The lab groups of the Cologne Biocenter cover a wide spectrum of cellular imaging techniques and apply these to the various organisms studied. Their methodological know-how and equipment resources have been combined in a central facility to offer all labs a working platform with modern infrastructure for a select spectrum of methods in the area of cellular imaging.

The Mass spectrometry platform provides a centralized organizational structure for Metabolomics at the Biocenter Cologne. Combining  the mass spectrometry expertise from the fields botany and zoology, creates a broad knowledge base concerning the analysis of metabolites from different organisms.