title: Institutional core facilities: prerequisite for breakthroughs in the life sciences: Core facilities play an increasingly important role in biomedical research by providing scientists access to sophisticated technology and expertise.
authors.affiliation: Core for Life Association for the Advancement of Life Sciences by Core Facilities Max-Planck-Institute of Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics, Dresden, Germany.
authors.forename: Doris
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Meder
authors.affiliation: Core for Life Association for the Advancement of Life Sciences by Core Facilities Centre for Genomic Regulation, Barcelona, Spain.
authors.forename: Mònica
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Morales
authors.affiliation: Core for Life Association for the Advancement of Life Sciences by Core Facilities EMBL Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany.
authors.forename: Rainer
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Pepperkok
authors.affiliation: Core for Life Association for the Advancement of Life Sciences by Core Facilities Functional Genomics Center Zurich, ETH Zurich/University of Zurich, Zürich, Switzerland.
authors.forename: Ralph
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Schlapbach
authors.affiliation: Core for Life Association for the Advancement of Life Sciences by Core Facilities Vienna Biocenter Core Facilities GmbH, Vienna Biocenter (VBC), Vienna, Austria.
authors.forename: Andreas
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Tiran
authors.affiliation: Core for Life Association for the Advancement of Life Sciences by Core Facilities VIB, Zwijnaarde, Belgium.
authors.forename: Geert
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Van Minnebruggen
mesh_terms: D001690:Biological Science Disciplines / Q000379:methods*; D035843:Biomedical Research / Q000379:methods*; D000075762:Interdisciplinary Research; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D012108:Research Personnel