Hopefully, you got an offer for a faculty position and are ready to start your own lab. Or maybe you did not land a faculty position, but decided to start your own lab anyway like me in “Making my own home” Science (2016) 354:254. Any way you look at it, you have a lot to buy to get started. If you decide to go the startup route, see My Biotech Startup.
These links should be able provide pretty good deals. I use them and hopefully they will work for you too.
IT
- G-suite from Google: G-suite lets Google take care of IT while you take care of business. You have Gmail manage your e-mail and use all of the Google productivity apps that you have come to know and love. You get 30GB of drive space per user with the option to purchase more. The G-suite productivity apps facilitate collaboration and allow everyone to work wherever they are. People can even work on the same document simultaneously, a feature that everyone at Kaplan Schiller likes. To get 20% of your first year e-mail K. Cameron Schiller to get a discount code.
Office
- Anti-Fatigue Mat: ComfortElite Anti Fatigue Mat – Burgundy | 24 x 36 x 3/4 inch | Engineered in USA Specifically For Long Time Standing Comfort | Luxury Floor Mat for Office Standup Desk, Kitchen
- HP Toner: Renewable Toner HP Q6511X 11X Compatible Laser Toner Cartridge for HP LaserJet 2420 2430 Series
- Lab Notebooks: This is one of the best deals we have found on the National Brand Laboratory notebooks.
- Packing Tape: Packing Tape – 6 Rolls – Extra Thick 3.1 Mil – Packaging, Shipping, Sealing for Box, Package, Storage & Moving – Ultra Clear, Heavy Duty Plus, Commercial & Industrial Grade Tape by EXHEED®
- Printer paper: HP Paper, Multipurpose Ultra White Poly Wrap, 20lb, 8.5×11, Letter, 96 Bright, 2500 Sheets / 5 Ream Case (212500C), Made In The USA
- Tape: Invisible Tape, 1 Core, 3/4×1000, 12/PK, Clear (BSN32953)
Safety
- Lab Coats: We really like the Natural Uniforms Unisex 40 Inch Lab Coat, Medium White
that we get from Amazon.
- Spill Kit Components: Broom: O-Cedar Power Corner Angle Broom with Dust Pan
- Spill Kit components: Dust pan: Casabella 1 Count Dustpan and Brush Set, Graphite/Orange
Lab Equipment
- First check out “New Lab Welcome Packs”
- Lab Service Cart: WEN 73002 500-Pound Capacity Service Cart
- Magnetic Stir Bar: 7pcs PTFE magnetic stirrer mixer stir bar White Color
- Microcentrifuge Tube Rack: Bio Plas 0061 Assorted Polypropylene Microcentrifuge PCR Tube Rack, 80-Well, Pack of Five
- Microscope Fluorescent Ring light:AmScope FRL8 8W Stereo Microscope Fluorescent Ring Light
Consumables
- First check out “New Lab Welcome Packs”
- Label Tape: Daigger DAI-T34-27-C Assorted Label Tape Pack, 1″ Width, 500″ Roll Length (Pack of 12)
- Petri Dish 3.5cm: Petri Dishes 35 x 10mm, 10 Dishes/Sterile Sleeve, 500 Petri Dishes/Unit
- Petri Dish 6cm: Petri Dish 60x15mm w/Gripping, 10 Dishes/Sterile Sleeve, 500 Petri Dishes/Unit
- Petri Dish 10cm: Petri Dish, 100×15 w/Gripping, 10 Dishes/Sterile Sleeve, 500 Petri Dishes/Unit
- Petri dish 2-section 10cm: Nest Scientific 753011 Polystyrene Petri Dish, I-Plate (2-Section), Semi-Stackable, Sterile, 100 mm x 15 mm, 20 per Pack, 500 per Case (Pack of 500)
- Petri dish 2-section 10cm (alternate): Kord Valmark 2903 Polystyrene Petri Dish, Stackable Bi-Plate, 100 mm Diameter, 15 mm Height, 7.32 cu. in. Capacity (Pack of 500)
- Weigh Boats Small Dish: SEOH Plastic Hexagonal Weigh Boats Small Dish 100pk
Other useful items
- Bike Trailer: Sepnine single wheel bike cargo trailer aluminium frame 8002T (bicycle cargo trailer with yellow bag)
Shipping
- Since we have more than one great deal with Amazon.com, we have found that Amazon Prime saves us money on shipping. Try Amazon Prime 30-Day Free Trial
