Building a research lab from scratch is no simple feat. Even if you have sufficient funds to support the undertaking and a clear idea you may still fail to create an environment that not only promotes safe research. After the completion, you may also come across loopholes in your lab, which typically means inaccurate results and potentially-dangerous risks. To tackle such challenges, most lab owners turn to professionals.
How can GLE, LLC help you?
Defining the equipment and furniture for a research lab presents a challenge, especially when it’s your first time. This is exactly where we come into the picture and help you build a lab best-suited to your requirements. From guiding you on the right equipment to outfitting your lab with the most suitable furniture, we make sure that you have a lab that gives you new ways of looking at things and makes your job easier.
Generally, when establishing a new research lab, the following infrastructural items are frequently needed:
● Lab furniture including base cabinets, sink assemblies, countertop, sinks, reagent racks, tall storage cabinets, wall cabinets, wall shelves, chemical storage cabinets
● Hoods including Biosafety cabinets, ductless fume hoods, chemical fume hoods, exhaust blowers
● Incubators including CO2 incubators and shaking incubators
● Ovens including forced air ovens/forced convection ovens, gravity convection ovens, high-temperature ovens, and vacuum ovens with vacuum pumps
● Freezers including ULT freezers/-80C to -86C freezers, -20C freezers, -30C freezers, upright freezers, chest freezers, and under-counter freezers
● Refrigerators including upright refrigerators, chest refrigerators, chromatography refrigerators, and under-counter refrigerators
● Centrifuges- centrifuges and refrigerated centrifuges
● Glassware washers and/or dryers
Final Note
No matter how much funds you have in hand for a research lab, you may still face a plethora of challenges when creating a lab that supports innovation. The best course of action is to get help from professionals who specialize in outfitting labs with quality equipment and furniture.
If you want to build a research lab but have no idea where to start, we will help you. Just send us a drawing/sketch/floorplan and/or list of items you need to build a lab and we will assist you with everything, at each step. Get in touch today.