3Rs Centre Utrecht

Utrecht University

The mission of the 3Rs Centre Utrecht (3RCU) is to reduce the use of laboratory animals in research and education. To do so, we follow the three Rs of Replacement, Reduction and Refinement (in Dutch: 3Vs of Vervanging, Vermindering en Verfijning), with a primary focus on Replacement.

ARCADIA

Utrecht Science Park

ARCADIA, part of UMC Utrecht's Central Diagnostic Laboratory, bridges life science research and routine diagnostics. It offers an ISO9001 environment and advanced technologies to assist researchers in biomarker discovery and validation, delivering comprehensive analytical services in a leading academic hospital in the Netherlands.

Cell Microscopy Core (CMC)

Utrecht Science Park

Cell Microscopy Core (CMC), is an expertise center for microscopy at the subcellular, cellular and tissue level using light and electron microscopy techniques.

Find your Microbiology facilities

Explore facilities with expertise in microorganisms, microbial systems and host-microbe interactions. These services support research in infection, microbiomes, antimicrobial resistance, biotechnology and environmental health.

Cellular Screening Technologies

Utrecht Science Park

The UMC Utrecht Cellular Screening Technologies platform helps translate pre-clinical cellular disease models into reliable clinical tools. It offers expert consultancy and advanced solutions for standardizing, automating, and scaling up general high-throughput cellular screening.

Centre for Cell Imaging (CCI)

Utrecht University

High-end fluorescence Microscopy at the faculty of Veterinary Medicine

Centre for Flow Cytometry and Cell Sorting (CFC)

Utrecht University

Located at the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, we provide expert support in single-cell experiments for academic and industry partners. The facility offers access to conventional, spectral, and high-sensitivity cytometry instrumentation for applications ranging from single cells to small particle analysis (40–1000 nm).

Find your Translational Research facilities

Find facilities that help move discoveries from the lab towards patients, practice or society. These services support validation, implementation, clinical relevance and collaboration across disciplines.

Electron Microscopy Centre

Utrecht University

The EM centre combines state-of-the-art equipment with cross-disciplinary scientists from the fields of life science, materials science and geoscience, supporting sample preparation, data collection and data analysis for EM projects, thereby making the techniques accessible to scientists with diverse research interests.

Flow Cytometry and cell Sorting Facility

Utrecht Science Park

The Princess Máxima Center Flow Cytometry and Cell Sorting core facility aims at ensuring state-of-the-art equipment, as well as providing expertise and support for research groups that require Flowcytometry or Cell sorting.

Flow Cytometry Facility

Utrecht University

The facility houses a 4-laser cell analyzer equipped with a small particle detector for measuring extracellular vesicles, a 5 laser cell sorter for high speed isolation of particles ranging from microorganisms such as yeast to various blood or tissue cells, and a 3 laser large particle sorter for sorting seeds and whole organisms including zebrafish embryos and C.elegans embryos and larvae.

Find your High-throughput Screening Technologies facilities

Find facilities that enable large-scale screening of compounds, genes, cells or biological responses. These technologies accelerate discovery, optimization and validation in biomedical and translational research.

High throughput Screening Facility

Utrecht Science Park

The high-throughput screening facility is a large, advanced robotic system. Our goal is to enable laboratory automation of large-scale experiments, with a focus on drug screening. The research purpose is: Automation of laboratory experiments.

Hubrecht Imaging Center

Utrecht Science Park

The Hubrecht Imaging Center enables scientists to visualize and analyze complex scientific questions using advanced microscopy technologies.

i-HUB – Plus Ultra Utrecht

Utrecht Science Park

Designed to support the realisation of ideas, our concept Innovation HUB, or i-HUB for short, features fully-furnished labs and offices tailored to your research needs.

Find your Biofabrication facilities

Explore facilities using technologies such as 3D bioprinting, biomaterials and scaffold design to create functional tissue models. These capabilities support regenerative medicine, disease modelling and biomedical innovation.

