Discover the MLH eCatalog

We are pleased to announce the release of the new MLH e-Catalog.

 

You can easily discover and present any Gilson product through this new tool from any computer, any smartphone or any tab ! Always available, always with you, this new MLH e-Catalog will be your new tool.

This e-Catalog has been created to better introduce our products in an interactive way.

• A lot of external links have been added to the pages: you have now direct access to videos and webpages.
• You can access to the product you are looking for directly from the table of contents by clicking on the name of the product.
• Internal links drive to other pages of the e-Catalog (for example PIPETMAN Tips pages or ISO 17025 page).

Discover it on www.gilson.com/ecatalog/index.htm

Discover the new PIPETMAN L video!

Increase Productivity, Without Sacrificing Comfort! PIPETMAN® L is the latest innovation of Gilson based on ergonomics, comfort and traceability research. This new mechanical pipette combines the PIPETMAN Classic™ legendary robustness, a newly designed body, and state-of-the-art internal mechanism.
More inofrmation about PIPETMAN L on www.gilson.com

New PIPETMAN® Service Offers (US Only)

Gilson is pleased to announce recent enhancements to our service offers.  Gilson offers a variety of service options to meet the needs of every customer.  Either in your lab or ours, we have the ability to service all major brands of pipettes and always use new, original manufacturer parts for every pipette repair.  A free seal and o-ring are included for most brands of single channel pipettes. Gilson continues to offer quality service that only the manufacturer can deliver—let our factory-trained technicians return your pipettes to optimal condition.  

PIPETMAN Easy Check: A great way to check your pipettes’ performance in between calibration services. This pipette service includes internal and external cleaning, visual and functional inspection, leak test, gravimetric check and a detailed report.

PIPETMAN Repair and Calibration Level 1: Pipette repair and calibration which includes a full internal and external cleaning and decontamination, visual and functional inspection, repair, adjustment and calibration. You will also receive a calibration label and a detailed calibration certificate for each pipette.

Data is collected with 2 weighings at the low and high volumes. Perfect for academic labs!

PIPETMAN Repair and Calibration Level 2: This service option is the same as Level 1 but includes more data on the calibration certificate. This service level includes a full internal and external cleaning and decontamination, visual and functional inspection, repair, adjustment and calibration. You will also receive a calibration label and a detailed calibration certificate for each pipette.

Data is collected with 4 weighings at the low and high volumes. Our most popular option, this level meets the requirements of most labs.

PIPETMAN Repair and Calibration Level 3: This service option provides the most amount of data as well as "As Found" information on your pipettes. This service level also includes a full internal and external cleaning and decontamination, visual and functional inspection, repair, adjustment and calibration. You will also receive a calibration label and a detailed calibration certificate for each pipette.

5 weighings are collected at the low, mid, and high volumes before any work is begun on the pipettes. Then 10 weighings at the low, mid and high volumes are collected after the pipettes are repaired and calibrated. This level is suitable for regulated labs and any facilities that require As Found data.

As always, Gilson also offers customized options to meet your lab’s unique needs. Please contact our service experts at techsupport@pipetman.com for more information.

Gilson, Inc. Introduces the GX-241 Liquid Handler

A compact,versatile liquid handler from the liquid handling experts

Gilson, Inc., an industry leader in purification systems for HPLC, SPE, and GPC clean-up introduces the GX-241 Liquid Handler, the newest liquid handler to join the dependable GX Liquid Handling product line.

The GX-241 Liquid Handler is a compact liquid handler ideally suited for applications and labs where bench space is at a premium.  The GX-241 Liquid Handler provides the perfect balance of size, performance, and capabilities.  The instrument is being introduced first as a liquid handler and auto-sampler, with additional configurations to follow for injection and collection and solid phase extraction. 

“Being able to efficiently and effectively perform required tasks within a limited amount of bench space has become a real concern for many laboratories.” said Atika El Sayed, Chief Executive Officer of Gilson. “The market expressed a need for a small footprint liquid handler with injection and collection capabilities and we listened. The GX-241 was developed to satisfy this request.”

The GX-241 Liquid Handler features a large injection volume range of 1 µL up to 5 mL using a minimal dead volume direct injection design.  The liquid handler also features two transfer ports for delivering samples to off-bed detection devices in Flow Injection Applications (FIA).  The two rack capacity liquid handler has the ability to hold hundreds of samples ranging from 2 mL vials to 100 mm test tubes.  The flexible platform, in addition to tubes and vials, holds up to 4 standard or deep well 96 well microplates.  

