Shortage of Hamilton tips is slowing COVID-19 testing
Hamilton 300ul Automation Filter Pipette Tips Labs across the country are facing shortages of pipette tips (such as Hamilton Tips), which are needed to quickly and precisely move liquid between vials during the COVID-19 testing process, The New York Times reported. Tecan, a Swiss company that supplies pipette tips for machines in hundreds of U.S. labs, has seen demand so high in recent months that it has had to use an emergency stash of supplies. It’s racing to install new production lines, and [...]