Labcon has gone through an independent evaluation by EcoVadis and been awarded a committment badge for our efforts at sustainablity, human rights, ethics, and sustainable procurement.
Labcon and Polycarbin are joining forces to promote a transition away from single use disposables toward products in a circular economy. Labcon will promote the recovery and recycling methodology of Polycarbin to make more laboratories aware of the benefits of circularity.
My Green Lab presented the Product Transparency Award for Outstanding Achievement in Product Portfolio Transparency to Labcon at their annual summit in September. This award recognizes Labcon's efforts to develop and present products without greenwashing of environmental and sustainable features.
This sponsorship supports LabCentral's mission of accelerating scientific discoveries and connects Labcon to an ecosystem of high potential start-ups. "We are so honored to be working with the LabCentral team and residents and look forward to helping move science ahead as we deepen our relationship," said Jim Happ, President of Labcon North America.
Labcon was honored to join the California Life Sciences Organization in March. California Life Sciences (CLS) is the state’s most impactful life sciences membership organization, advocating for the sector and its diverse innovation pipeline. For more than 30 years, CLS has served the community by supporting companies of all sizes.
Labcon celebrated 65 years of continous operations in February. From our beginnings in Sausalito, California making plastic products for many industries to our move to Sonoma Country and focus on laboratory products Labcon has maintained a tradition of quality.
Labcon was presented with the Most Sustainable Booth Award at the Fisher Scientific European Sales Conference at Barcelona, Spain. This award recognises the supplier who travelled to Barcelona with a passion to support one of Fisher Scientifics’ key initiatives in 2024.
Labcon expands ACT® sustainability label to 600 items. Offering the largest number of certified environmental claim disposable laboratory products world-wide.
Labcon Awarded $59.3 Million U.S Government Contract to Increase Domestic Production of Pipette Tips and Tubes.
NBC News toured Labcon and interviewed our President for their investigative report: The Weak Link: Manufacturing Future Vaccines.
Labcon launches the SuperClear® Specimen Collection and Transport tube product line. These tubes in 5ml and 10ml sizes include the exclusive Labcon molded in seal cap and IATA 95kPa certification.
Labcon adds the independently audited ACT environmental factor label to over 100 products. Labcon becomes the first in the market for laboratory consumables to offer a fully audited and transparent environmental label to its product lines.
Labcon published its latest Environmental Responsibility Report. This new report details Labcon's efforts to reduce our carbon footprint by 86% since 2000.
Labcon launches ViewPoint™ tubes. These Patent Pending tubes provide labs with Real-Time Temperature Signaling™ (RTTS) and help increase throughput and efficiency in many standard lab procedures.
Labcon began operating from a new 40,000 square foot (3,718) square meter warehouse and distribution center. This location is about 1,500 feet from the Labcon main production facility at 3700 Lakeville Highway.
Labcon lauches the first tubes designed to prevent acidification of samples from submlimation of CO₂ gas into samples. Labcon ProtectR™ tubes prevent sample degradation when using dry ice.
Avantor part of VWR presented Labcon with their highest supplier honor by awarding Labcon "Supplier of the Year" for performance in 2017. The award was given to the Labcon team at the Avantor-VWR Americas Sales Conference in Orlando, Florida. .
Labcon received the 2017 Golden Arrow Award from the California Product Stewardship Council for innovative products that incorporate the concepts of "eco-efficiency". The Golden Arrow Award showcases excellence in product stewardship, including green design, toxics reduction, packaging reduction, increased reuse, repair, re-manufacture, or convenient product take back.
VWR awarded Labcon with their VWR Collection Supplier of the Year award for 2016 at their annual meeting in Dallas, Texas and an award for Operational Excellence.
VWR awarded Labcon with the Lab Supplies Supplier of the Year award at their annual meeting in Berlin, Germany.
Our first environmental responsibility report showing our progress is published. This updates our achievements in solar energy and product design.