Facilities
Shared Lab Facilities
Tampa Bay Technology Incubator Shared Lab Facilities
Shared laboratory facilities provide technology businesses with access to critical research equipment that would otherwise be cost-prohibitive to most start-up companies.
Some of the shared equipment located in the Tampa Bay Technology Incubator Labs include:
Autoclaves
- Steris Amsco 250LS Model 20VS, 250L Capacity
- Yamato SM300 32L Capacity
- Tuttnauer Brinkmann 2540E 23L Capacity
Biological Safety Cabinets
- Fisher Hamilton SafeGard Class II 4 ft. With Vacuum Trap
- Labguard ES Energy Saver Class II 6 ft.
- Labconco Logic 3440001 4 ft With Vacuum Trap
Cell Counting
- Beckman Coulter Vi-CELL XR 1042328 Cell Viability Analyzer
Centrifuges
- Beckman Coulter Avanti J-E Floor Model Refrigerated Centrifuge (Rotor JA25.50)
- Beckman Coulter Allegra 21R Table Top Refrigerated Centrifuge (Rotor S4180)
- Fisher Sorvall ST40R Table Top Refrigerated Centrifuge (75003607 & 75003624-wellplate Rotor)
- Eppendorf 5418 Microtube Centrifuge (Rotor FA-45-18-11)
- Costar Mini Centrifuge Quick Spin Centrifuge
- Eppendorf Centrifuge 5424R Centrifuge With 24x1.5/20ml QuickLock Rotor
- Eppendorf Centrifuge 5910 R Temperature range from -11 to 40°C
Chemical Storage
- Flammable Cabinets
- Acid Cabinets
- Base Cabinets
Chromatography (HPLC)
- Shimadzu HPLC. System Controller CBM-20A, Pump LC20‐AT, Autosampler SIL-20AHT, Degasser DGU-20A5, UV/Vis Detector SPD-20A
Dishwashers
Freezers and Refrigerators
- Fisher Scientific Isotemp 20EREEFSA Explosion Proof Refrigerator
- Fisher Scientific Isotemp 13-986-153 Explosion Proof Refrigerator
- Fisher Scientific R134A -20°C
- Fisher Scientific Revco ExF 32086A -80°C
- Frigidaire home-type refrigerator/freezer 4°C/-20°C
- Thermo Scientific 20EREETSA Explosion- Proof Refrigerator
- Thermo Scientific 20LFEETSA Value Lab Upright Freezer
- PHC Upright Freezer -80°C Freezer
Fume Hoods
- Three Labconco XL Protector 11160000023806
Imaging
- Protein Simple Fluor Chem E Gel Imaging System, Digital Darkroom
Incubators
- Fisher Scientific Isotemp 3532 Water Jacketed CO2 Incubator
- Fisher Scientific Isotemp FFCO300RDABC Water Jacketed CO2 Incubator
- Nuaire IR Autoflow NU-8700 Water Jacketed CO2 Incubator
- Amerex Gyromax 703. Incubator Shaker
- New Brunswick Scientific Excella E 24 Incubator Shaker
- Thermo Scientific Heratherm IGS 100 Microbiological Incubator
- Eppendorf Scientific Excella E24s Temperature Controlled Benchtop Shaker
Microscopes
- Motic AE 2000 Trinocular Inverted Microscope. Wireless pic Sharing
- Fisher Scientific Stereomaster Zoom Stereomicroscope
- Leica S6E. Stereomicroscope
pH meter
- Fisher Scientific AB15 ACCUMET Basic pH Meter
PCR
- Eppendorf Mastercycler Gradient Thermocycler
- Air Clean Systems 600. PCR Workstation 3 ft
Sample Drying
- Fisher Scientific Savant ISS 110-115 SpeedVac, Concentrator
- Buchi R-210 Rotavap System B-491, Heating Bath, V-850 Vacuum Controller, V-700 Vacuum Pump
- Labconco FreeZone 4.5 Plus 7386021 Freeze Dry System, Iyophilizer
- Fisher Scientific Isotemp General Purpose Heating and Drying Ovens
Sample heating & mixing
- Two Microwave Ovens
- VWR Economy 1326 Gravity Oven
- Two Fisher Scientific Vortex
- Two Fisher Scientific SP88857100 7x7 Hot Plate/Stirrer
- TestEquity 115 Temperature Chamber
- Eppendorf MIXMATE Mixer
- Thermo Scientific Vari-Mix Platform Rocker
- Thermo Scientific 11-686-732 Digital Heating Cooling Drybath
Sonication bath
- Branson 2510 For Sample Mixing, Dissolution, Dispersion, De-Gassing, Cleaning, etc.
Spectrometry
- Perkin Elmer LAMBDA 25 UV/Vis Spectrometer
- Perking Elmer Spectrum 100 FTIR Spectrometer
- BioTek Synergy H1m - Multi Mode Microplate Readers with Take 3 micro-volume Plate
- DeNovix DS-11FX +UV/Vis Spectrometer
Waste Management
- Biomedical waste disposal bi-weekly
- Chemical and hazardous waste disposal upon request
Water Baths
- Fisher Scientific 110 Water Bath
- Fisher Scientific SWB25 Water Bath and Shaker
Water and ice
- Type 1 deionized water ~18 Megaohm, 0.2 Micron and UV-Treated
- Hoshizaki F-500BAF Ice Machine
Weighing
- Mettler Toledo PL 602-S - to 610 g/0.01 g
- Mettler Toledo AL 104 - to 110 g/0.0001 g
- Mettler Toledo AB 135 – to 120 g/0.00001 g
- Mettler Toledo ME104 - to 120g/0.0001g
- Ohaus Scout SPX 422 – to 420 g/0.01 g
- TA Instruments TGA Q50. Thermogravimetric Analyzer
- BigNeat Excel Plus 1004. Powder Weighing Station (Hood)
Download the full list of TBTI shared lab equipment (PDF)
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For additional information:
Leigh West
813-974-2237
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