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Institutions using Byonoy instruments

  • Aalborg UniversityDenmark
  • Aarhus UniversityDenmark
  • Adıyaman UniversityTürkiye
  • 6 institutionsUnited States
  • Ariel UniversityIsrael
  • Arizona State UniversityUnited States
  • Auburn UniversityUnited States
  • Baylor SchoolUnited States
  • 2 institutionsGermany
  • Biology Centre CASCzech Republic
  • BioScience CenterThe Netherlands
  • 3 institutionsUnited States
  • Brainware UniversityIndia
  • 2 institutionsUnited States
  • Ca’ Foscari UniversityItaly
  • Callaghan InnovationNew Zealand
  • 2 institutionsUnited States
  • 2 institutionsAustralia
  • Central University of TechnologySouth Africa
  • Centro de Investigación Príncipe FelipeSpain
  • Chicago Botanic GardenUnited States
  • Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel (CAU)Germany
  • Chungbuk National UniversitySouth Korea
  • Chungnam National UniversitySouth Korea
  • Clemson UniversityUnited States
  • College of William and MaryUnited States
  • Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO)Australia
  • COMSATS UniversityPakistan
  • 4 institutionsItaly
  • Cornell UniversityUnited States
  • Crescent UniversityNigeria
  • Czech Academy of ScienceCzech Republic
  • Damanhour UniversityEgypt
  • Dartmouth CollegeUnited States
  • UC DavisUnited States
  • 2 institutionsUnited States
  • Democritus University of ThraceGreece
  • 3 institutionsAustralia
  • 2 institutionsAustralia
  • 2 institutionsAustralia
  • Duke NUSSingapore
  • Duke UniversityUnited States
  • East Stroudsburg University of PennsylvaniaUnited States
  • 2 institutionsUnited States
  • 2 institutionsFrance
  • ETHZSwitzerland
  • Fachhochschule Nordwestschweiz FHNWSwitzerland
  • 4 institutionsAustralia
  • Fisheries and Aquaculture ResearchNorway
  • Flinders UniversityAustralia
  • Florida International UniversityUnited States
  • 2 institutionsItaly
  • California State UniversityUnited States
  • 2 institutionsGermany
  • 5 institutionsUnited States
  • Georgia Southern UniversityUnited States
  • Ghent UniversityBelgium
  • Guangdong Laboratory-ZhanjiangChina
  • Gunma UniversityJapan
  • Harding UniversityUnited States
  • 2 institutionsGermany
  • 2 institutionsGermany
  • Hokkaido UniversityJapan
  • Huaqiao UniversityChina
  • Instituto de Biología Celular y Molecular de Plantas (IBMCP)Spain
  • 2 institutionsUnited Kingdom
  • Indian Institute of TechnologyIndia
  • Indian Institute of Technology KharagpurIndia
  • Institut Pasteur de DakarDakar
  • 2 institutionsNorway
  • Institute of Polar Sciences (CNR-ISP)Italy
  • Institute of Tropical Medicine AntwerpBelgium
  • 2 institutionsAustria
  • Iowa State UniversityUnited States
  • 2 institutionsTürkiye
  • Jacobs-University BremenGermany
  • Johannes Gutenberg Universität MainzGermany
  • Kansas State UniversityUnited States
  • Keio University School of MedicineJapan
  • 2 institutionsSaudi Arabia
  • KU LeuvenBelgium
  • Kyoto UniversityJapan
  • Kyung Hee UniversitySouth Korea
  • Landmark CollegeUnited States
  • Lawrence Livermore National LaboratoryUnited States
  • 2 institutionsThe Netherlands
  • Lesaffre Institute of Science and TechnologyFrance
  • Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine (LSTM)UK
  • 2 institutionsUnited States
  • Louisiana State UniversityUnited States
  • Lund UniversitySweden
  • Makerere UniversityUganda
  • Max Planck Institute for Brain ResearchGermany
  • Mayo ClinicUnited States
  • Medical University of BialystokPoland
  • Michigan State UniversityUnited States
  • Milligan UniversityUnited States
  • Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI)New Zealand
  • 2 institutionsUnited States
  • Monash UniversityItaly
  • Montana State UniversityUnited States
  • Montgomery CollegeUnited States
  • 2 institutionsCanada
  • NASA Ames Research CenterUnited States
  • 2 institutionsTaiwan
  • 2 institutionsJapan
  • National Institute of Oceanography and Applied GeophysicsItaly
  • National Sun Yat-sen UniversityTaiwan
  • 2 institutionsUnited Kingdom
  • National Institute of Health (NIH)United States
  • North Carolina State UniversityUnited States
  • North Gujarat UniversityIndia