For more information about Gilson, Inc. products or services, visit www.gilson.com.

Gilson, Inc. Introduces TRILUTION® LH v3.0

Gilson, Inc., an industry leader in manufacturing automated sample preparation systems, has released TRILUTION® LH v3.0, a complete software solution for all Liquid Handling (LH), Solid Phase Extraction (SPE), and now Automation applications. TRILUTION LH v3.0 is Gilson’s most user-friendly, powerful and flexible LH software yet.

“Gilson TRILUTION LH v3.0 is a powerful and intuitive software package for all of Gilson’s automation instrumentation,” said Atika El Sayed, Chief Executive Officer of Gilson. “With this single software package, our customers have complete control of everything … from the simplest peristaltic pump to the most complex liquid handlers.”

Built on the proven success of TRILUTION® LH v2.0, this updated software package has incorporated new features such as scheduling capabilities for time-critical methods, enhanced 3^rd party device control (GEARS), global variables, Mobile Wells, Mobile Rack creation, and Task Property Page creation. With all of these new features, TRILUTION LH v3.0 opens the door to a vast array of new applications, which can now be addressed with Gilson’s liquid handling offer. To find out more about the new TRILUTION LH v3.0 software, visit www.gilson.com.

TRILUTION LH v3.0 was awarded the Laboratory Equipment 2012 Readers' Choice Award in the Software Category.

www.PipetmanL.com Winner!

CONGRATULATIONS to Anthony Sutter of Proteos, Inc.!

In October, Gilson offered a chance to register on www.PipetmanL.com to win a free PIPETMAN® L mechanical pipette.  The newest in the PIPETMAN family, PIPETMAN L was created based on ergonomics, comfort and traceability research.  It combines the PIPETMAN Classic™ legendary robustness, a newly designed body, and state-of-the-art internal mechanism for secure locking of the volume.   This unique patented volume locking system fully disconnects the operating rod from the counter assembly during pipetting phases so once locked into pace (with just a push of the thumbwheel!), the volume will not be accidentally changed.

Anthony Sutter, Cell Biology Scientist with Proteos, was presented with his free PIPETMAN P100L, by Ryan Luther Gilson Sales & Service Representative, last month.  Proteos is a small company housed in the Southwest Michigan Innovation Center in Kalamazoo, MI.  The company specializes in protein production, expression and purification.  The new Gilson PIPETMAN was a much appreciated addition to his lab and will be used in several techniques they employ:

·         Preparing and loading samples to run SDS-PAGE/Western blot

·         Preparing samples for plate based protein assays (96-well)

·         Performing mammalian and insect cell transfections

Thank you to everyone who registered on www.PipetmanL.com for the chance to win the free PIPETMAN L.  Register for our bi-monthly newsletters for more opportunities to win PIPETMAN products from Gilson by clicking here.

Gilson features a webinar in the Pittcon-Wiley Online Symposium

"Advancing Bioanalysis" is the first Pittcon-Wiley online symposium and Gilson will be featuring a FREE webinar on "Improving Sensitivity, Reproducibility, and Lab Efficiency Using Automated Solid Phase Extraction for Clinical Samples prior to Sample Analysis" on Wednesday, October 12th, 2011.

With leading speakers in the areas of bioanalysis, toxicology, forensics and the pharma industry, this half day conference offers you the chance to catch up with the latest developments direct from your desktop.

Register for free!

Gilson will also feature a Briefcase that contains Application Notes and Videos relevant to Liquid Handling and Sample Preparation.

Gilson PIPETMAN® announces the release of PIPETMAN® L

Gilson is proud to announce the release of PIPETMAN® L, the latest innovation from Gilson PIPETMAN®, the pipetting standard for nearly 40 years.  PIPETMAN L is an adjustable volume pipette that features a Gilson patented volume locking system.  This GLP feature, among other features, meets the current needs of intensive pipette users who desire accuracy and precision without sacrificing comfort.  Once you lock the thumbwheel, the operating rod is no longer in contact with the counter assembly which is responsible for changing the volume; as you pipette, the volume cannot be accidentally changed – a concern in some manual pipettes.

