University of Calgary - Advanced Contract Award Notice / Notice of Proposed Procurement - EM GP2 Automatic Plunge Freezer

The University of Calgary (UCalgary) intends to purchase EM GP2 Automatic Plunge Freezer and accessories from Leica Microsystems. The automated Leica grid plunger (EM GP2) will be used to vitrify biological samples in suspensions as well as industrial emulsions in aqueous or inorganic solvents for cryoTEM. Its features, such as sensor-controlled single-sided blotting, automated single, double and multiple blotting, digital controllable secondary cryogen temperature within 1 degree, and a heated environmental chamber window that prevents window fogging and provides an unobstructed view of the sample, meet UCalgary’s stringent requirements for cryo-EM grid preparation. It is UCalgary’s understanding that the EM GP2 grid plunger by Leica Microsystems is the only product on the market that combines all the essential features into a single, integrated platform.