Grenova provides a patented washing technology for pipette tips and microwell plates, enabling laboratories to reuse consumable plastics and significantly reduce plastic waste. This solution addresses the life sciences industry's annual generation of 12 billion pounds of plastic waste while lowering operational costs and conserving water.
Funding
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Problem
The life science industry generates billions of pounds of plastic waste annually from disposable pipette tips and microwell plates. This linear consumption model contributes to environmental pollution, high operational costs, and unsustainable resource depletion.
Solution
Grenova provides patented technology that enables laboratories to wash and reuse pipette tips and microwell plates, significantly reducing plastic waste and promoting a circular economy. Their TipNovus and PlateNovus systems remove contaminants from plastic consumables, allowing for multiple reuses without compromising experimental integrity. By adopting Grenova's solutions, research labs and diagnostic facilities can lower their carbon footprint, reduce consumable expenditures, and conserve water. The company also offers a sustainability impact calculator to quantify the environmental benefits of using their products.
Target Audience
Grenova's primary customers are research laboratories, diagnostic facilities, and other life science organizations seeking to reduce plastic waste and lower operational costs.
Features
- TipNovus: Pipette tip washer compatible with both manual and automated laboratory workflows, enabling the washing and reuse of multiple pipette tip racks per cycle.
- PlateNovus: Microwell plate washer designed to remove a variety of chemicals and contaminants, allowing for the safe reuse of plates.
- Sustainability Impact Calculator: Tool developed in collaboration with Rho Impact to quantify the reduction in carbon emissions, plastic waste, water usage, and consumable spend achieved by using Grenova solutions.
- Validated performance: Data from independent research institutions confirms that washed tips and plates maintain data quality comparable to new consumables.