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Research quality
The research of the unit as a whole is of a high quality and the unit is also well cited  
in the international literature. However, the impact and publication record of the 
FTICR-MS activities are not yet at the level of the activities in crystallography. 
Overall, this is an active and young research unit and the combination of X-ray 
analysis and FTICR-MS could hold a large research potential for the future.
Research environment
The research environment and the instrumentation is very good and a highlight for 
the unit. The in-house protein diffractometer is essential for the X-ray studies and 
one of the few instruments in Finland. More sophisticated measurements are 
conducted at synchrotrons in Hamburg or Grenoble. The mass spectrometry group is 
equipped with various high-resolution machines, and especially the recently installed 
12 Tesla FT-ICR is unique in Finland. In Europe, it is only the fifth such instrument. 
Other units at UEF, VTT and chemical companies profit from this outstanding 
equipment.