Four instrument giants Wuhan jointly built and shared platform

Recently, China's first large-scale instrument sharing platform co-operated by equipment suppliers and research institutions was signed in Wuhan. The Wuhan Biotechnology Research Institute and four US Fortune 500 bio-enterprises including Bole, Thermo Fisher, Aibo Caisi and Beckman Signed the agreement, the two sides will jointly build a biological joint laboratory and reagent supplies supermarket.

Optics Valley Biological City currently has 407 companies, most of which are still at the beginning of their business. Most of them are small and medium enterprises. At present, some experimental equipment and equipment are frequently used at prices as high as several million yuan, and the frequency of use of companies is not high, but it is also necessary in the development process, which has inevitably increased the burden on companies.

In response, the Wuhan Institute of Biotechnology and the American Bio-Rad, ABSciex and Beckmam signed a joint laboratories agreement and signed a contract with ThermoFisher. Reagent supplies supermarket co-construction agreement. The above four Fortune 500 bio-enterprises will provide support and preferential treatment in consumables, professional training, equipment maintenance, etc., and build the first large-scale instrument sharing platform that is jointly developed by equipment suppliers and research institutions. The platform covers an area of ​​nearly 5,000 square meters, with more than 200 sets of existing equipment and equipment, and an investment of about 70 million yuan.

According to reports, the platform has an online reservation system, and companies in need can make advance reservations. “Some of the experimental equipment with large usage may also need to be queued up. We will add equipment to suit the needs of the company.” Introduction.