ARTEL Pipetting Olympics
Go for the Gold
A unique event sure to be fun for the entire laboratory, that will hone pipetting skills, build team spirit, and reward the best lab teams in the country.
When it comes to pipetting, are you a champion?
The contest
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Test your pipetting skills and see if you can win a Gold, Silver, or Bronze ARTEL Pipetting Olympic Medal. See how you stack up against the country's best pipetters.
How the competition works
Using a single channel pipette and the ARTEL PCS® Pipette Calibration System or a multichannel pipette and the MVS® Multichannel Verification System, hone your pipetting skills, and then pit them against your colleagues and those of laboratories around the country. You can win an individual Gold, Silver or Bronze Medal based on the precision of your delivery. Individuals with the lowest CVs win prizes. Winners are also featured on the Pipetting Olympics web page.
Get started today
Register today and order your participation kit, which contains promotional posters, reagents, training instructions and all the materials you'll need. You will need to supply a 20 µL pipette. To register by phone, or if you have questions, call toll-free 888-406-3463.
ARTEL systems are fast, fun, and are great training tools
The Pipetting Olympics provides an ideal opportunity to see why the PCS and MVS are the perfect tools for improving your pipetting technique. Just a few simple steps and you get immediate feedback as to the precision of your delivery.
Now you can choose the dates
In response to the enthusiam the Pipetting Olympics has generated at trade shows, we now offer the Pipetting Olympics as a competition you can host in your own lab, any time you wish.
Here is what past participants had to say:
"We always use the ARTEL PCS to calibrate our pipettes and train new technicians on pipetting technique to ensure accurate results. We entered last year's competition to see how our pipetting skills compared with other laboratories, and are looking forward to defending our title in 2007."
Karen Nelson, MT(ASCP) QA/QC Technologist - Pathology Associates Medical Laboratories
"What a great experience! Everyone was excited about their medals. We would love to do this again."
Kathy Gilson - Northeast Medical Center