Through their partnership with the firm, EquipNet is auctioning lab equipment and inventory from Ginkgo BioWorks laboratories located in the San Francisco Bay area. Ginkgo Bioworks uses genetic engineering to produce bacteria for application in industrial processes. The firm provides services to the agricultural, biosecurity, industrial biotechnology and biopharma sectors.
The online auction will take place between the 1st and 3rd of October. Over 250 lots of equipment are available, including: Tecan Spark microplate reader, Integra Biosciences ViaFill microplate reagent dispenser, Hamilton Vantage liquid handler system, 2 New Brunswick Scientific Micro NB01 incubator shaker series, Beckman Coulter Biomek FXp liquid handler, Molecular Devices QPIX 420 colony picker on mobile table, Agilent Technologies Benchcel 2R microplate handler, Eppendorf Vapo.Protect PCR and thermal cycler, Thermo Scientific CryoPlus 2 sample storage system, Advanced Analytical ZAG DNA analyzer system, Integra Biosciences ViaFill microplate washer, Jun Air 2xOF1202 40MQ6 oil less rocking piston compressor, Polyscience WB20 water bath and much, much more. Inspection is available by appointment only.
Headquartered in Canton, Massachusetts, EquipNet is a global asset management firm providing asset management services – including live/webcast auctions, sealed bid sales and online auctions – to clients in multiple industry sectors. EquipNet was founded in 1999 and now operates from 25 locations across the globe, conducting business in more than 170 countries.