  • Norwegian University of Science and TechnologyNorway
  • Notre Dame UniversityUnited States
  • 2 institutionsUnited States
  • Oklahoma State UniversityUnited States
  • Oxford UniversityUnited Kindom
  • Phoenix Children's HospitalUnited States
  • Primary Industries DevelopmentAustralia
  • Princeton UniversityUnited States
  • 2 institutionsChina
  • Quadram InstituteUnited Kingdom
  • Queen's UniversityCanada
  • Rice UniversityUnited States
  • UC RiversideUnited States
  • Rutgers UniversityUnited States
  • Sackler Faculty of MedicineIsrael
  • San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance-Beckman Center for Conservation ResearchUnited States
  • Sarawak Infectious Disease Centre Sdn Bhd (SIDC)Malaysia
  • SCK CENBelgium
  • Shanghai Ocean UniversityChina
  • Sharif University of TechnologyIran
  • South Dakota State UniversityUnited States
  • Stanford UniversityUnited States
  • Stazione Zoologica Anton DohrnItaly
  • Stellenbosch UniversitySouth Africa
  • Sunchon National UniversitySouth Korea
  • SUNY Upstate Medical UniversityUnited States
  • Technical University of Denmark (DTU)Denmark
  • Tel Aviv UniversityIsrael
  • Texas A&M UniversityUnited States
  • 2 institutionsUnited States
  • 2 institutionsUnited States
  • The Jackson Laboratory MaineUnited States
  • The Johns Hopkins UniversityUnited States
  • 2 institutionsUnited Kingdom
  • The University of OklahomaUnited States
  • Tohoku UniversityJapan
  • Trakya UniversityTürkiye
  • Truman State UniversityUnited States
  • TUFTSUnited States
  • UC BerkeleyUnited States
  • UC Santa BarbaraUnited States
  • UC San DiegoUnited States
  • UC San FranciscoUnited States
  • Universitätsklinikum EssenGermany
  • The University of MassachusettsUnited States
  • Universität InnsbruckAustria
  • Universität MarburgGermany
  • Universität RostockGermany
  • Université De StrasbourgFrance
  • 2 institutionsItaly
  • University of AmsterdamThe Netherlands
  • University of ArizonaUnited States
  • University of ArkansasUnited States
  • University Of Arkansas For Medical SciencesUnited States
  • University of BariItaly
  • University of BaselSwitzerland
  • University of British ColumbiaCanada
  • University of BuffaloUnited States
  • University of Central OklahomaUnited States
  • University of Colorado BoulderUnited States
  • University of DelawareUnited States
  • University of FloridaUnited States
  • University of GenoaItaly
  • University of GeorgiaUnited States
  • University of HelsinkiFinland
  • University of IowaUnited States
  • University of LethbridgeCanada
  • University of LimpopoSouth Africa
  • University of LleidaSpain
  • University of ManchesterUnited Kingdom
  • University of MarylandUnited States
  • University of MiamiUnited States
  • University of MichiganUnited States
  • University of MinnesotaUnited States
  • University of MissouriUnited States
  • University of Missouri Kansas CityUnited States
  • University of North FloridaUnited States
  • University of OregonUnited States
  • University of OuluFinland
  • University of PadovaItaly
  • University of ParmaItaly
  • University of PecsHungary
  • University of PittsburghUnited States
  • University of PretoriaSouth Africa
  • University of RedlandsUnited States
  • University of Rhode IslandUnited States
  • University of SaskatchewanCanada
  • University of SilesiaPoland
  • University of SouthamptonUnited Kingdom
  • University of TechnologyIraq
  • University of Technology SydneyAustralia
  • University of Tennessee at KnoxvilleUnited States
  • University of the PacificUnited States
  • University of the Western CapeSouth Africa
  • University of ThessalyGreece
  • University of TorontoCanada
  • University of TsukubaGermany
  • University of TübingenGermany
  • University of TurkuFinland
  • University of WaikatoNew Zealand
  • University of WashingtonUnited States
  • University of Wisconsin-MadisonUnited States
  • University of WyomingUnited States
  • Uppsala UniversitySweden
  • USAMRIIDUnited States
  • UT Health San AntonioUnited States
  • UT Southwestern Medical CenterUnited States
  • Utah State UniversityUnited States
  • Vanderbilt UniversityUnited States
  • Vilnius UniversityLithuania