PIPETMAN L boasts the most natural and patented tip ejection system that reduces forces through a pulley system offering low tip ejection forces with any brand of tip.  An adjustable tip ejector button has further improved the comfort of PIPETMAN L by adapting to both right- and left-handed users.  

PIPETMAN L incorporates a newly engineered body yet keeps the legendary robustness, accuracy and precision of the PIPETMAN Classic.  An improved design with an enhanced hook feature reduces tension and fits naturally in your hand allowing users to increase productivity and pipette longer while using a lightweight and comfortable pipette.  The body consists of polypropylene giving an excellent compromise between lightness and robustness.  The piston assembly is composed of new seals, lighter springs, and high quality lubricant, drastically improving the pipetting, purge, and ejection forces and reducing the risk of Repetitive Strain Injuries (RSI). 

Offering two tip ejector styles, plastic and stainless steel, PIPETMAN L is perfect for both corrosive and non-corrosive samples. Both tip ejector styles are equipped with a clip ejector for convenient access to serviceable parts. 

PIPETMAN L is available in a full volume range from 0.2µL-10mL in eight single channel models. GLP features include volume-locking mechanism, a traceable serial number, color-coded push-button that corresponds to matching Gilson tip packaging, and unique 2D identification code.  Like other PIPETMAN families, PIPETMAN L is fitted with a universal tip holder that allows for a secure fit of most leading brands of tips, so there is no need for a dedicated tip brand.  You asked, we delivered; comfortable pipette to help you increase your daily throughput without forfeiting accuracy and precision.

About Gilson, Inc.

Gilson, an industry leader in manual and automated liquid handling as well as liquid chromatography, solid phase extraction, and sample purification, was founded in Middleton, WI in the 1950s.  Dr. Robert Gilson, along with his father, Dr. Warren Gilson, invented Pipetman®, the original adjustable-volume pipette, in 1972.  The elder Dr. Gilson developed Pipetman’s unique volumeter in 1963 as an improvement to Gilson respirometers.

Gilson Training In Malaysia A Great Success!

Ms. Toni R. Hofhine, Gilson Knowledge Center Director, traveled to Malaysia to provide five customer seminars across Kuala Lumpur and Penang for 125 scientists, covering a range of topics from Automated SPE for Clinical Samples, Optimization of SPE for Environmental and Food Samples, Purification Techniques on an Automated System, and Automated Sample Cleanup Techniques for the Environmental and Food Laboratories.

In addition, two hands-on purification workshops for 24 participants were provided to cover purification techniques, hands-on with the PLC 2020 and an overview of TRILUTION LC fraction collection flexibility. To learn more about Gilson Training, Please visit www.gilson.com.

GILSON ANNOUNCES THE RELEASE OF THE N-GLYCAN TOOLKITs

Gilson, Inc. is proud to announce the release of an innovative and ’manually automated’ TOOLKIT to change the historically tedious and labor intensive process of N-Glycan analysis.  The Gilson TOOLKITs use the rapid N-Glycan sample preparation GlykoPrep™ Kit from ProZyme to provide an even more efficient and streamlined process with consistently reproducible results from the electronically tracked protocol. 

The hassle of manually tracking each step in a paper booklet is eliminated.  Instead, the Gilson SD TOOLKIT and Gilson MD TOOLKIT utilize the tracking functionality of the duo-plate TRACKMAN™ pipetting tracker to guide glycobiologists through each and every step within the GlykoPrep protocol using text screens and lighted wells.  The use of the Gilson TOOLKITs eliminates the risk of errors caused by routine distractions.   Further increases in efficiency are directly related to letting the TRACKMAN keep track of which cartridges are loaded and processed, and using the foot pedal to advance the TRACKMAN protocol frees both hands, allowing consistent N-Glycan sample preparation in less than 3 hours. 

“Confidence that the sample data is reliable was one of our main goals for the Gilson TOOLKITs.  Distractions, pipetting variability, training new glycobiologists, and laboratory documentation are no longer concerns when using the manually automated Gilson TOOLKITs,” explains Toni Hofhine, Director-Gilson Knowledge Center.  Day-to-day variation is significantly reduced with the use of the Gilson PIPETMAN disposable tips on either the PIPETMAN™ M or PIPETMAN™ Neo Multichannel pipettes to transfer samples into the AssayMAP® cartridges that are used throughout the protocol.  Currently available only to customers residing in the United States, the Gilson TOOLKIT simplifies the science of N-GLYCAN sample preparation and allows for ease in transitioning to a higher throughput per day; from 1 to 24 samples.   

