About Oroboros Instruments
The Oroboros Ecosystem
Founded in 1994 by Dr. Erich Gnaiger, Oroboros Instruments boasts over 25 years of experience in mitochondrial physiology, making us the expert in mitochondria and cell research. Labs, hospitals, research centers, pharmaceutical and biotech companies in 49 countries are benefiting from our gold standard Oroboros O2k technology for high-resolution respirometry (HRR). The O2k-Network includes and connects over 600 reference laboratories worldwide.
On our Bioblast website including MitoPedia and O2k-Open Support pages, a wealth of information and scientific knowledge is available, ranging from Concepts and Methods and O2k-Procedures to O2k-Publications. Our aim is to provide more than just the physical means to conduct mitochondrial research. By offering an open resource in addition to making ourselves available for excellent customer and technical support, we empower our customers to design, implement and interpret meaningful experiments. Further benefitting our customers, we organize international O2k-Workshops on a regular basis, allowing for hands-on practical training provided by our experts. Our open-access preprint server, MitoFit Preprint Archives, encourages and supports the sharing of knowledge in the field. This plays into our strong belief in having an open source platform for our customers and network.
Our international team has the skills, knowledge, and creativity to bring innovation and excellence to the relevant markets. By actively participating in research along with hosting international researchers in the fully equipped Oroboros MitoFit Laboratory, our science specialists fully understand what is required to conduct excellent research. They develop tested and trusted O2k instruments and protocols that enable researchers and clinicians to study mitochondrial function in cancer, diabetes, aging, neurodegeneration, exercise physiology and mitochondrial medicine.
Oroboros in numbers
- >25 years of experience
- >1100 instruments in 49 countries
- >1000 users in public and private research facilities
- >140 international workshops on HRR
- >3300 publications on O2k applications
- >600 experienced laboratories building an O2k-Network for information sharing
Our Mission - Our mission is to address the reproducibility crisis of scientific investigation through precise quality control, standardization of protocols and nomanclature, and collaboration of scientists in our O2k Network.
Our Vision - Our vision is to be the driving force in mitochondrial physiology by equipping biomedical labs worldwide with our instruments and knowledge to support key developments in mitochondrial research and medicine.
Coroporate Social Responsibility - Our culture includes respect and support for our community as well as concern for the environment. Template:Keywords Oroboros Ecosystem
About Our Products
Oroboros O2k represents the unique concept of the modular O2k-system for high-resolution respirometry (HRR). The O2k is applied worldwide in areas ranging from fundamental bioenergetics to the analysis of mitochondrial and metabolic diseases, advancing the rapidly growing field of preventive mitochondrial medicine.
At Oroboros Instruments, we follow the strategy of direct support and distribution with best prices offered worldwide, supported by expert national distributors. Our flagship package is the O2k-FluoRespirometer for mitochondria and cell research. Small amounts of biological samples can be used for bioenergetic and OXPHOS analysis, ranging from isolated mitochondria, permeabilized tissues and permeabilized cells to living cells and tissue slices. The modular O2k-Concept is supported by the specially developed O2k-Software, DatLab 7, with high flexibility for extension by add-on O2k-Modules or economical first steps with the Startup O2k-Respirometer. The high-resolution O2k technology emphasizes quality and scientific output of research in mitochondrial physiology and pathology.
Oroboros MitoFit Laboratory
- Comprising of 2 labs and 1 team, the MitoFit Lab does more than just research and development for our instruemetns. While their thorough testing and innovations are key to creating our robust and high quality products, our expert scientests also participate in international projects, run samples for collaborators, provide training to our customers, and host visiting researchers. This scientific support is complementary to the Oroboros O2k approach.
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