The latest news about Seeding Labs
“Geeking Out” About Lab Equipment
Slice of MIT — January 14, 2022
Seeding Labs CEO Melissa P. Wu, PhD talks with the MIT Alumni Association about what inspires her career strengthening scientific infrastructure in developing countries.
Designing in Sustainability in Science
Technology Networks — January 13, 2022
Emmanuel Abate, Vice President Genomics and Cellular Research and head of Sustainability at Cytiva speaks with Technology Networks about their sustainability efforts and equipment donation: "Our work with Seeding Labs provides remanufactured equipment at cost-effective prices to academic institutions around the world."
Presenting: The Pandemic Lab Safety Challenge Winners
December 2, 2021
SANBio and Seeding Labs have selected two winners for the Pandemic Lab Safety Challenge.
Watch the winning videos now!
Gratitude Tuesday 2021: Celebrating the Seeding Labs Community
November 30, 2021
Today, we are celebrating #GratitudeTuesday, the Seeding Labs version of #GivingTuesday.
We are grateful for all of you champions of global science who believe that building stronger labs in developing countries builds a stronger future.
Join us in celebrating the efforts of an entire community that works tirelessly to build a better future for science around the world!
Teaming up to investigate an unusually high number of twins in Nigeria
November 16, 2021
No one knows why Igbo-Ora, Nigeria—also known as “Twin Town”—has one of the world’s highest rates of twin births.
Now, Profs. Roseangela Nwuba and Akhere Omonkhua are using molecular biology to investigate, potentially unlocking new avenues of research and treatments for infertility!
Seeding Labs CEO Talks Scientific Equity on New Podcast
The Caring Scientist Podcast — November 15, 2021
Seeding Labs CEO Melissa P. Wu, PhD, discusses ecological sustainability and social equity with Adriana Wolf Perez, PhD, and Nikoline Borgermann, PhD, hosts of the podcast "The Caring Scientist."
In this episode, the three discuss how used and surplus lab equipment sees new life in labs across the world through Seeding Labs' Instrumental Access program and the impact this equipment has for creating a more equitable scientific ecosystem.
Instrumental Access Impact Update: Teaching
November 10, 2021
In 2020 and 2021, Instrumental Access awardees expanded their teaching capacity and helped to train the next generation of scientists and healthcare workers.
With the right equipment in place, they were able provide hands-on educational opportunities to thousands of students around the world.
Instrumental Access Impact Update: Research
October 12, 2021
In 2020 and 2021, Instrumental Access awardees expanded their research projects, focusing on everything from portable energy storage to combating tropical diseases.
With the right equipment in place, they were able to advance key findings and publish at higher rates, spreading their expertise across the world.
Exploring Sustainable Energy Storage in Colombia
September 7, 2021
Dr. Esteban Garcia-Tamayo and colleagues at the Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana are using the waste from when fique plants are turned into textiles to create new sustainable energy storage. The team produced bacterial nanocellulose, tiny nano-scale fibrils of the plant material, from the agricultural waste. In the process, they have restored energy to their own department's research profile.
MilliporeSigma & Seeding Labs Promote Access to Global Science Learning With Expanded TeleScience Website
3BL Media — August 24, 2021
Sharing knowledge and lab tips is one way to increase access and bring the global scientific community together. Resources, such as the TeleScience platform from Seeding Labs, make it easier for scientists and researchers to access, connect and learn, whether they are in Boston or Nigeria. Seeding Labs is a signature partner of the Life Science business of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany, whose US and Canada business operates as MilliporeSigma.
Introducing an All-New TeleScience Site
August 24, 2021
Today we are unveiling an all-new TeleScience site! Our online library of videos is now full of even more lab tips, research tricks, and how-tos that help share scientific skills and expertise across the globe.
Instrumental Access Impact Update: COVID-19
August 9, 2021
Over the course of this year, our metrics and evaluation team connected with 19 Instrumental Access awardees who used their labs and expertise to contribute to their institutional, regional, and national responses to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Turning Obstacles to Opportunities
July 7, 2021
In a little over a year since Instrumental Access equipment arrived on campus at the Université d’Abomey-Calavi in Benin, Dr. Victorien Dougnon's research and publication schedule has been accelerated exponentially. Their lab’s expanded capacity now allows them to perform sample analyses on-site, increasing both the speed and accuracy of their findings.