For more information, please visit our website www.gilson.com.

Gilson proudly forms UK operation!

Gilson U.K. - Closer to you!

For over 30 years UK customers have trusted Gilson to provide them with products renowned for reliability, durability and greater precision. Thousands of UK bench scientists choose Gilson pipettes and tips. Many will also use automated liquid handling and HPLC products.

Gilson is proud to announce that it will provide you with full sales, service and support on all their products from a newly formed UK operation. Gilson is the only pipette manufacturer operating directly with customers in the UK.

Gilson products inspire confidence, allowing customers to trust in their results and remain loyal over many years. To meet recent demands in cost of ownership and ergonomics, which have been major factors in purchasing, Gilson have evolved their product range to reflect these needs whilst always recognising it is results that matter. Gilson staff are single minded and resolute in only recommending products that will be able to satisfy your requirements and will always ensure the latest product releases and technical information is readily available.

Gilson consumables are designed to enhance performance and prolong a products lifetime. They will always be readily available from UK stock. Our premium after sales service can tailor warranty and service packages to match workflow thereby giving customers the confidence for many years of successful operation.


Products you rely on, people you can trust

For pipettes and tips, customers now have the choice of working with our chosen partner, Scientific Laboratory Supplies (SLS), or with Gilson’s newly formed operation.

Please call Gilson on 0845 5196 872 or e-mail today at info@gilsonuk.com to discover how we can help you get the best out of Gilson products and how to benefit from the latest evolutions in the Gilson product range. To see our latest special offers and product information, please visit our NEW web site at www.gilsonuk.com. Gilson, 20 Charles Street, Luton, Bedfordshire, LU2 0EB.

SLS can be contacted on 0115 982 1111 or in Scotland 01236 431 857. For special offers visit www.scientificlabs.co.uk, Scientific Laboratory Supplies, Wilford Industrial Estate, Ruddington Lane, Nottingham, NG117EP.


About Gilson, Inc.

Gilson, Inc. provides high quality, dependable solutions for today's demanding liquid chromatography, solid phase extraction, manual liquid handling and gel permeation chromatography clean-up requirements. Gilson has worldwide sales and service supporting the pharmaceutical, biotech, environmental, clinical, food & beverage and forensic markets. Gilson's innovative products revolutionize the lab; providing the durability, flexibility, modularity and ease-of-use the industry has come to expect from Gilson.

Gilson Launches WWW.PIPETMAN.EU - A New Online Store for the European Market

Gilson S.A.S proudly announces the launch of WWW.PIPETMAN.EU, a new online web shop that caters specifically to the European scientific market.

Unveiled on August 1, 2010, WWW.PIPETMAN.EU provides a multi-lingual platform that is offered in French, German and English. Orders for Gilson products placed through the website can be shipped to 10 European countries, allowing for an extremely easy shopping experience for users throughout the region. The site also allows users to purchase products in either Euros or Swiss Francs.

“Our customers want to be able to order products when it is convenient for them.” Silke Ubben, Marketing Manager, said. “Consumers throughout Europe now have easy access to our entire line of manual liquid handling products and pricing, and a convenient way to purchase lab equipment directly from Gilson. This online store is also a great tool to reach new customer groups and to support our international expansion.”

Products available on WWW.PIPETMAN.EU range from the entire line of PIPETMAN® pipettes and Gilson tips, to personal bench top equipment. As an incentive for using the new web shop, customers placing orders online between now and Nov. 30, 2010, will receive a 10% discount off their entire order.

The overall navigation, placing items in the shopping cart, and applying discount codes is very intuitive and fast to manage. After registration, the login and user account are activated by the Gilson customer support group and the user can start placing items in their online shopping cart. Currently, only purchase orders are accepted as payment; however online payment options will be available in the near future.

The new online store allows customers to keep in touch with Gilson, to find out more about high quality manual liquid handling products useful for any laboratory and, furthermore, keep up-to-date about new product news, promotions and special offers.

Gilson, Inc. 60 Years of History

Gilson has been a long standing scientific instrument manufacturing company since the 1950s when Gilson Medical Electronics began; through the 1970’s when the pipette division was created, and today as new products are being developed.

The Gilson Museum is being constructed in the foyer of Gilson’s main building. The company history will be preserved and displayed for guests and employees to enjoy.

