Eppendorf celebrates the 60th birthday of a pipetting masterstroke Kumar Jeetendra | May 28, 2021 2021 marks a key milestone for anyone working in a lab. Sixty years ago, Eppendorf changed the ways of handling liquids by introducing the world’s first piston-stroke pipette. Launched in 1961, the Eppendorf ‘Marburg Pipette’ featured the same basic elements as those found in today’s labs: a spring-loaded piston that stops precisely at a set …
Proper Pipetting: 5 Tips to Improve Your Pipetting Kumar Jeetendra | January 5, 2023 Hardly any activity is as common in laboratories as pipetting. Whether PCR, ELISA or dilution series – liquids need to be moved at virtually any time in most labs. Pipetting is therefore often considered a supposedly simple routine activity and receives little attention. Yet to use the right tools and follow proper technique is crucial …