Setting New Expectations in Cameroon
June 9, 2021
Five years ago, the Department of Biochemistry at the Université de Dschang in Cameroon had promising research in progress on medicinal plants and tropical diseases, but little infrastructure to see the projects to completion. With Instrumental Access equipment, they are now collaborating with departments across campus and the Ministry of Higher Education.
Introducing the Pandemic Lab Safety Challenge
June 3, 2021
Seeding Labs is proud to partner with SANBio, the Southern Africa Network for Biosciences, to issue a challenge! Labs across the world are in various stages of reopening, so how are you working to keep your environments safe?
To all the innovators and problem solvers devising new ways to keep their labs sterile during the COVID-19 pandemic: show us how you do it!
Lab Notes: A Pharmacy Program on the Rise in Zambia
May 26, 2021
After their Instrumental Access award in 2016, opportunities to analyze natural products opened up for the University of Zambia's Department of Pharmacy. Now, graduate students are publishing original research at an incredible pace.
Seeding Labs Instrumental Access Award
University of eldoret - May 10, 2021
Dr. Emmy Chepkoech, a faculty member in the Department of Biotechnology at the University of Eldoret, was successfully awarded laboratory equipment from Instrumental Access.
MilliporeSigma Partnership Spotlight: Seeding Labs
MilliporeSigma - April 28, 2021
Our own Christina Viola Srivastava, director of programs, sat down with one of our longtime partners, MilliporeSigma, to discuss our mission and and efforts for the global scientific community.
Tanzanian Transformation: Instrumental Access Equipment Brings New Life to a Chemistry Program in Need
April 27, 2021
Five years ago, the Chemistry Department at the Dar es Salaam University College of Education was losing students and outsourcing sample analysis to other facilities. Now students are completing their studies and researchers are publishing new work on pollution in Tanzania’s fresh water lakes.
Reclaiming Agency over COVID-19 in Malawi
March 17, 2021
Dr. Gama Bandawe and his colleagues at the Malawi University of Science and Technology are proving that having the right infrastructure in place prepares researchers to meet any task. They are now at the forefront of their nation's response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Equipment Donation to Developing Countries
Eisai - March 17, 2021
Eisai has been participating in the Instrumental Access initiative of Seeding Labs since 2015. Instrumental Access donates equipment, a powerful means to drive discoveries and tackle global health issues, to scientists and students in research organizations such as universities in developing countries.
Decolonizing Science Diplomacy: A Case Study of the Dominican Republic’s COVID-19 Response
Frontiers in REsearch Metrics & Analytics - March 11, 2021
This article discusses a case of how science diplomacy and a relatively new law fostering public-private partnerships allowed an Instrumental Access university, Universidad Iberoamericana, to play a major role in public health response in the Dominican Republic while generating knowledge to inform public policy decisions in an unprecedented manner in the country. Science diplomacy is discussed in the context of decolonization and the importance of the local gaze when creating academic partnerships in the context of global health emergencies.
Dr. Joanne Kamens Elected Chair of the Seeding Labs Board of Directors
March 2, 2021
Seeding Labs is thrilled to announce that Joanne Kamens, PhD, has been appointed as chair of our Board of Directors. Dr. Kamens, who joined the board in 2016, succeeds Alan C. Lee, who served as board chair since 2018 and will remain a director and important guiding voice on the Seeding Labs Board.
Seeding Courage (and COVID-19 Tests) for the Future of Armenia
February 25, 2021
Dr. Arsen Arakelyan and his colleagues at the Institute of Molecular Biology (IMB) of the National Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Armenia were tasked with delivering 100,000 COVID-19 test kits that could be administered in Armenia. Using Instrumental Access equipment, delivered those tests. And they showed that the scientific community in Armenia is prepared to meet any challenge put before them.
