnification, and a motorised cryo-stage that handles vitrified samples below −150 °C without warming or significant moisture contamination." canonical: "https://zephior.com/tenders/dbd0a064-345c-43ac-b87d-1435a0c69305/bern-cryo-confocal-fluorescence-microscope" last-updated: 2026-10-26T22:59:00+00:00 --- # The Institute of Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine seeks a new cryo-confocal fluorescence microscope for cryo-CLEM, cellular cryo-electron tomography and in-situ structural biology. Requirements include at least four fluorescence channels, a high-sensitivity confocal detector, confocal and wide-field modes, a cryo-compatible air objective with at least 50× magnification, and a motorised cryo-stage that handles vitrified samples below −150 °C without warming or significant moisture contamination. The system must work with standard cryo-EM grids and AutoGrids, integrate stage control in its software and form a ready-to-use hardware/software package. Image quality, sample recovery without quality loss and usability are highlighted. The notice does not state a price or award criteria. - Status: closing-soon - Country: CH - Buyer: Institute of Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine - Submission deadline: 2026-11-02T23:59:00+01:00 (instant) - Original notice: https://www.simap.ch/de/project-detail/95e086df-fdc5-46d3-b9d2-5e3bb75cf5d8 - Source checked: 2026-10-11T20:37:05.344620Z ## Source-backed public facts ```json { "id": "dbd0a064-345c-43ac-b87d-1435a0c69305", "revision": 1, "modifiedAt": "2026-10-26T22:59:00+00:00", "sourceCheckedAt": "2026-10-11T20:37:05.344620Z", "stale": false, "url": "https://zephior.com/tenders/dbd0a064-345c-43ac-b87d-1435a0c69305/bern-cryo-confocal-fluorescence-microscope", "locale": "en", "title": "The Institute of Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine seeks a new cryo-confocal fluorescence microscope for cryo-CLEM, cellular cryo-electron tomography and in-situ structural biology. 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