Recognizing our longest-standing international distributor: Cambio Ltd.

miniPCR bio distributor since 2014

Headquarters: Cambridge, UK

Interviewee: Jonathan Dean, PhD, Managing Director at Cambio

Customer base: “Most of our customers are researchers based in academic labs, often performing field work. However, we have found that many private schools and university outreach program organizers have been purchasing, too. The educational programs usually purchase a much higher volume of machines and kits so are good to target, and help fulfill Amplyus’s mission of giving as many students from all backgrounds the opportunity to get actively involved in hands-on molecular biology.”

Hot products:

• “All-in-One Agarose Tabs™ have proven useful for field working scientists who wish to minimize their luggage when travelling.”
• “The Genotype to Phenotype PTC Taster Learning Lab™ has been our most popular Learning Lab – most likely because schools are able to teach students many different techniques and key concepts in genetics on a limited budget with just a single kit.”

Recent success: “This month we have sold several Lab in a Box #4 kits and multiple bundles of miniPCR machines and blueGel™ units to university-run STEM school outreach programs. This is likely to have been a result of parcel stuffers and our email marketing, as many researchers at these programs are regular customers or on our mailing list.”

Related resources:

• Blog post: ‘Lab in a suitcase’ could provide safer water for millions
• Blog post: For the love of fungi: How miniPCR turned me into a kitchen scientist
• The Conversation (external link): Antibiotic resistance: cheap diagnostic test could be a saviour