What we do

The Research Instrumentation Core Facility develops new scientific instruments for researchers at Harvard Medical School and affiliated institutions. We specialize in the design and fabrication of electronic, optical, and mechanical devices, as well as software interfaces for these devices. The facility's services include:

Consultations

Consultations may include design of hardware or software, purchasing decisions, or assistance with implementation.

Trainings

Facility staff can train research scientists in the design and fabrication of customized research instruments. The staff will organize and lead short training courses on specific topics.

Design and fabrication service

The facility staff can perform design and fabrication for those projects that are most appropriate to the facility’s mission and expertise.

Shared equipment and workspace

The facility provides tools and workshop space for authorized researchers to design and prototype their own electronics, optics, mechanical devices, and software.

Knowledge/technology transfer

Facility staff are knowledgeable about customized research instruments already in use in the community and are able to help interested researchers disseminate their ideas to other labs.