3Rs Centre Utrecht

Utrecht University

The mission of the 3Rs Centre Utrecht (3RCU) is to reduce the use of laboratory animals in research and education. To do so, we follow the three Rs of Replacement, Reduction and Refinement (in Dutch: 3Vs of Vervanging, Vermindering en Verfijning), with a primary focus on Replacement.

ARCADIA

Utrecht Science Park

ARCADIA, part of UMC Utrecht's Central Diagnostic Laboratory, bridges life science research and routine diagnostics. It offers an ISO9001 environment and advanced technologies to assist researchers in biomarker discovery and validation, delivering comprehensive analytical services in a leading academic hospital in the Netherlands.

Cell Microscopy Core (CMC)

Utrecht Science Park

Cell Microscopy Core (CMC), is an expertise center for microscopy at the subcellular, cellular and tissue level using light and electron microscopy techniques.

Find your Structural Biology & Chemistry facilities

Discover facilities that reveal the structure, function and interactions of molecules and biomolecular complexes. These technologies support drug discovery, protein research, molecular mechanisms and chemical biology.

Cellular Screening Technologies

Utrecht Science Park

The UMC Utrecht Cellular Screening Technologies platform helps translate pre-clinical cellular disease models into reliable clinical tools. It offers expert consultancy and advanced solutions for standardizing, automating, and scaling up general high-throughput cellular screening.

Centre for Cell Imaging (CCI)

Utrecht University

High-end fluorescence Microscopy at the faculty of Veterinary Medicine

Centre for Flow Cytometry and Cell Sorting (CFC)

Utrecht University

Located at the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, we provide expert support in single-cell experiments for academic and industry partners. The facility offers access to conventional, spectral, and high-sensitivity cytometry instrumentation for applications ranging from single cells to small particle analysis (40–1000 nm).

Find your Bioethics & Health Humanities facilities

Discover expertise that helps connect life sciences research with ethical, societal and human perspectives. These facilities and services support responsible innovation, patient involvement and reflection on the impact of health technologies.

Electron Microscopy Centre

Utrecht University

The EM centre combines state-of-the-art equipment with cross-disciplinary scientists from the fields of life science, materials science and geoscience, supporting sample preparation, data collection and data analysis for EM projects, thereby making the techniques accessible to scientists with diverse research interests.

Flow Cytometry and cell Sorting Facility

Utrecht Science Park

The Princess Máxima Center Flow Cytometry and Cell Sorting core facility aims at ensuring state-of-the-art equipment, as well as providing expertise and support for research groups that require Flowcytometry or Cell sorting.

Flow Cytometry Facility

Utrecht University

The facility houses a 4-laser cell analyzer equipped with a small particle detector for measuring extracellular vesicles, a 5 laser cell sorter for high speed isolation of particles ranging from microorganisms such as yeast to various blood or tissue cells, and a 3 laser large particle sorter for sorting seeds and whole organisms including zebrafish embryos and C.elegans embryos and larvae.

Find your Sustainability facilities

Explore facilities contributing to more sustainable life sciences research and healthcare innovation. These services support circularity, greener lab practices, sustainable materials, environmental impact reduction and responsible resource use.

High throughput Screening Facility

Utrecht Science Park

The high-throughput screening facility is a large, advanced robotic system. Our goal is to enable laboratory automation of large-scale experiments, with a focus on drug screening. The research purpose is: Automation of laboratory experiments.

Hubrecht Imaging Center

Utrecht Science Park

The Hubrecht Imaging Center enables scientists to visualize and analyze complex scientific questions using advanced microscopy technologies.

i-HUB – Plus Ultra Utrecht

Utrecht Science Park

Designed to support the realisation of ideas, our concept Innovation HUB, or i-HUB for short, features fully-furnished labs and offices tailored to your research needs.

Find your Bioinformatics facilities

Find facilities that support the analysis, integration and interpretation of complex biological data. Expertise includes omics analysis, computational workflows, data visualization and research software support.