  • Virginia TechUnited States
  • Vytautas Magnus UniversityLithuania
  • Washington State UniversityUnited States
  • Washington University in St LouisUnited States
  • Western UniversityCanada
  • Western University of Health SciencesUnited States
  • Yale UniversityUnited States
  • International Space StationLow Earth orbit

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World map showing the locations of institutions using Byonoy instruments Aalborg University — DenmarkAarhus University — DenmarkAdıyaman University — Türkiye6 institutions — United StatesAriel University — IsraelArizona State University — United StatesAuburn University — United StatesBaylor School — United States2 institutions — GermanyBiology Centre CAS — Czech RepublicBioScience Center — The Netherlands3 institutions — United StatesBrainware University — India2 institutions — United StatesCa’ Foscari University — ItalyCallaghan Innovation — New Zealand2 institutions — United States2 institutions — AustraliaCentral University of Technology — South AfricaCentro de Investigación Príncipe Felipe — SpainChicago Botanic Garden — United StatesChristian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel (CAU) — GermanyChungbuk National University — South KoreaChungnam National University — South KoreaClemson University — United StatesCollege of William and Mary — United StatesCommonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) — AustraliaCOMSATS University — Pakistan4 institutions — ItalyCornell University — United StatesCrescent University — NigeriaCzech Academy of Science — Czech RepublicDamanhour University — EgyptDartmouth College — United StatesUC Davis — United States2 institutions — United StatesDemocritus University of Thrace — Greece3 institutions — Australia2 institutions — Australia2 institutions — AustraliaDuke NUS — SingaporeDuke University — United StatesEast Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania — United States2 institutions — United States2 institutions — FranceETHZ — SwitzerlandFachhochschule Nordwestschweiz FHNW — Switzerland4 institutions — AustraliaFisheries and Aquaculture Research — NorwayFlinders University — AustraliaFlorida International University — United States2 institutions — ItalyCalifornia State University — United States2 institutions — Germany5 institutions — United StatesGeorgia Southern University — United StatesGhent University — BelgiumGuangdong Laboratory-Zhanjiang — ChinaGunma University — JapanHarding University — United States2 institutions — Germany2 institutions — GermanyHokkaido University — JapanHuaqiao University — ChinaInstituto de Biología Celular y Molecular de Plantas (IBMCP) — Spain2 institutions — United KingdomIndian Institute of Technology — IndiaIndian Institute of Technology Kharagpur — IndiaInstitut Pasteur de Dakar — Dakar2 institutions — NorwayInstitute of Polar Sciences (CNR-ISP) — ItalyInstitute of Tropical Medicine Antwerp — Belgium2 institutions — AustriaIowa State University — United States2 institutions — TürkiyeJacobs-University Bremen — GermanyJohannes Gutenberg Universität Mainz — GermanyKansas State University — United StatesKeio University School of Medicine — Japan2 institutions — Saudi ArabiaKU Leuven — BelgiumKyoto University — JapanKyung Hee University — South KoreaLandmark College — United StatesLawrence Livermore National Laboratory — United States2 institutions — The NetherlandsLesaffre Institute of Science and Technology — FranceLiverpool School of Tropical Medicine (LSTM) — UK2 institutions — United StatesLouisiana State University — United StatesLund University — SwedenMakerere University — UgandaMax Planck Institute for Brain Research — GermanyMayo Clinic — United StatesMedical University of Bialystok — PolandMichigan State University — United StatesMilligan University — United StatesMinistry for Primary Industries (MPI) — New Zealand2 institutions — United StatesMonash University — ItalyMontana State University — United StatesMontgomery College — United States2 institutions — CanadaNASA Ames Research Center — United States2 institutions — Taiwan2 institutions — JapanNational Institute of Oceanography and Applied Geophysics — ItalyNational Sun Yat-sen University — Taiwan2 