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University World News Africa Edition, December 13, 2009: AFRICA: Universities benefit from used lab equipment
The ability of African universities to undertake in-depth research is often hampered by lack of appropriate technology. Now institutions are benefiting from Seeding Labs, a non-profit US-based organisation that works with universities and companies to provide second-hand laboratory equipment in good condition for the developing world. [Read more]
Before matriculating at Harvard Medical School in 2001, Nina S. Dudnik worked at a lab in the Ivory Coast. And what she didn’t see there became the start of a now seven-year journey to right the disparity between research in the West and in developing countries. [Read more]
The Boston Globe, November 23, 2009: One Lab's Trash Becomes a Poorer One's Treasure
When Nina Dudnik arrived at Harvard Medical School in 2001 to purue her doctorate, her eyes weren't drawn to the marble hallways, the state-of-the-art facilities, or the august faculty. They were drawn to the trash. [Read more]
Boston Business Journal, May 2009: Innovation: Seeding Labs
Founded in 2002 by graduate students at Harvard Medical School, Seeding Labs arranges for scientists to refurbish and donate unwanted laboratory equipment and then sends the equipment to the scientists developing countries. [Read more]
American Society of Cell Biologists, May 2009: Seeding a Global Research Community
Imagine: you are visiting the nation's capital with an eminent professor, and he wants to show you the labs at his university. [Read more]
Xconomy, June 2008: Seeding Labs Kickstarts Science in Developing Countries
Late last year a fire destroyed the biochemistry department at the Southern University of Chile and dealt a severe blow to its researchers. But thanks to Seeding Labs, a non-profit based in Cambridge, MA, the labs might soon be up and running again. [Read more]
Science Metropolis, April 2008: Seeding Labs Volunteers Make a Difference
Researchers at The Southern University of Chile are watching the mailbox. Since a fire swept through four of the University’s science departments last December, they have been in need of equipment for their teaching and research laboratories. [Read more]
Association for Women in Science, Winter 2008 : Seeding Science Around the World: Using Our Resources to Make a Difference
"When I was thirteen I had a scientific epiphany. My eighth grade assignment was to read a newspaper article about any scientific topic and write a report." [Read More]
"Miguel Omar Velardez was bracing himself for his return to Argentina after years at richly funded Harvard University." [Read more]
Inside Higher Education, August 2007: Seeding Labs
The organization, which has distributed about $300,000 in equipment on about an $8,000 budget so far, stands poised to grow after receiving a $60,000 grant this summer from the Echoing Green Foundation, which is dedicated to investing in early-stage social entrepreneurs. [Read more]
Nature Network, September 2006: Scientists Can Help Bridge the Gap with the Developing World
Donating used lab equipment is one way to improve the quality of science worldwide. [Read more]