Scanning near-field optical microscopy (SNOM) and tip-enhanced Raman scattering (TERS) as general methods have passed the proof-of-principle stage. However, state-of-the-art SNOM and TERS are still done on custom-built setups; therefore, each design has to go through this phase individually. In this work, I have affirmed the possibilities of our SNOM setup to investigate biological molecules. Valuable results for adenine, DNA and amyloid fibrils have been presented. Our setup operates at room temperature and in air. It can investigate non-transparent samples. Its special features include a parabolic mirror as the element both for focusing the laser light and for collecting the scattered signal from the sample. Its high collection angle of ...