institutions — United KingdomNational Institute of Health (NIH) — United StatesNorth Carolina State University — United StatesNorth Gujarat University — IndiaNorwegian University of Science and Technology — NorwayNotre Dame University — United States2 institutions — United StatesOklahoma State University — United StatesOxford University — United KindomPhoenix Children's Hospital — United StatesPrimary Industries Development — AustraliaPrinceton University — United States2 institutions — ChinaQuadram Institute — United KingdomQueen's University — CanadaRice University — United StatesUC Riverside — United StatesRutgers University — United StatesSackler Faculty of Medicine — IsraelSan Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance-Beckman Center for Conservation Research — United StatesSarawak Infectious Disease Centre Sdn Bhd (SIDC) — MalaysiaSCK CEN — BelgiumShanghai Ocean University — ChinaSharif University of Technology — IranSouth Dakota State University — United StatesStanford University — United StatesStazione Zoologica Anton Dohrn — ItalyStellenbosch University — South AfricaSunchon National University — South KoreaSUNY Upstate Medical University — United StatesTechnical University of Denmark (DTU) — DenmarkTel Aviv University — IsraelTexas A&M University — United States2 institutions — United States2 institutions — United StatesThe Jackson Laboratory Maine — United StatesThe Johns Hopkins University — United States2 institutions — United KingdomThe University of Oklahoma — United StatesTohoku University — JapanTrakya University — TürkiyeTruman State University — United StatesTUFTS — United StatesUC Berkeley — United StatesUC Santa Barbara — United StatesUC San Diego — United StatesUC San Francisco — United StatesUniversitätsklinikum Essen — GermanyThe University of Massachusetts — United StatesUniversität Innsbruck — AustriaUniversität Marburg — GermanyUniversität Rostock — GermanyUniversité De Strasbourg — France2 institutions — ItalyUniversity of Amsterdam — The NetherlandsUniversity of Arizona — United StatesUniversity of Arkansas — United StatesUniversity Of Arkansas For Medical Sciences — United StatesUniversity of Bari — ItalyUniversity of Basel — SwitzerlandUniversity of British Columbia — CanadaUniversity of Buffalo — United StatesUniversity of Central Oklahoma — United StatesUniversity of Colorado Boulder — United StatesUniversity of Delaware — United StatesUniversity of Florida — United StatesUniversity of Genoa — ItalyUniversity of Georgia — United StatesUniversity of Helsinki — FinlandUniversity of Iowa — United StatesUniversity of Lethbridge — CanadaUniversity of Limpopo — South AfricaUniversity of Lleida — SpainUniversity of Manchester — United KingdomUniversity of Maryland — United StatesUniversity of Miami — United StatesUniversity of Michigan — United StatesUniversity of Minnesota — United StatesUniversity of Missouri — United StatesUniversity of Missouri Kansas City — United StatesUniversity of North Florida — United StatesUniversity of Oregon — United StatesUniversity of Oulu — FinlandUniversity of Padova — ItalyUniversity of Parma — ItalyUniversity of Pecs — HungaryUniversity of Pittsburgh — United StatesUniversity of Pretoria — South AfricaUniversity of Redlands — United StatesUniversity of Rhode Island — United StatesUniversity of Saskatchewan — CanadaUniversity of Silesia — PolandUniversity of Southampton — United KingdomUniversity of Technology — IraqUniversity of Technology Sydney — AustraliaUniversity of Tennessee at Knoxville — United StatesUniversity of the Pacific — United StatesUniversity of the Western Cape — South AfricaUniversity of Thessaly — GreeceUniversity of Toronto — CanadaUniversity of Tsukuba — GermanyUniversity of Tübingen — GermanyUniversity of Turku — FinlandUniversity of Waikato — New ZealandUniversity of Washington — United StatesUniversity of Wisconsin-Madison — United StatesUniversity of Wyoming — United StatesUppsala University — SwedenUSAMRIID — United StatesUT Health San Antonio — United StatesUT Southwestern Medical Center — United StatesUtah State University — United StatesVanderbilt University — United StatesVilnius University — LithuaniaVirginia Tech — United StatesVytautas Magnus University — LithuaniaWashington State University — United StatesWashington University in St Louis — United StatesWestern University — CanadaWestern University of Health Sciences — United StatesYale University — United States
