Upcoming events
January session: The importance of Core Facilities for the Scientific Communities
Latest news
- Come and join our next CTLS monthly session: ‘The Importance of Core Facilities for the Scientific Communities’
- New EMBL fellowship programme now open!
- Find out here about ADVANCE – a new online course for early career scientists
- ABRF Online Workshops – Implementing Spatial Transcriptomics as a Core Service
What does CTLS stand for?
- Core: are any type of core facility, research infrastructure or shared resource lab.
- Technologies: are any kind of instrumentation, methodology and resources that support scientific research.
- Life Sciences: are any field of expertise related to biology and biomedicine (see What is a Core Facility)
CTLS is a community that allows members to:
- Network with like-minded colleagues
- Share and exchange knowledge and experience
- Promote joint benchmarking and best practices
- Develop their careers
- Discuss emerging methods or technologies
- Provide peer counseling services to members of the community
- Contribute to data reproducibility and standardisation in life sciences
About Us
Core Technologies for Life Sciences (CTLS) is a non-profit association that brings together scientists, technical and administrative staff working in or in close association with shared resource laboratories, such as core facilities, technological platforms and research infrastructures.
Membership
By joining CTLS, you help our community to be more effective in its advocacy and outreach aimed at increasing the awareness of CF funders and policy makers about the importance of CFs in modern life sciences.
What are Core Technologies?
Core Technologies provide shared access to specialized expertise, instrumentation, and knowledge. They ensure more efficient resource utilization, as well as specialist instruction, support, and management. Core Technologies take many forms ranging from individual pieces of shared research equipment to large international infrastructures.
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