Tekla Labs (TeklaLabs.org) is a non-profit organization of researchers, educators and hobbyists committed to developing do it yourself (DIY) science infrastructure. Tekla Labs objective is to "enable scientists to construct their own high quality lab equipment using readily available, off the shelf items."[1] Tekla Labs has been featured in numerous publications, including in MAKE,[2] TechHive,[3] Nature.com Blogs,[4] New Scientist,[5] and SciDev.Net.[6]
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| Formation | 2010 Berkeley, California, United States |
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| Website | www.teklalabs.org |
History
editThe organization was founded in 2010 in Berkeley, California by postdoctoral and graduate student researchers at UC Berkeley and UCSF.
One of the founders, Lina Nilsson, cofounded Tekla Labs to develop high quality, open-source lab equipment that scientists could build themselves.[7] She drew on her experiences visiting biology labs in Asia and South America, where she saw researchers hindered by lack of access to proper laboratory equipment.[8]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "TeklaLabs.org".
- ^ Nilsson, Lina (2014-07-24). "Unblenders, Dremefuges ad Optical Tweezers: Making research-grade lab equipment from repurposed parts". Make Magazine. Retrieved 24 February 2014.
- ^ Seaman, Julia. "Tekla Labs Wants To Help You Print Your Own Lab". Tech Hive. Retrieved 24 February 2014.
- ^ "A new era of Science Funding – Part 1: Individual Scientists as Active Global Citizens". Nature.com Blogs. 2012-03-21. Retrieved 24 February 2014.
- ^ Reardon, Sara (2013-09-24). "Frugal science gets DIY diagnostics to world's poorest". NewScientist. Retrieved 24 February 2014.
- ^ Elena Hurtado, Maria (2013-09-24). "Online guides help poor labs build their own equipment". SciDevNet.
- ^ Greenwald, Ted. "Lina Nilsson | Innovators Under 35". MIT Technology Review. Retrieved 2018-06-07.
- ^ "Blum Center Innovation Director Lina Nilsson Named One of MIT Technology Review's Innovators Under 35". Blum Center For Developing Economies. 2013-08-21. Retrieved 2018-06-07.
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