Core Unit Biology in Context (BIC)

Welcome to the Core Unit for Spatial Transcriptomics, Proteomics and sc/snRNAseq!

The Core Unit "Biology in Context" (BIC) at the IZKF Münster brings together expertise in the field of spatial and single-cell multiomics in order to make these state-of-the-art tools available to the local life science community in an internationally competitive manner.

BIC integrates expertise from the departments of paediatric oncology, neurology and experimental pathology, utilising the existing machine infrastructure and advanced facilities in the ZMBE, MedForCe and BBIM research buildings.

The Core Unit BIC is used exclusively for scientific purposes. The services offered include consulting, sample processing, data analysis and support in preparing grant applications.

Users interested in our services can contact us at cubic@uni-muenster.de with a brief description (<1 page) of the project, including the number of samples, the desired technique, etc.

Please use the Project Intake Form to register samples.

Call for IZKF Technology Grants

Think BIC!

As part of its technology funding programme, the IZKF is awarding temporary technology grants (2026 and 2027) for members of the Medical Faculty Münster for analyses in the new Core Unit BIC.

Interested? Klick here for more information.

Application Form for an IZKF Technology Grant

Coordination and Service

Subunit Spatial Transcriptomics
Head: Univ.-Prof. Dr. med. Kornelius Kerl | Department of Hematology and Oncology
Lab contact: Dr. I-Na Lu, Tel.: 58078

Subunit Single Cell-/Single Nuclei Multiomics
Head: Univ.-Prof. Dr. med. Gerd Meyer zu Hörste | Department of Neurology
Lab contact: Dr. Deepak Balamurali, Tel.: 48226

Subunit Spatial Proteomics
Head: Univ.-Prof. Dr. Dr. med. Oliver Söhnlein | Institute of Experimental Pathology, ZMBE
Lab contact:

Instrumentation | existing and upcoming platforms include

  • Spatial Transcriptomics using Visium (HD) and Xenium systems (10x Genomics)
  • Single-cell/single-nuclei multi-omics using of the Chromium X/iX controllers (10x Genomics) integrated with the Biomek i7 lab automation robot (Beckmann)
  • Spatial Proteomics using MACSima Imaging (Miltenyi Biotec) and VS200 (Evident) slide scanner systems