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PicoQuant Invests in Microscopy Startup FluoBrick Solutions
PicoQuant, a photonic components and instruments manufacturer, has invested in FluoBrick Solutions, a startup specializing in single-molecule techniques. The 2025 spin-off from LMU Munich develops ready-to-use instruments that help researchers study proteins and oligonucleotides at the single-molecule level, saving time and sample material while accelerating workflows. The technology addresses techniques like fluorescence correlation spectroscopy, and Förster resonance energy transfer (FRET).
(From left) Thorben Cordes from FluoBrick Solutions, Rainer Erdmann from PicoQuant, and Gabriel Moya from FluoBrick Solutions. Courtesy of PicoQuant.
The companies did not disclose the investment amount. According to PicoQuant, the funding supports its ability to address demand for single-molecule techniques, and is expected to boost platforms such as the Luminosa confocal microscope for single-molecule methods.
The collaboration was announced at the 30th International Workshop on Single-Molecule Spectroscopy and Super-Resolution Microscopy, in Berlin.
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Published: September 2025
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- photonics
- The technology of generating and harnessing light and other forms of radiant energy whose quantum unit is the photon. The science includes light emission, transmission, deflection, amplification and detection by optical components and instruments, lasers and other light sources, fiber optics, electro-optical instrumentation, related hardware and electronics, and sophisticated systems. The range of applications of photonics extends from energy generation to detection to communications and...
- fluorescence
- Fluorescence is a type of luminescence, which is the emission of light by a substance that has absorbed light or other electromagnetic radiation. Specifically, fluorescence involves the absorption of light at one wavelength and the subsequent re-emission of light at a longer wavelength. The emitted light occurs almost instantaneously and ceases when the excitation light source is removed.
Key characteristics of fluorescence include:
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