CellDrop: Sustainable Laboratory Product of the Year:

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Count Cells Without Slides

The CellDrop Automated Cell Counter has been awarded Sustainable Laboratory Product of the Year in the SelectScience® Scientists’ Choice Awards®! CellDrop’s patented DirectPipette™ technology distinguishes it as the only cell counter to eliminate the need for cell counting slides. This innovation has already saved over 10 million slides from use and disposal, which equates to about 35,000 kg (77,000 lbs) of plastic.

DarkReader: Safe Blue Light for gels instead of ethidium bromide.

Clare Chemical was the first company to manufacture blue light illuminators to replace UV lights for nucleic acid imaging. With the combination of their Viridi stains, you can eliminate ethidium bromide and get much better detection of sample vs ethidium on UV illuminators.

HistoClear: Petroleum free clearing alternative for Xylene used in histology applications.

Histoclear is made from all natural citrus products and does not need to be used in a fume hood. There is no hazardous waste.

Energy Efficient: BMG Microplate readers

BMG is committed to energy efficiency and sustainability. All of their readers use less than half a watt of power when the instrument is in standby mode. In addition to this, BMG complies with the The European Union Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Directive (WEEE). This is aimed at reducing the waste from electrical equipment. Check out this website to see what they do.