MilliporeSigma Announces Expanded Partnerships to Increase Science Education & Research Equity
February 4, 2021
Building on its commitment to accelerate scientific research and science education, MilliporeSigma has announced seven expanded partnerships with leading nonprofit organizations across the world, including Seeding Labs. These long-term, multi-dimensional partnerships are designed to increase educational and research equity.
Seeding Labs Recognized as Best Practice in Access to Medicine Index
January 26, 2021
The Access to Medicine Foundation named Seeding Labs’ Instrumental Access program a Best Practice for R&D Capacity Building in the 2021 Access to Medicine Index. This is an extraordinary recognition of how our work is accelerating scientific discovery and education in developing countries worldwide.
Celebrating the Seeding Labs Community
December 1, 2020
Today is Giving Tuesday, a global day of giving. But at Seeding Labs, we’re celebrating “Gratitude Tuesday” instead! This year has shown us just how crucial a strong global scientific community is. As part of Gratitude Tuesday, we want to recognize all of the efforts that our community has made. Collectively, you’re ensuring that science can be used across the world to create a better future.
You Can Be an Instrument of Change
October 29, 2020
Thermo Fisher Scientific has partnered with Seeding Labs to offer you a special opportunity: trade up your Applied Biosystems™ Veriti™ Thermal Cycler and give back to global science! When you trade up for an Applied Biosystems™ VeritiPro™ Thermal Cycler, your legacy instrument will be donated to an Instrumental Access scientist worldwide.
Cell Signaling Spotlights Partnership with Seeding Labs
Cell Signaling Technology Lab Expectations blog - September 24, 2020
Partnering with Seeding Labs has given Cell Signaling Technology an opportunity to be ambassadors for the planet, for science, and for the community. Learn more about the ways Seeding Labs helps Cell Signaling achieve its goals in corporate social responsibility while making an impact on global science.
Donation of Laboratory Equipment to URMAPha
Université d'Abomey-Calavi - September 1, 2020
A shipment of Instrumental Access equipment has arrived at the Université d'Abomey-Calavi in Benin, where it will soon be installed in the Department of Human Biology.
Instrumental Access Awardees Expand COVID-19 testing in the Dominican Republic
July 28, 2020
In June 2020, Seeding Labs provided UNIBE with additional equipment that paved the way for the Institute of Tropical Medicine and Global Health to join the country’s pandemic response by processing COVID-19 diagnostic tests. Thanks to this new infusion of instruments, the Institute will soon significantly expand and accelerate COVID-19 testing for the entire country.
CERHI, University of Benin Gets the Seeding Labs 2020 Instrumental Access Award
The Centre of Excellence in Reproductive Health Innovation (CERHI), University of Benin - June 30, 2020
Although CERHI Medical and Research Laboratory already has a decent array of laboratory equipment, the high-tech equipment requested from the Seeding Labs' Instrumental Access would move research in CERHI and indeed the rest of the University of Benin to the next level.
UENR Selected for Seeding Labs' 2020 Instrumental Access Program
University of Energy & Natural Resources - June 22, 2020
The Department of Chemical Sciences of the University of Energy and Natural Resources (UENR) has been selected to benefit from the Seedling Labs’ 2020 Instrumental Access Program.
Seeding Labs Award Brings Boost to Scientific Research and Learning at Ashesi
Ashesi University - June 22, 2020
Ashesi University has been selected as a 2020 recipient of a Seeding Labs' Instrument Access award. Through the award, the University's Engineering Department will receive scientific equipment from the Boston based NGO to support the University's work in scientific exploration and research.
UNIBEN Bags Seeding Labs 2020 Instrumental Access Award
University of Benin - June 12, 2020
The University of Benin (Uniben) in Benin City, Nigeria, has bagged the Boston-based Seeding Labs 2020 Instrumental Access Grant, facilitated by the Centre of Excellence in Reproductive Health Innovation.
