Lab Set-Up Program

WelcomeSetting up a new lab can be a difficult and arduous task. Let our Strategic Preferred Supplier, VWR, help you provide you with complete support of your lab set up. Dan Frank, our VWR sales representative, spent 15 years at the bench before joining VWR. He has a Master’s degree in Biochemistry, is a certified Animal Care Technician through AALAS and has been covering the Cornell campus for over 20 years. He has the knowledge and expertise to help you start up your new lab. Dan will offer you the best value and prices on campus. If you find otherwise, contact Dan, and he will work with you to realize outstanding savings.

Product ChoiceVWR has over 1.5 million products and can help with your lab supplies, equipment, Life Science products, Molecular Biology reagents, Animal Science products, chemical reagents, and more. VWR offers everything you need to set up your new lab. If you need to lease products, Dan can also offer that solution.

FurnitureIn addition to your lab products, VWR can help with the design of your new lab, using a careful design process that considers both present and future needs. From benches, hoods, or storage cabinets to lab and desk chairs, carts, and biosafety cabinets, contact VWR and a furniture specialist will work with you to design your new space.

Sustainability InitiativesVWR worked with local agencies to bring recycling of polypropylene to Cornell. Think of your pipet tip boxes. Cornell recycles over 25,000 of these every year. VWR also initiated a recycling program for Tissue Culture packaging products and has a selection of green or energy efficient equipment. Contact Dan Frank for more information on these products lines, as well as information on other sustainability initiatives.

Start to FinishDan will be there to help you with your new lab from planning through completion. He will send you quotes and supporting documents, and if there are any issues with your order, he will be there to resolve those issues so you are able to spend less time in the process and more time in your lab. Dan is committed to making your lab set up experience smooth, efficient, and hassle free. You can contact Dan at daniel.frank@vwr.com or 607-227-0326.