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Sustainability Resources

Case Studies

• Article in European Pharmaceutical Contractor Magazine (Dec 2010): A Warmer Reception
• Article in Lab Manager Magazine (Oct 2009): Biological Sample Storage and Management
• Application Note (April 2009): Increasing Sustainability on University Campuses
• Full report of the Stanford University Pilot Study

Information Available for Download

• Biomatrica Green Technology Overview
• Summary of scientific evaluations of Biomatrica technologies

Online Resources

• Labs for the 21st Century
• Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education

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Sustainability Cost Comparison Estimator

Freezer vs Room Temperature storage of DNA samples - New sample collection & storage

 

		PRODUCT
		Freezer*	Biomatrica
	Unit
One-time Costs
	Purchase ($)	$	$
	Racks ($)	$	$
	Installation/Setup or Transfer ($)	$	$
Annual Costs
	Electricity ($)	$	$
	Heat discharge/HVAC ($)	$	$
	Space ($)	$	$
	Maintenance	$	$
				Cost Savings
	Total:	$	$	$
	5 year projected costs:	$	$	$
	10 year projected costs:	$	$	$

* Enter values that represent your laboratory's costs

Assumptions

• -80 C Freezer
• 10,000 samples / freezer
• RT setup is (1) 96w plate per hour transfer for a Lab Tech
• Lab Tech salary is $10 / h
• Freezer --> RT transfer is "Tubes -to-96w plates storage"
• PI pays for floor space of freezer units
• Biomatrica materials includes a single-seat SampleWare Desktop Edition