Gilson employees assisted with many aspects of the project. Atika El Sayed organized, gathered memorabilia and oversaw the whole project. Larry Paskey re-assembled old units to make almost all of them work again. Lyle Rickman assisted with moving around heavy items and hanging portraits in the proper area. The Marketing Department restored old newspaper clippings and designed product and logo timelines to be hung in the museum.

Gilson has always been very innovative; we want to demonstrate this innovation to our visitors, encourage innovation, and remember the individuals who made this company successful for the past five decades.

Gilson's Green Thumb

Over the past few months, 27 Gilson employees have been working to make the world a greener place; or at least a little tastier.

Tucked behind Gilson’s main building, the first year of Gilson’s own community garden is flourishing. You will find a wide variety of produce is being grown – from tomatoes and peas to unique items such as kohlrabi and Indian mustard. There is even a plot with rose bushes!

“We’re a family of gardeners; we had an empty field, so why not?” Molly Gilson, Director of Operations-MLH, said. “It is neat to see different purposes for which people are growing things. They’re literally growing their lunches.”

Each participant is responsible for tending to their own assigned space, and many have volunteered to help with the overall garden by participating in various committees.

“It’s great to see everyone working together to make the garden a success, especially the willingness of the Chief Operating Officer to plunge in and work on the assembly issues,” Dean Sperry, Software Engineering Manager said.

Employees have gained a sense of camaraderie; everyone has provided gardening knowledge or physical labor to keep the gardens looking beautiful.

Check out the full story here!

2010 National Sales Meeting

Gilson Manual Liquid Handling (MLH) Department recently held their 2010 National Sales Meeting. Every year Gilson PIPETMAN Sales and Service Representatives come to Gilson, Inc. headquarters in Middleton, WI to attend. Key discussion at this meeting focused on two new Gilson PIPETMAN products.

TRACKMAN™ and PIPETMAN® M were the new featured products of the sales meeting this year. TRACKMAN, a duo-plate pipetting tracker for use with 96 and 384 well microplates, was released November 2009. The TRACKMAN lights the way as you pipette to ensure you do not lose track of where you are.

PIPETMAN M was released in April 2010. PIPETMAN M is as simple as the PIPETMAN® P, with enhanced ergonomic features and fully motorized user-friendly functionality. PIPETMAN® M is the first of its kind with expanded flexibility, several GLP features and a universal tip holder.

Spring 2010 Golden PIPETMAN Award Winner

The spring 2010 winner of The Golden PIPETMAN Award is Geoffrey Hart. Hart received his Bachelor’s of Science in Biochemistry from Bates College in 2002. In 2006 he received a Graduate School Fellowship. He is currently working on his research thesis on T-cell development at the University of Minnesota.

The Golden PIPETMAN is an award given at the University of Minnesota to an outstanding microbiology, immunology and cancer biology (MICaB) graduate student each semester.

The student who receives this award shows great leadership skills and has contributed to the excellence of the MICaB program. The contribution can be in the form of publications, outside funding and service to the program.

The recipient of this award receives a golden PIPETMAN trophy given by the MICaB program, as well as PIPETMAN Starter kit that is donated by Gilson, Inc.

“The students do truly appreciate the kit and consider it an honor to receive the award,” Louise Shand, Program coordinator said.

Students are nominated for this award by fellow students or MICaB faculty. The recipient is chosen by the MICaB graduate committee members and past recipients of the Golden PIPETMAN award, who are still in the program. The recipient is announced at the MICaB student seminar series.

PIPETMAN® P-Then and now.

Gilson, founded in Middleton, WI in the 1950s, is the industry leader in manual and automated liquid handling. Dr. Warren Gilson developed PIPETMAN®’s unique volumeter in 1963 as an improvement to Gilson respirometers. Together with his son, Dr. Robert Gilson, they invented what became known as the PIPETMAN, the original adjustable-volume pipette, in 1972.

Since then PIPETMAN P has come a long way. P is constructed of quality materials, to ensure durability, accuracy and precision. The body of the pipette is made of strong PVDF plastic, which is resistant to harsh chemicals and limits the transfer of heat from your hand to the pipette. PIPETMAN P is the original world standard in accuracy and precision in pipetting. The pipette uses a unique dry seal technology, to ensure air-tightness and long-term performance without the use of grease on the piston. It offers an easy-to-read volumeter with a direct volume reading in decimal digits to prevent mistakes when setting the volume.

