Eppendorf

Eppendorf is a leading life science company that develops and sells instruments, consumables and services for liquid handling, sample handling and cell handling in laboratories worldwide. Its product range includes pipettes and automated pipetting systems, dispensers, centrifuges, mixers, spectrometers and DNA amplification equipment as well as ultra-low temperature freezers, fermentors, bioreactors, CO₂ incubators, shakers and cell manipulation systems. Consumables such as pipette tips, test tubes, microtiter plates, and single-use bioreactor vessels complement the range of highest-quality premium products.

Eppendorf products are most broadly used in academic and commercial research laboratories, e.g., in companies from the pharmaceutical and biotechnological as well as the chemical and food industries. They are also aimed at clinical and environmental analysis laboratories, forensics and at industrial laboratories performing process analysis, production and quality assurance.

• Sustainability
• ACT-certified Products
• Eppendorf^® Equipment
  
• Eppendorf^® Consumables
  

Sustainability

Our mission “to improve human living conditions” requires us to support sustainability aspects where possible: Eppendorf signed the UN Global Compact and decided to become Carbon-Zero until 2028.

The first steps on this journey are done such as 100% green energy assembly in most of our factories, green cooling for freezers since 2008, ergonomically designed products.

In respect to external product certification, we co-operate with My Green Lab since 2017. The global non-profit organization promotes sustainability in the Life Science Industry through validation of sustainable laboratory products by ACT certification. More and more Eppendorf products are ACT certified, many of them as first of their kind.

Tips & Boxes

Plastic lab waste is one of the core challenges in respect to sustainability in the lab. Due to type and contamination, this waste can not be recycled as normal plastic waste.

The usage of recycling raw material is in discussion although it may still take some time until products made of recycled plastic are available.

An easy-to-fullfill next step to improve is to check if the tip boxes in the lab are already based on refill systems, also known as reloads. Keep in mind, packaging material of tip boxes shall be removed before they get in contact with contaminated lab areas. By this process, you can collect this kind of packaging material like cardboard material and foil with the normal recycling process without any challenge in respect to waste contamination.

Pipettes

Chemical resistance and autoclavability pre-define specific material usage and a specific design of a pipette.

For you as an user and for our environment a longer life time of a pipette is favorable. You may extend the life of your pipetting instrument by regular cleaning and inspection, regular maintenance, and repair and exchange of spare parts instead of new pipette purchases. The precision and accuracy of these instruments are important for the quality of all your work results. Since they are precision instruments with parts subject to normal wear and tear leading to imprecision over the time, only regular maintenance and calibration of pipettes assures a consistent result quality.

Sustainability is not limited to green factors. Keep in mind, ergonomic working conditions are important. Workflows in today’s laboratories get more and more condensed. Air-conditioned rooms, heavy, unwieldy equipment and constantly repetitive movements put strain on the musculoskeletal system. The mental well-being is also negatively affected by high pressure and stress during daily work. An ergonomic design of the pipette itself is the starting point.

Tubes and Plates

Plastic lab waste is one of the core challenges in respect to sustainability in the lab. Due to type and contamination, this waste can not be recycled as normal plastic waste.

The usage of recycling raw material is in discussion although it may still take some time until products made of recycled plastic are available.

Keep in mind, packaging material of tube boxes shall be removed before they get in contact with contaminated lab areas. By this process, you can collect this kind of packaging material like cardboard material and foil with the normal recycling process without any challenge in respect to waste contamination.

EPPENDORF^® EQUIPMENT

Eppendorf^® has a comprehensive portfolio of equipment to meet all your laboratory needs for a variety of applications. Some of their widely used laboratory equipment includes:

• Centrifuges to fit all of your needs such as the MiniSpin^®, MiniSpin^® plus, Centrifuge 5418 R, Centrifuge 5420, Centrifuge 5430 / 5430 R, Centrifuge 5702 / 5702 R / 5702 RH, Centrifuge 5810 / 5810 R, Centrifuge 5910 Ri, and Centrifuge 5920 R, Centrifuge 5804/5804R and Concentrator plus.
• Temperature control and mixing devices like the ThermoMixer^® C, ThermoStat™ C, and MixMate^® with complementary accessories such as the SmartBlock™ thermoblock.
• Pipettes and pipettors such as the Research^® plus, Reference^® 2, Xplorer^® / Xplorer^® plus, Move It^® Adjustable Tip Spacing Pipettes, Multipette^® or Repeater™ M4, Multipette^® or Repeater™ E3/E3x, Easypet^® 3, Pipet Helper^®, Varispenser^®2/Varispenser^® 2x, Eppendorf Top Buret.
• CO₂ incubators like the CellXpert^® C170, CellXpert^® C170i, and the Galaxy™ 48 R.
• Shakers from the New Brunswick™ and Innova^® portfolios such as the Innova^® S44i and the New Brunswick™ S41i.
• PCR cyclers like the Mastercycler^® X50 and the Mastercycler^® nexus / X2.

EPPENDORF^® CONSUMABLES

Eppendorf^® wide range of laboratory plastic consumables available with unique features help make everyday routines faster, easier, and more reliable. Their extensive consumables portfolio includes popular products like:

• epT.I.P.S^®, epT.I.P.S^®384, ep Dualfilter T.I.P.S^.®, ep Dualfilter T.I.P.S.^® 384, ep Dualfilter T.I.P.S. SealMax^®, Combitips^® advanced, ViscoTIP^®, Eppendorf Serological Pipets, Mastertip^®, Eppendorf Varitips^®, GELoader^®, Microloader™.
  
• Eppendorf Safe-Lock Tubes, Eppendorf Tubes^® 3810X, Eppendorf Tubes^® 5.0 mL, Eppendorf Conical Tubes 15 mL and 50 mL, Eppendorf Conical Tubes Snap Tec^® 50, Eppendorf Conical Tubes 25 mL, DNA LoBind^® Tubes, Protein LoBind^® Tubes, Eppendorf PCR Tubes, Eppendorf Fast PCR Tubes Strips, Eppendorf Storage Boxes, Eppendorf CryoStorage Vials, Safe Code Tubes.
  
• Eppendorf Deepwell Plates, Eppendorf Microplates, Eppendorf Assay/Reader Microplates, DNA LoBind^® Plates, Protein LoBind^® Plates, Eppendorf twin.tec^® PCR Plates, Eppendorf twin.tec^® real-time PCR Plates, Eppendorf twin.tec^® PCR Plates LoBind^®.
  
• Eppendorf UVette and Eppendorf Vis Cuvettes^®.