BioSupply

Storrs
Center for Open Research Resources and Equipment

The BioSupply Facility provides biological research supply services and stock room capabilities. The mission of the facility is to simplify research supply ordering and receiving. In addition to maintaining a constant stock of commonly utilized consumables, the facility works with a wide variety of vendors to provide a cost savings to faculty on equipment and reagents.

Hours

Monday - Friday
8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Services

Storeroom Features

Reagents, consumables, office supplies, cleaning supplies, batteries, small instruments and accessories can be purchased through BioSupply. Oligo DNA primers can be ordered through the program as well.

Current vendors:

Abcam Gibco Qiagen
Bio-Rad IDT Takara Bio
CELLTREAT Invitrogen Thermo Fisher Scientific
Corning Macherey-Nagel Thomas Scientific
Cytiva Millipore-Sigma USA Scientific
DOT Scientific New England Biolabs Zymo Research
Fisher Scientific Promega

There is a 7% surcharge on all products or $25 - whichever is lower. However, we receive very competitive pricing and free shipping to save research labs money. Please email biosupply@uconn.edu for specific product pricing.

Dry Ice

BioSupply sells dry ice for $2.15 per pound. Please bring your cell phone to access the QR Code for the dry ice purchase form.

Shipping and Receiving Services

*To Ship packages to our facility please use the following address: 75 North Eagleville Road, TLS 175, Storrs, CT 06269 and make sure the PI name and Unit is on the address label.*

UPS and FedEx deliver packages to our facility once a day for the following buildings: Torrey Life Sciences, BioPhysics and Pharmacy. BioSupply contacts the lab directly by email with pick up instructions. The facility has carts and hand trucks available for use if your packages are too large and/or heavy. In addition, BioSupply offers outbound services for UPS and FedEx and there are plenty of extra boxes for you to use. Please visit BioSupply for more information.

If you are shipping live animals to this address, please make sure the package is properly labeled to ensure expedited communication to your lab.

BioSupply does not receive packages from USPS. For USPS packages such as Amazon deliveries, please visit your Dept./Unit mail room. (This processing normally takes a few days between the Post Office, Central Warehouse and delivery to your unit.)

Lab Coat Cleaning

BioSupply offers a Lab Coat cleaning service to university students and faculty.