The PIPETMAN P has evolved over time; the first models did not have a tip ejector; so tips would have to be removed by hand. Today the P series PIPETMAN pipettes are equipped with a standard tip ejector; P2 and P10 models come standard with a dual position tip ejector for use with long (DL10) or short (D10) tips. The tip holder on the PIPETMAN is now universal and allows for a secure fit of most brands of tips, so there is no need for a dedicated tip brand.

For almost 40 years Gilson has continued in its commitment to provide innovative, quality products to researchers worldwide. The complete line of PIPETMAN pipettes and tips are available at www.pipetman.com.

Microman Saves the Lab!

Gilson’s Microman positive-displacement pipette is a superhero to any lab.

Microman is a life saver when it comes to problem liquids. Microman has the ability to pipette the most viscous or volatile samples without compromising accuracy and precision.

Microman’s muscles are made of highly resistant materials such as PVDF, a material that is resistant to aggressive chemicals. The pipette is suited with a color-coded push-button, which allows for easy identification of the Microman you are in need of, as well as corresponding Gilson capillary pistons (CPs). The pipette fits all hand sizes comfortably; the pipette will prevent cramping while pipetting. M10 and M100 Microman have an extra super power, they are fully autoclavable.

Gilson CPs, Microman’s favorite sidekick, have a disposable piston located inside the capillary tip. These CPs guarantee that no harmful samples will contaminate or damage the pipette.

Microman is not afraid of volatile liquids, such as Methanol and Hexane. With no air cushion to expand or contract, the aspiration force in Microman remains constant. This allows you to pipette very volatile liquids without evaporation or leaking.

The pipette leaves a clean and empty tip after every aspiration, even with viscous samples such as glycerol. During dispensing the piston wipes the internal capillary wall, assuring accurate and thorough dispensing of any viscous sample.

Microman is the perfect pipette for corrosive and radioactive liquids. The disposable CPs isolate the pipette from samples and aerosols, thereby preventing sample cross-contamination. The piston seal prevents biohazardous, radioactive and corrosive aerosols from entering the pipette and damaging expensive internal parts.

Let Microman save your lab!

Go Green with Gilson!

If your lab is already using Gilson pipettes and tips, you've already made efforts to go green! With regular maintenance and calibration, a PIPETMAN can retain its accuracy and precision for more than 10 years!

Pipettes are one of the most extensively used pieces of equipment in the laboratory and are subject to many aggressions, such as falls, intensive handling, corrosive liquids, and more, which can result in damage that is barely visible and may not be discovered unless regular service is carried out. Rather than throwing out aging pipettes, Gilson's Service Center of Excellence can extend the life of your pipettes - saving your lab time and money!

If you're not already using DIAMOND Tips with your pipettes, the time is now! Go Green with a TOWERPACK! Towerpack is an innovative, quick, and easy refill system for Diamond Tips. Use 60% less space on your laboratory bench and 70% less plastic. The DIAMOND Tips TOWERPACK is also 100% recyclable!

Go Green with Gilson HERE.

Gilson contributes to the Golden Pipetman® Award

The Golden Pipetman is an award given at the University of Minnesota to an outstanding microbiology, immunology and cancer biology (MICaB) graduate student each semester.

The student who receives this award shows great leadership skills and has contributed to the excellence of the MICaB program. The contribution can be in the form of publications, outside funding and service to the program.

The recipient of this award receives a golden Pipetman trophy given by the MICaB program, as well as Pipetman Starter kit that is donated by Gilson, Inc.

“The students do truly appreciate the kit and consider it an honor to receive the award,” Louise Shand, Program coordinator said.

Students are nominated for this award by fellow students or MICaB faculty. The recipient is chosen by the MICaB graduate committee members and past recipients of the Golden Pipetman award, who are still in the program. The recipient is announced at the MICaB student seminar series.

Gilson became involved with the Golden Pipetman Award at UMN in spring 2005, when a representative with Gilson in France, offered to send a kit each semester to the recipients of the Golden Pipetman Award.

“He was simply Googling and found the MICaB website,” Shand said. “He then contacted us with this great idea.”

The award started in fall 2001 as an idea from the Director of Graduate Studies at the time, Christopher Pennell. The objective was to recognize exceptional students for leadership, contributions to the program and publishing a paper in a high-level journal.