Personal Note from Patrick, the Editor

Hi Reader, there is a lot of innovation happening in green labs.

Last week, we held our summit, with some of the biggest companies worldwide participating.

What became very clear to me is that change is becoming easier than ever before.

Here are my 3 key takeaways from the event, as well as the recording:

Today's Lesson: The State of Innovation

Where is the green labs field heading?

Number of the Day

Over the past five years, I have collected resources that I shared during this summit, hoping they'll give you a fantastic overview to convince yourself and your colleagues of what is possible. Moreover, over the past five years, companies like Labcon have participated and presented new innovations - proving that some manufacturers work as hard on solutions as we do. Fittingly, we had five talks in which innovations for the laboratory were presented - here is what you need to know:

Innovations for Greener Labs

For the past few years, the community has driven much of the progress.

We grassroots advocates have tried to make change happen despite considerable doubt, concern, and resistance.

However, this is changing. Support from manufacturers and third parties is accelerating.

My first takeaway is that we're seeing innovations in almost every area.

At our summit, Eppendorf presented biobased tubes, tips, and plates.

LAM-X introduced a Western blot membrane made of polycaprolactone that reduces background while enhancing sensitivity.

What Once Was Impossible…

My second takeaway is that we're seeing innovations in areas where we would never have expected improvements.

Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany, presented biobased HPLC solvents – acetonitrile, methanol, etc.

We previously talked about Katie and her entrepreneurial journey. On the right is a graph showing how serum components can trigger vastly different immune responses in cells from different hosts – data from the paper that inspired Katie to start her venture.

And instead of FBS, Media City Scientific provides chemically defined alternatives.

Labcon has a pipette tip box made entirely from recycled laboratory plastics.

The Good and the Bad

I guess we are living in one of the most exciting times of laboratory sustainability.

Again, don't forget to make it fun! Here are some playful ways to encourage people to shut the sash – on the left from Cornell and on the right from Princeton.

However, despite all this progress, we still have to work together.

At the end of the summit, I talked about a company that seems to be actively manipulating and misleading you.

Greenwashing is real, and it's still happening.

Yes, I would argue there is a split among those companies that want to support you and those that merely want your money.

However, the green community holds together - my conversation with Ben Gray from Sustainable Steps, as well as the participation of Elanor Campbell, shows that.

Applying the Knowledge

If you want to dive deeper, the recording of our summit is ready.

If you set the resolution to 144p, you can also listen to it like a podcast on your phone by streaming it.

Importantly, I have prepared an overview with key resources we shared during the summit. You can find it in the description of the recording!

But now, here you go:

We are currently considering hosting another event in summer.

If you have an opinion or you'd like to hear about a specific topic, just respond to this email.

How We Feel Today

If you have a wish or a question, feel free to reply to this Email.

Otherwise, wish you a beautiful week!
See you again on the 22nd : )

Edited by Patrick Penndorf
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