Aalborg University — DenmarkAarhus University — DenmarkAdıyaman University — Türkiye6 institutions — United StatesAriel University — IsraelArizona State University — United StatesAuburn University — United StatesBaylor School — United States2 institutions — GermanyBiology Centre CAS — Czech RepublicBioScience Center — The Netherlands3 institutions — United StatesBrainware University — India2 institutions — United StatesCa’ Foscari University — ItalyCallaghan Innovation — New Zealand2 institutions — United States2 institutions — AustraliaCentral University of Technology — South AfricaCentro de Investigación Príncipe Felipe — SpainChicago Botanic Garden — United StatesChristian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel (CAU) — GermanyChungbuk National University — South KoreaChungnam National University — South KoreaClemson University — United StatesCollege of William and Mary — United StatesCommonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) — AustraliaCOMSATS University — Pakistan4 institutions — ItalyCornell University — United StatesCrescent University — NigeriaCzech Academy of Science — Czech RepublicDamanhour University — EgyptDartmouth College — United StatesUC Davis — United States2 institutions — United StatesDemocritus University of Thrace — Greece3 institutions — Australia2 institutions — Australia2 institutions — AustraliaDuke NUS — SingaporeDuke University — United StatesEast Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania — United States2 institutions — United States2 institutions — FranceETHZ — SwitzerlandFachhochschule Nordwestschweiz FHNW — Switzerland4 institutions — AustraliaFisheries and Aquaculture Research — NorwayFlinders University — AustraliaFlorida International University — United States2 institutions — ItalyCalifornia State University — United States2 institutions — Germany5 institutions — United StatesGeorgia Southern University — United StatesGhent University — BelgiumGuangdong Laboratory-Zhanjiang — ChinaGunma University — JapanHarding University — United States2 institutions — Germany2 institutions — GermanyHokkaido University — JapanHuaqiao University — ChinaInstituto de Biología Celular y Molecular de Plantas (IBMCP) — Spain2 institutions — United KingdomIndian Institute of Technology — IndiaIndian Institute of Technology Kharagpur — IndiaInstitut Pasteur de Dakar — Dakar2 institutions — NorwayInstitute of Polar Sciences (CNR-ISP) — ItalyInstitute of Tropical Medicine Antwerp — Belgium2 institutions — AustriaIowa State University — United States2 institutions — TürkiyeJacobs-University Bremen — GermanyJohannes Gutenberg Universität Mainz — GermanyKansas State University — United StatesKeio University School of Medicine — Japan2 institutions — Saudi ArabiaKU Leuven — BelgiumKyoto University — JapanKyung Hee University — South KoreaLandmark College — United StatesLawrence Livermore National Laboratory — United States2 institutions — The NetherlandsLesaffre Institute of Science and Technology — FranceLiverpool School of Tropical Medicine (LSTM) — UK2 institutions — United StatesLouisiana State University — United StatesLund University — SwedenMakerere University — UgandaMax Planck Institute for Brain Research — GermanyMayo Clinic — United StatesMedical University of Bialystok — PolandMichigan State University — United StatesMilligan University — United StatesMinistry for Primary Industries (MPI) — New Zealand2 institutions — United StatesMonash University — ItalyMontana State University — United StatesMontgomery College — United States2 institutions — CanadaNASA Ames Research Center — United States2 institutions — Taiwan2 institutions — JapanNational Institute of Oceanography and Applied Geophysics — ItalyNational Sun Yat-sen University — Taiwan2 institutions — United KingdomNational Institute of Health (NIH) — United StatesNorth Carolina State University — United StatesNorth Gujarat University — IndiaNorwegian University of Science and Technology — NorwayNotre Dame University — United States2 institutions — United StatesOklahoma State University — United StatesOxford University — United KindomPhoenix Children's Hospital — United StatesPrimary Industries Development — AustraliaPrinceton University — United States2 institutions — ChinaQuadram Institute — United KingdomQueen's University — CanadaRice University — United StatesUC Riverside — United StatesRutgers University — United StatesSackler Faculty of Medicine — IsraelSan Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance-Beckman Center for Conservation Research — United StatesSarawak Infectious Disease Centre Sdn Bhd (SIDC) — MalaysiaSCK CEN — BelgiumShanghai Ocean University — ChinaSharif University of Technology — IranSouth Dakota State University — United StatesStanford University — United StatesStazione Zoologica Anton Dohrn — ItalyStellenbosch University — South AfricaSunchon National University — South KoreaSUNY Upstate Medical University — United StatesTechnical University of Denmark (DTU) — DenmarkTel Aviv University — IsraelTexas A&M University — United States2 institutions — United States2 institutions — United StatesThe Jackson Laboratory Maine — United StatesThe Johns Hopkins University — United States2 institutions — United KingdomThe University of Oklahoma — United StatesTohoku University — JapanTrakya University — TürkiyeTruman State University — United StatesTUFTS — United StatesUC Berkeley — United StatesUC Santa Barbara — United StatesUC San Diego — United StatesUC San Francisco — United StatesUniversitätsklinikum Essen — GermanyThe University of Massachusetts — United StatesUniversität Innsbruck — AustriaUniversität Marburg — GermanyUniversität Rostock — GermanyUniversité De Strasbourg — France2 institutions — ItalyUniversity of Amsterdam — The NetherlandsUniversity of Arizona — United StatesUniversity of Arkansas — United StatesUniversity Of Arkansas For Medical Sciences — United StatesUniversity of Bari — ItalyUniversity of Basel — SwitzerlandUniversity of British Columbia — CanadaUniversity of Buffalo — United StatesUniversity of Central Oklahoma — United StatesUniversity of Colorado Boulder — United StatesUniversity of Delaware — United StatesUniversity of Florida — United StatesUniversity of Genoa — ItalyUniversity of Georgia — United StatesUniversity of Helsinki — FinlandUniversity of Iowa — United StatesUniversity of Lethbridge — CanadaUniversity of Limpopo — South AfricaUniversity of Lleida — SpainUniversity of Manchester — United KingdomUniversity of Maryland — United StatesUniversity of Miami — United StatesUniversity of Michigan — United StatesUniversity of Minnesota — United StatesUniversity of Missouri — United StatesUniversity of Missouri Kansas City — United StatesUniversity of North Florida — United StatesUniversity of Oregon — United StatesUniversity of Oulu — FinlandUniversity of Padova — ItalyUniversity of Parma — ItalyUniversity of Pecs — HungaryUniversity of Pittsburgh — United StatesUniversity of Pretoria — South AfricaUniversity of Redlands — United StatesUniversity of Rhode Island — United StatesUniversity of Saskatchewan — CanadaUniversity of Silesia — PolandUniversity of Southampton — United KingdomUniversity of Technology — IraqUniversity of Technology Sydney — AustraliaUniversity of Tennessee at Knoxville — United StatesUniversity of the Pacific — United StatesUniversity of the Western Cape — South AfricaUniversity of Thessaly — GreeceUniversity of Toronto — CanadaUniversity of Tsukuba — GermanyUniversity of Tübingen — GermanyUniversity of Turku — FinlandUniversity of Waikato — New ZealandUniversity of Washington — United StatesUniversity of Wisconsin-Madison — United StatesUniversity of Wyoming — United StatesUppsala University — SwedenUSAMRIID — United StatesUT Health San Antonio — United StatesUT Southwestern Medical Center — United StatesUtah State University — United StatesVanderbilt University — United StatesVilnius University — LithuaniaVirginia Tech — United StatesVytautas Magnus University — LithuaniaWashington State University — United StatesWashington University in St Louis — United StatesWestern University — CanadaWestern University of Health Sciences — United StatesYale University — United States

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