Modern technologies, such as multi-color flow cytometry analysis and cell sorting are increasingly influencing the status of scientific research as an essential resource.

In 1999, a core facility for flow cytometry was created at the institute of Medical Microbiology, Immunology and Hygiene (MIH), under former director Prof. Hermann Wagner and initially supervised by Dr. Matthias Schiemann.

In 2015, Prof. Dietmar Zehn, appointed to the Science Center in Weihenstephan started his own analytical center for flow cytometry as Chair of Animal Physiology and Immunology (LTI).

To organize both locations in a higher-level structured cytometry platform at the TUM, CyTUM arose, combining both units CyTUM-MIH and CyTUM-LTI in a synergy that provides a wide variety of flow cytometry cell analyzers and sorters to users across the bigger area of Munich.

Together with the Head of MIH, Prof. Dirk H. Busch, these partners developed a conceptual agreement for handling equipment and organizational procedures, as described in our “Concept and Terms of use”.

During the last decade, CyTUM also steadily established a cross-collaboration with the “Immune Monitoring, Technische Universität München, Munich, Germany", as well as the Core Facility Cell Analysis at the TranslaTUM, Munich.

Head of CyTUM: Dr. Immanuel Andrä

Operators: Katharina Hofmann, Corinne Angerpointner

Overview and goal of CyTUM

The main goal of CyTUM is to provide access to state of the art instruments in flow cytometry and imaging, as well as support all scientists and their respective questions with our scientific expertise. Therefore, CyTUM is open for use to scientists and those interested. Connecting functional units at the MIH and LTI provides synergies concerning:

• Usage of resources
• Transfer of technologies
• Stratification regarding complementing but not identical instruments
• Efficient and balanced quality management
• Access to alternative instruments in case of Instrument failure during experiments that cannot be postponed
• Procurement and securing of central university resources

The CyTUM network should primarily fulfill the requirements of service across campus, local utilization and proximity to work being a priority. Through “remote control” options, operators of the respective units should be able to provide help (e.g., with instrument settings) even from a distance.

Service for industrial areas is possible in all units, although it should remain in close relation to active collaborations.

• State of the art ressources
• Transfer of technology and knowledge
• Methodical and scientific competence
• Quality management
• Access to alternative instruments where needed
• Cross-campus service for scheduling instruments