<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><KD_8_1_Z4 version="1" xmlns="http://www.brz.gv.at/eproc/kd/2018/12"><CONTRACTING_BODY><ADDRESS_CONTRACTING_BODY><OFFICIALNAME>Institute of Science and Technology Austria</OFFICIALNAME><NATIONALID>9110005615732</NATIONALID><PHONE>+43 22439000</PHONE><E_MAIL>tendering@ist.ac.at</E_MAIL><CONTACT></CONTACT></ADDRESS_CONTRACTING_BODY></CONTRACTING_BODY><OBJECT_CONTRACT><TITLE><P>Optophysiology Multiphoton Microscope</P></TITLE> <REFERENCE_NUMBER>2026-036</REFERENCE_NUMBER><CPV_MAIN><CPV_CODE CODE="38515200" /></CPV_MAIN><TYPE_CONTRACT CTYPE="SUPPLIES" /><SHORT_DESCR><P>The imaging and Optics Facility is to purchase an</P><P>Optophysiology Multi Photon Microscope as a new</P><P>technology to facilitate the measurement of brain activity -</P><P>in the form of Calcium and/or voltage changes in living</P><P>organisms - using advanced multi-photon imaging</P><P>applications in combinatoin with visual or optogenetic</P><P>stimulation.</P></SHORT_DESCR><NO_LOT_DIVISION /><OBJECT_DESCR><NUTS CODE="AT126" /></OBJECT_DESCR></OBJECT_CONTRACT><AWARD_CONTRACT><AWARDED_CONTRACT><CONTRACTOR><ADDRESS_CONTRACTOR><OFFICIALNAME>Femtonics ltd</OFFICIALNAME></ADDRESS_CONTRACTOR></CONTRACTOR></AWARDED_CONTRACT></AWARD_CONTRACT><COMPLEMENTARY_INFO><DATE_DISPATCH_NOTICE>2026-06-12</DATE_DISPATCH_NOTICE></COMPLEMENTARY_INFO><ADDITIONAL_CORE_DATA><DATE_FIRST_PUBLICATION>2026-06-14</DATE_FIRST_PUBLICATION><DATETIME_LAST_CHANGE>2026-06-14T11:05:06</DATETIME_LAST_CHANGE><D_JUSTIFICATION><P>The procurement is to be made by way of a negotiated procedure with a single tenderer without prior notice pursuant to Art 36 (1) No 3 lit a Bundesvergabegesetz (BVergG).</P></D_JUSTIFICATION></ADDITIONAL_CORE_DATA></KD_8_1_Z4>