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STAR RATED KITS FOR EASY ELECTROCHEMISTRY ANALYSIS – EVERYTHING YOU NEED

The Thermo Scientific Orion Star™ benchtop meter kits have customised applications that offer everything you need in one convenient package. You can save up to a quarter for the full kit instead of buying each component separately.  So, whether you need to determine nitrate in drinking water, ammonia in wastewater, the conductivity of a solution, […]

INTEGRA ECO GRIPTIP TIPS & RACKS WITH LESS PLASTIC WASTE

Integra is working towards reducing the environmental footprint of laboratories by finding ways to reduce the amount of waste produced, even when disposable plastic is inevitable. To achieve this goal, they have developed a range of greener, eco-friendly liquid handling packaging options that will reduce the number of pipette racks, reagent reservoirs, and tips that […]

AFRIGEN GEARS UP TO DEVELOP AND PRODUCE THE FIRST mRNA COVID VACCINE FOR AFRICA

Watch the Video! We are excited to share our strategic partnership with Afrigen and Thermo Fisher Scientific to produce the first African developed mRNA COVID-19 Vaccine. This fantastic partnership has involved great collaboration across diverse teams and showcases how they are truly making a difference across Africa. VIDEO TRANSCRIPT Housed in a maze of airlocked […]

LABOTEC SUPPLIES VWR MICROSCOPE SLIDES LOCALLY

Labotec is the supplier locally for the VWR range of glass microscope slides for cytology, histology, and general microbiology applications to the local industry in sub-Sahara Africa from January 2022. This range fully encompasses all the slide types; from frosted, beveled, smooth, square, silane coated, adhesion, and many other alternatives using high-quality glass to support […]

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO BART’S BLOG / 10 MOST LOVED POSTS ON CHROMATOGRAPHY, LYOPHILIZATION AND EVAPORATION

Time flies when you are having fun and four years of “Bart’s Blog” have indeed flown by. Bart’s Blog by Buchi, has been sharing topics on preparative chromatography to freeze-drying to rotary evaporation, which has been appreciated by more than 50 000 readers worldwide.  We would like to thank you for your support and continued […]

THE MOST AFFORDABLE PORTABLE 96 CHANNEL ELECTRONIC PIPETTE ON THE MARKET HAS ARRIVED

A brand new pipette has arrived from INTEGRA and is available locally from Labotec.  Manufactured in Switzerland, the MINI 96 claims to be the most affordable 96 channel option on the market. It is designed to fit any workspace and will be ready to use straight out of the box. By enabling simultaneous pipetting of […]

SPEND LESS TIME PERFORMING TITRATIONS & IMPROVE YOUR PRODUCTIVITY

The Thermo Scientific™ Orion Star™ T910 pH automated titrator is modern, simplified and designed to make performing titrations easier, more reliable, more reproducible and faster than manual titrations. The Orion Star T910 combines Thermo Scientific’s core electrochemistry technology with a state-of-the-art reagent dispensing system to expand the number of ions and compounds that can be […]

UNIQUE NEW SERIES VACUUM PUMPS FROM KNF FOR EVERYDAY LAB LIFE

The KNF LABOPORT lab vacuum pump series is a clever, elegant design with clear benefits in terms of handling and functionality.  The smallest in this pump series, the mini Laboport N96, weighs only 2.9kg with flowrates at atm pressure of 7 l/min, and is suitable for applications such as filtration and fluid aspiration. The bigger […]

LIFEBRAIN CREATES ADDITIONAL COVID-19 TEST CAPACITY IN AUSTRIA

The Lifebrain Group, a medical diagnostic laboratory group, is one of the largest providers of clinical laboratory tests in Europe and is well known for its extensive experience in COVID-19 tests as well as its broad expertise in laboratory analysis in the healthcare and food sector. Founded by CEO, Univ.-Prof. Dr. Michael Havel and CFO […]