Have Lab Equipment to Donate? Seeding Labs Could Use Another Hand
Non-profit to soon announce awardees for its Instrumental Access program
Since our December 2014 profile on Seeding Labs and its CEO Nina Dudnik, the non-profit has helped out even more scientists in developing countries. According to its latest newsletter, the group has now made 38 shipments of donated laboratory equipment and supplies to 33 universities in 24 countries and ten more shipments will soon be sent as part of its Instrumental Access program.
Seeding Labs says it will announce the next Instrumental Access awardees over the next few months and is asking for labs with surplus equipment to help meet those awardees’ lab equipment needs.
Labs with equipment to donate can email Seeding Labs, or visit their website.
This year, Seeding Labs received Instrumental Access program applications from 67 university departments in 25 developing countries around the world, including ten new countries. The non-profit says it expects to award 15-17 shipments from the 2015 cohort.
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