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SURFE2R N1 Research Grant

Accelerating transporter research

Would you like to feel the easiness of transporter research with an instrument specially designed for the measurements of electrogenic transporters?

The SURFE2R N1 is made to bring sensitivity, speed, and easiness into your transporter research. No need for harsh radiolabeled compounds, time-consuming protocols, or worries about missing transporter currents due to their small amplitude.

We are giving you the opportunity to receive a SURFE2R N1 for 6 months in your lab, including consumables and assay development support, completely free of charge.

Why should you apply?

What will
you do?

SURFE2R N1 enables comprehensive functional characterization of electrogenic membrane transport in real-time, offering heightened sensitivity and temporal resolution. It allows recordings from diverse membranes, including isolated membrane vesicles from native tissues or cultured cells, organellar membranes, and transporters reconstituted into proteoliposomes.

If you are looking for a sensitive instrument to measure small transporter currents, as those expected from secondary transporters, and want to study the function and inhibition of secondary transporters in a native-like environment without using radioligands and incease the speed and throughput of your research - this grant is for you!

 

Winners 2024: their story

In 2024, we were thrilled to receive an outstanding selection of applications for the SURFE2R N1 instrument grant. The quality of proposals made it a tough decision for our judges, but ultimately, two exceptional projects stood out. Congratulations to both winners!

We are excited to support their research and look forward to seeing their innovative work unfold.

"Dissecting the molecular determinants of membrane transport protein stability in membranes"

 

Dr. Janice Robertson's research group at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis has been awarded the instrument grant for North America. They will use the SURFE2R to gain a fundamental and comprehensive understanding of what defines the stability of ion channels and transporters, as well as to identify new mechanisms of therapeutic modulation.

 

Watch the moment Janice discovered their proposal had been successful:

"Modulators of Drug Transporter Dynamics for Adjunct Therapies"

 

Dr. Chloé Martens' lab at the Université Libre de Bruxelles has been awarded the instrument grant for Europe. Their project focuses on identifying and designing modulators that either block or accelerate drug transport by influencing the conformational switching of transporters.

Watch the moment Chloé discovered their proposal had been successful:

 

Previous winners: their story

Success stories

Offering SURFE2R N1 research grants has become a tradition at Nanion, lasting since 2018. Many labs have benefited from this opportunity, and ultimately obtained their own systems.

Read the success stories of our previous SURFE2R N1 grant winners and learn how SURFE2R N1 accelerated their research!

2026 Research Grant

The application period for the 2026 SURFE²R N1 Research Grant has not yet opened.

We invite researchers who are interested in applying to register their interest below.

By registering, you will be the first to receive:

  • Official announcement of the 2026 grant call
  • Submission deadlines and timeline
  • Additional details about the award

We look forward to supporting innovative transporter research with SURFE²R technology.

Questions?

Contact our specialist Dr. Cecilia George (Global Head of SURFE2R Sales / Senior Scientist). Cecilia and the SURFE2R N1 grant team are delighted to help you: