Seeding Labs

Our Mission

Seeding Labs’ mission is to support and expand scientific research in developing countries by providing affordable reclaimed laboratory equipment and facilitating connections within the global scientific research community.

Registered as a 501c3 non-profit organization, Seeding Labs ensures researchers all over the world have the resources to solve pressing global problems.

Fostering Talent, Generating Results

We believe that developing a thriving scientific and technology economy must begin with a focus on higher education and build human and material capacity simultaneously. We work with public and private research institutions in the U.S. to achieve a more sustainable alternative to disposal for their surplus resources – making laboratory equipment affordable and accessible to scientists in the developing world. We connect these newly-equipped scientists with their colleagues in the U.S. to learn from each other and collaborate on the scientific and technical advances that will help us all.

The Impact of Equipment

Our hypothesis

• Providing scientists with lab equipment will change the scale and sophistication of projects they can pursue.
• By reducing the cost of obtaining equipment, they will use their limited budgets to cover other research costs including chemicals and trainee support.
• They will increase their experimental work and train more students. More well-trained students and increased research output means more data disseminated publicly in scholarly publications.
• This in turn will lead them to obtain new grants to obtain new equipment and train even more students.
• Ultimately, they will produce real solutions to problems facing their communities.

Seeding Labs by the Numbers

We stay in contact with our scientists after they receive equipment. Through letters, phone calls, surveys and site visits we follow their achievements and measure the use and impact of our services.

• 16 countries served.
• 3700+ students trained using equipment provided by Seeding Labs.
• 83% of labs reporting increased their number of trainees since receiving equipment.
• 66% of lab reporting increased their number of research projects since receiving equipment.
• 216% increase in research budgets in reporting labs since receiving equipment.
• 60+ journal publications since receiving equipment.
• 2 patents since receiving equipment.