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Superconducting Mass Spectrometry and Molecule Analysis

Project description

Cool quantum tools for biomolecule analysis

Analyzing the molecular content of a biological sample is the bread and butter of life sciences: DNA, peptides or proteins are identified by how massive they are and what building blocks they contain. This is what mass spectroscopy achieves if the molecules are isolated and highly charged in high vacuum. SuperMaMa will develop technologies to extend these capabilities for singly charged and neutral molecules. The combination of chemical functionalization, new mass filtering methods, cooling close to absolute zero and ultrafast laser light shall provide ultimate control over the motion and charge state of peptides and protein. Integrating a superconducting nanowire array with cryogenic onboard electronics will result in an ultrafast quantum camera as a universal particle detector – here first developed for biomolecules to enhance mass spectrometry and shall open new avenues in optical spectroscopy and molecular quantum interferometry.

Call for proposal

H2020-FETOPEN-2018-2020

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Sub call

H2020-FETOPEN-2018-2019-2020-01

Coordinator

UNIVERSITAT WIEN
Net EU contribution
€ 768 572,50
Address
Universitatsring 1
1010 Wien
Austria

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Region
Wien Wien
Activity type
Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
Other funding
€ 0,00

Participants (4)

SINGLE QUANTUM BV
Netherlands
Net EU contribution
€ 583 391,25
Address
Delfgauwseweg 271
2628 ER Delft

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SME

The organization defined itself as SME (small and medium-sized enterprise) at the time the Grant Agreement was signed.

Yes
Region
West-Nederland Zuid-Holland Delft en Westland
Activity type
Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)
Other funding
€ 0,00
ECOLE POLYTECHNIQUE FEDERALE DE LAUSANNE
Switzerland
Net EU contribution
€ 739 885,00
Address
Batiment Ce 3316 Station 1
1015 Lausanne

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Region
Schweiz/Suisse/Svizzera Région lémanique Vaud
Activity type
Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
Other funding
€ 0,00
UNIVERSITAT BASEL
Switzerland
Net EU contribution
€ 379 683,75
Address
Petersplatz 1
4051 Basel

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Region
Schweiz/Suisse/Svizzera Nordwestschweiz Basel-Stadt
Activity type
Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
Other funding
€ 0,00
SPECTROMETRY VISION BV
Netherlands
Net EU contribution
€ 369 886,25
Address
Televisieweg 40
1322 AM Almere

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SME

The organization defined itself as SME (small and medium-sized enterprise) at the time the Grant Agreement was signed.

Yes
Region
Oost-Nederland Flevoland Flevoland
Activity type
Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)
Other funding
€ 0,00