[DIYbio] Re: Building DIY bio lab, would like some opinion and help

Hi Bhavna,

Depends on what exactly you want to do. First make a list of instruments that you would need and those that you would like (but are not essential). Check out:

1. Ebay/2nd Hand - but you'll probably get most of what you need only in the US/International stores, so check if your college/institute is planning to get rid of their old equipment/upgrade.
2. Build it yourself - PCRs and Centrifuges are easy to build and instructions abound. Try instructables.com
3. Buy them new - Happily in India, many instruments (local brands) are available cheap. Remi builds world class centrifuges at a fraction of Eppendorf's cost. Balances are cheap as well, but depend on accuracy and least count. Same is true for micropipettes. An Indian brand can cost 1/10th of Gilson. Also check out alibaba and aliexpress. Chinese stuff is often very cheap. Find bargains.
4. Jugaad (or the more fashionable term, hack) - Aren't you Indian? Especially relevant for ultra pure water. We distill aquaguard water. :-P

Our open space in Navi Mumbai used strategies 2, 3 and 4 for the most part. You can visit us on http://sarbilabs.com

Feel free to contact me.

Regards,
Reshma

On Monday, December 7, 2015 at 3:40:45 PM UTC+5:30, BHAVNA PANDYA wrote:

Hello Everyone,

Myself Bhavna Pandya, Innovation catalyst at RiiDL (Reseach Innovation Incubation Design labs) (www.riidl.org), India. I have done Masters in Microbiology, few weeks back I heard a concept of DIY bio and I am totally impressed with this concept, so I am looking forward to start a DIY bio lab here. I have a space of 1200 sq ft but no instruments, so please tell me how to start with it ? and this concept is very new here, so any opinion or suggestions how to build a community for the same ?

eagerly waiting for the reply

thank you,