
June 05, 2022
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Laboratories have a waste problem. Every day they go through large quantities of single-use plastic. This is seen as an unavoidable consequence of safety and hygiene regulations. But more and more, people in the industry have begun to ask if there is a more sustainable alternative. QIAGEN now has some of the answers with a new line of extraction kits that can help reduce lab waste when used instead of QIAGEN's standard kits.
Storage space is an issue in every lab. There‘s never enough of it.
Inga Irle, Ph.D., Senior Strategic Marketing Manager, QIAGEN
Question the status quo of each and every material. Ask yourself, why is it made like that and is that really necessary.
Andreas Hecker, Ph.D., Senior Global Product Manager, QIAGEN
By designing out the excess, we’ve improved sustainability and helped our customers So, in this sense too, QIAwave is a game-changer.
Inga Irle, Ph.D., Senior Strategic Marketing Manager, QIAGEN
We’ve seen a big change in mindset within our industry. Sustainability is going mainstream.
Rethinking our products to reduce waste
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