Donating Equipment and Supplies

BioLink Depot runs on donated equipment and supplies and your surplus could be exactly what students need.

If your company is relocating, clearing out warehouse space or upgrading lab equipment, consider donating to BioLink Depot rather than sending materials to waste. It’s a simple, impactful way to support hands-on science education while contributing to your corporate sustainability goals.

How to Donate Equipment/Supplies

  1. View our Donation Guidelines.

  2. Contact us and provide a list of the items you would like to donate and to receive pre-authorization.

  3. We ask our donors to bring their items to our warehouse. We can sometimes arrange for pick-up of larger items.

  4. We will send you an itemized receipt of items donated for your records. BioLink Depot is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization and donations may be tax-deductible to the fullest extent allowed by law.

Most Requested Items

  • Autoclaves

  • Liquid handlers

  • Ovens

  • Incubators

  • Sequencing sytems

  • Lyophilizers

  • Flow hoods

  • Chromatography equipment

  • Realtime PCR systems

  • Freezers

We may be able to pick up large equipment.

Large Lab Equipment

Benchtop Equipment

  • Microscopes

  • Pipetters & stands

  • Hot plates and stirrers

  • Centrifuges

  • PCR machines / thermalcyclers

  • Spectrometers

  • Incubators

  • Vortexers

  • Water baths

  • Pumps

  • Power supplies

  • Balances and scales

  • Electrophoresis equipment

Supplies & Consumables

  • Petri dishes

  • Safety goggles

  • Inoculating loops

  • Stir bars

  • Thermometers (non-mercury)

  • Gloves! Gloves! Gloves!

  • PPE of all kinds

  • Glassware

  • Conical tubes

  • Filtration units

  • Serological pipettes

  • Microscope slides

  • HPLC columns

  • Office supplies

The lists above are not exhaustive. These are the fast-moving items, but we accept a wide range of equipment and supplies. If you would like to donate, please send us a list at the link above so we can pre-authorize your donation.

WE CANNOT ACCEPT CHEMICALS OR REAGENTS OF ANY KIND. Please ensure they are not included in your donation. If chemicals or reagents are included, we will contact you to retrieve them. If they are not retrieved, we may have to bill your company for disposal.