Sustainability Scientists’ Choice Award 2025 winners announced

Scientists worldwide have been voting in the Sustainability category of the 2025 Scientists’ Choice Awards^®.

The Scientists’ Choice Awards are unique in the industry as they are chosen by scientists and healthcare professionals. Each year, we invite scientists around the globe to participate by nominating, reviewing, and voting for the lab products that have had the greatest impact on their work.

Read on to learn more about this year’s winners and nominees and discover how they are shaping a more eco-conscious future for laboratory research.

Best New Sustainable Lab Product of the Year

The award for Best New Sustainable Lab Product of 2024 goes to the BioArc™ Ultra High Density –80°C Automated Sample Storage System by Azenta Life Sciences.

The BioArc Ultra is an advanced automated sample management system with market-leading density and air-based refrigeration that prioritizes environmental compliance, supports energy reduction, and enhances efficiency.

The runners up for this award that are also driving more sustainable research include:

• Advanced Dilution System ADS 2 by Agilent Technologies
• EchoLUTION Tissue RNA Kit by BioEcho Life Sciences GmbH
• Lyovapor™ L-250 by BUCHI
• MX Analytical Balance by METTLER TOLEDO
• twin.tec^® Trace PCR Plates by Eppendorf
• Vivaflow^® SU by Sartorius Group

Sustainable Supplier of the Year

The award for Sustainable Supplier of 2024 goes to Thermo Fisher Scientific, as voted for by scientists around the world.

With its corporate commitment, nominations this year highlighted how Thermo Fisher Scientific is working to significantly impact laboratory sustainability through various initiatives across energy efficiency, waste reduction, more sustainable products bearing the ACT^® eco-label, alongside active efforts in education and advocacy.

The runners up nominated in this category are:

• Agilent Technologies
• CELLTREAT Scientific Products
• Merck
• METTLER TOLEDO
• Miele Professional
• QIAGEN
• Starlab
• Waters

Sustainable Laboratory of the Year

The award for Sustainable Laboratory of the Year goes to the European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL).

The European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL) implemented numerous impactful sustainability measures in 2024, including recycling over 66 tons of waste, introducing pipette tip box recycling at its Heidelberg site, and achieving significant reductions in plastic waste.

Their efforts extended across six European sites and included the ongoing promotion of sustainable practices such as the Laboratory Efficiency Assessment Framework (LEAF), with 61 labs receiving LEAF certification, including five achieving Gold status. These initiatives have contributed to a 30% reduction in landfill and waste-to-energy outputs from EMBL's headquarters​.

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