Sokoine University of Agriculture Selected for Seeding Labs’ 2020 Instrumental Access Program
Sokoine University of Agriculture - June 11, 2020
Sokoine University of Agriculture, Morogoro, Tanzania is honored to be one of 18 awardees from across the globe chosen to receive scientific equipment through Seeding Labs’ 2020 Instrumental Access program.
Affirming Our Support for Black Lives
Seeding Labs - June 11, 2020
In this extraordinary time, Seeding Labs acknowledges the pain, fear, and anguish experienced by Black people in the US. We stand with you in solidarity. Black lives matter.
Instituto de Medicina Tropical y Salud Global de UNIBE, recibe por segunda vez, dotación de equipos
Universidad Iberoamericana - June 5, 2020
UNIBE Institute of Tropical Medicine and Global Health receives equipment for the second time.
The Institute of Tropical Medicine and Global Health of the Universidad Iberoamericana (UNIBE) in the Dominican Republic, for the second time in its history, received an endowment of equipment through Seeding Labs.
Seeding Labs Selects 15 Universities to Receive 2020 Instrumental Access Awards
Seeding Labs - May 27, 2020
After a global search, we're thrilled to introduce the Instrumental Access 2020 awardees! Scientists at 15 universities in 9 countries will receive the tools they need to accelerate their teaching and research. Instrumental Access creates sustainable scientific infrastructure—increasing capacity for responses to public health emergencies like COVID-19, for example—and empowers every scientist to change the world.
COVID-19 Testing to Increase in Armenia Thanks to Instrumental Access Partnership
Seeding Labs - May 4, 2020
To save lives and time, the government of Armenia has been quickly gearing up to increase its daily testing by more than double. An Instrumental Access-supported institution—the Institute of Molecular Biology (IMB) of the National Academy of Sciences, led by Arsen Arakelyan, PhD—is helping make that happen.
Seeding Labs Donates 12,000 Masks to Boston Healthcare Workers to Support COVID-19 Response
Seeding Labs - April 7, 2020
Seeding Labs proudly donated 12,000 N95 masks to Partners HealthCare to arm healthcare providers in the COVID-19 pandemic response. Partners HealthCare, a Boston-based healthcare system that includes Massachusetts General and Brigham and Women’s hospitals, is channeling the masks to their front-line healthcare workforce.
Instrumental Access Scientist in Eswatini Joins COVID-19 Response
Seeding Labs - March 26, 2020
The first case of COVID-19 was recently confirmed in Eswatini. Dr. Thabile Ndlovu, Head of the Department of Chemistry at the University of Eswatini and an Instrumental Access awardee, realized that she could help her community respond by producing hand sanitizer in her lab.
COVID-19 Update
Seeding Labs - March 23, 2020
Seeding Labs is open and operating remotely. We are 100% committed to our mission of empowering every scientist to change the world, and in helping stem the healthcare capacity crisis at home. Join us in channeling critical supplies like Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) to our healthcare workforce. On our blog are three ways you can donate your supplies to support pandemic response.
Out of order: Developing solutions
DDNEWS - March 2020
This editorial highlights the importance of Seeding Labs' work: "Researchers in the developing world offer perspectives that are not available to researchers living in Atlanta or Prague or Tokyo. And in seeing things differently, there is a chance they will see a solution that others might miss; a solution that could help the rest of the world."
MAGPIX® Systems See New Life Through Equipment Donation Program
Luminex - March 10, 2020
Thanks to a nonprofit organization called Seeding Labs and our Licensed Technologies Partner MilliporeSigma, previously-owned xMAP® Technology systems are helping scientists in laboratories around the world answer important new research questions.
New "Science With a Twist" podcast
Thermo Fisher Scientific - March 4, 2020
Tune in to a podcast episode highlighting the global impact of our Instrumental Access program! From our partners at Thermo Fisher Scientific, this installment features an update from Instrumental Access awardee Professor Aina Adeogun of Nigeria's University of Ibadan.
First-ever shipment to Eswatini arrives on campus
February 18, 2020
Our first-ever Instrumental Access shipment to Eswatini (formerly Swaziland) has arrived on campus at the University of Eswatini. More than 5,000 pounds of equipment now has a second home in the Department of Chemistry.