About Us
LabTrader is the industry leader in the sale of new and pre-owned laboratory and bioprocess equipment. LabTrader works with the leading manufacturers of biotech equipment for their 'overstock' and 'scratch & ding' items. This allows LabTrader to have over 50% of their inventory comprised of new, never used items. Our inventory is extensive and most items are in stock in our 23,000+ sq. ft. showroom/warehouse facility-reconditioned and ready for delivery. All are "LabTrader Certified"-sold with a warranty ranging up to 1 year. LabTrader, in many cases, is capable of outfitting the entire laboratory or facility.
LabTrader is the recipient of the San Diego Business Journal and USD Family Business Forum 2005 Emerging Family Business of the Year. We want to thank both organizations for bestowing this wonderful honor on our business and we look forward to working diligently in our continuing quest to nourish and support our local biotech community. LabTrader also is an official reseller for Fisher Scientific and a small, woman owned business which allows us to assist all facilities and institutions that work with government funded projects in meeting their diversity purchasing requirements.
In addition to LabTrader's on-site a biotech and business incubator, in 2006 LabTrader is launching BOBBS, a biotech support group. The mission of the "Band of Biotech and Business Start ups" is to provide a support community for start up businesses in San Diego County with an emphasis on small and mid-sized biotechs and entrepreneurial endeavors. Please email us for more information on our biotech incubators and our BOBBS organization. Also look for our monthly roundtable meeting schedule in the Biotechnology Calendar, San Diego edition.
It is LabTraders’ policy to provide the best possible selection, price and service. Catering to Pharmaceutical and Biotechnology companies is our specialty. We understand at LabTrader that the procurement of mission critical instrumentation can be a difficult decision, please feel free to utilize our toll free number and speak with our equipment specialists about your specific needs.
Our stock consists of pre-owned lab equipment from bench top and handheld instrumentation, up to large scale production equipment. LabTrader stocks everything from laboratory basics to unique and hard to find custom items. Our span of products are as follows: Analytical Instrumentation, Autoclave, Balances, Bioprocess Equipment, BioSafety Cabinet, Cell Culture, Centrifuge, Chemistry, used Chromatography equipment, Circulators, Clean Rooms, Cryogenics, DNA, ABI sequencer, ABI synthesizer, Lab Fermenter, Process Fermentor, FPLC, Freeze Dryers, Glassware Washers, Hoods, used HPLC and Waters HPLC equipment, Incubators, Media, Microscopes, Mixers, Motors, Ovens, Particle Counters, Piping, Process and Production Equipment, Protein, Pumps, Radiation Equipment, Refrigeration, RNA, Robots, Shakers, Sterilizer, Tanks, Vivarium, Water Baths, Water Purification, and 96 Well Plate equipment as well as other lab equipment.
LabTrader also supplies autoclaves with the state of the art BIO-CAT II control system. . The BIO-CAT II's function and flexibility means excellent ease of use, lower maintenance costs and better service rates. Each autoclave comes with a 1-Year warranty. Please call us toll free to discuss your specific needs.
To assure the highest quality, LabTrader procures its used scientific equipment only from established biotechnology, analytical and pharmaceutical companies, i.e., those with appropriate maintenance and decontamination protocols. Items not meeting LabTrader's strict standards are disposed of through either scrap dealers or auction houses.
LabTrader's sales strategy is simple:
- To supply its customer’s with lab equipment that exceeds their expectations.
- To maintain a plethora of inventory, thus allowing rapid delivery of the exact items requested.
- To continually have the highest quality products in the industry.
- To constantly grow our business through customer satisfaction and repeat business.
LabTrader purchases quality surplus, idle and used lab equipment from suppliers which meet the stringent procurement policies outlined above. Fair market appraisals are offered by LabTrader. Call for details. For extensive purchases LabTrader equipment specialists can travel to your facility for on-site inspections and appraisals. LabTrader professionals can also assist in the removal, disassembly, packaging and shipping of the used scientific equipment you want to sell.