Bundle Up! Get Your Life Science Classrooms Lab-Ready with miniPCR bio’s Equipment Bundles!
Adding biotech to your life sciences curriculum is a powerful enabler for classrooms of all levels, but figuring out which equipment to get, and how much of each, can be daunting. With miniPCR bio Classroom Packs we have done the legwork for you already — use the tables below to select the pack that best fits your classroom size and needs!
What biotech pack is right for my classroom?
Classroom packs are ideal for any high school or middle school classroom that wants to run biotech labs with students. And they’re a great all-in-one solution for higher education labs too!
If you are teaching a middle school or a general life sciences classroom (such as biology, forensics, healthcare, or environmental classes), we suggest a bundle with only gel electrophoresis in the first table below. Cover the basics with all your essentials in one bundle!
If you are teaching advanced biology or biotech (honors/AP/IB), biotech career training, or a biomedical lab course at the high school or college level, we suggest adding PCR to the bundles in the second table below. Transform your entire classroom into a research-grade lab!
Gel Electrophoresis-Only Classroom Packs
These packs all contain a classroom set of gel electrophoresis units and micropipettes. Select the one for your class size!
| Pack | # of lab stations | Pipettes | Gel electrophoresis units | Consumables? |
| Bandit™ Biotech Classroom Pack | Up to 4 |
|
4 Bandit™ sets | |
| Bandit™ Biotech Premium Pack | Up to 8 |
|
8 Bandit™ sets | |
| blueGel Startup Pack | Up to 8 |
|
8 blueGel™ systems | (equipment only) |
*For fluorescent visualization of DNA samples, the Viewit™ Illumination Kit or a blue-light transilluminator is required.
PCR + Gel Electrophoresis Classroom Packs
These packs all contain a classroom set of thermal cyclers, gel electrophoresis units, and micropipettes, along with pipette tips, microcentrifuges, and more. Select the one for your class size and get experimenting!
| Pack | # of lab stations | Pipettes | PCR units | Gel electrophoresis units | Microcentrifuge | Other |
| Starter Classroom Pack | 4 (up to 8 if sharing pipettes and units) |
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2 mini16X | 4 blueGel™ systems | 1 Gyro™ | 6 racks of pipette tips |
| Biotech Classroom Pack | 8 (up to 16 if sharing pipettes and units) |
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4 mini8X | 8 blueGel™ systems | 2 Gyro™ | 10 racks of pipette tips |
| Premium Class Pack | 16 |
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8 mini8X | 8 blueGel™ systems | 2 Gyro™ Plus | 20 racks of pipette tips
2 pipette stands |
| Industry Training Pack | 5 (up to 20 if sharing pipettes and units) |
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5 mini16X | 5 GELATO™ systems | 5 Gyro™ Plus | 5 pipette stands |
What about lab reagents and other consumables?
Now that you have your equipment, you can run the lab activities of your choice. All of our Learning Labs can be found here, and unless otherwise noted, each lab has enough reagents for 8 lab groups.
If you’re looking to replenish plastic or gel electrophoresis consumables, consider our selection of micropipette tips and the Learning Lab Companion Kit!
Still unsure of which bundle best fits you? Schedule a call with one of our team members – we’ll walk through it with you!
