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Open Tools for Open Science: LabCrafter provides open-source scientific instruments, ensuring you understand your tools inside out and empowering you to modify your lab equipment to meet your research needs.
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Open Tools for Open Science: LabCrafter provides open-source scientific instruments, ensuring you understand your tools inside out and empowering you to modify your lab equipment to meet your research needs.
Posts by Gerrit
As per our previous post, here is the link to the Raspberry Pi article featuring LabCrafter and the Pioreactor! 🧪
Full kits are ready to ship, and the latest XR upgrade kits are arriving shortly! 🛠️
www.raspberrypi.com/news/pioreac...
Full kits are ready to ship, and the latest XR upgrade kits are arriving shortly! 🛠️
www.raspberrypi.com/news/pioreac...
Pioreactor: An automated Raspberry Pi bioreactor - Raspberry Pi
Run automated bioreactor experiments on your desk with Pioreactor, designed for use with any model of Raspberry Pi.
www.raspberrypi.com
February 10, 2026 at 11:50 AM
As per our previous post, here is the link to the Raspberry Pi article featuring LabCrafter and the Pioreactor! 🧪
Full kits are ready to ship, and the latest XR upgrade kits are arriving shortly! 🛠️
www.raspberrypi.com/news/pioreac...
Full kits are ready to ship, and the latest XR upgrade kits are arriving shortly! 🛠️
www.raspberrypi.com/news/pioreac...
Back from FOSDEM, where Gerrit joined the @openflexure.bsky.social team at their stand! It was a brilliant opportunity to connect with the open-source hardware community.
The perfect homecoming awaited us: the latest Raspberry Pi magazine featuring Pioreactor and Gerrit's work on the AMYBO project!
The perfect homecoming awaited us: the latest Raspberry Pi magazine featuring Pioreactor and Gerrit's work on the AMYBO project!
February 6, 2026 at 2:15 PM
Back from FOSDEM, where Gerrit joined the @openflexure.bsky.social team at their stand! It was a brilliant opportunity to connect with the open-source hardware community.
The perfect homecoming awaited us: the latest Raspberry Pi magazine featuring Pioreactor and Gerrit's work on the AMYBO project!
The perfect homecoming awaited us: the latest Raspberry Pi magazine featuring Pioreactor and Gerrit's work on the AMYBO project!
Heading to FOSDEM in Brussels at the end of the month? So are we! 🇧🇪
Gerrit is joining the OpenFlexure Microscope stand at FOSDEM, and he isn’t coming empty-handed. He’ll have a limited supply of LabCrafter OFM kits available for purchase on the spot! First come, first served.
#FOSDEM #OpenFlexure
Gerrit is joining the OpenFlexure Microscope stand at FOSDEM, and he isn’t coming empty-handed. He’ll have a limited supply of LabCrafter OFM kits available for purchase on the spot! First come, first served.
#FOSDEM #OpenFlexure
January 21, 2026 at 1:36 PM
Heading to FOSDEM in Brussels at the end of the month? So are we! 🇧🇪
Gerrit is joining the OpenFlexure Microscope stand at FOSDEM, and he isn’t coming empty-handed. He’ll have a limited supply of LabCrafter OFM kits available for purchase on the spot! First come, first served.
#FOSDEM #OpenFlexure
Gerrit is joining the OpenFlexure Microscope stand at FOSDEM, and he isn’t coming empty-handed. He’ll have a limited supply of LabCrafter OFM kits available for purchase on the spot! First come, first served.
#FOSDEM #OpenFlexure
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Our revamped OpenFlexure website is live! 🎉
openflexure.org
Big thanks to PenDigital Ltd for the redesign 🙌
Check out our new pages about our community, funding, and how the microscope is built and used.
#OpemFlexure #OpenSource #website
openflexure.org
Big thanks to PenDigital Ltd for the redesign 🙌
Check out our new pages about our community, funding, and how the microscope is built and used.
#OpemFlexure #OpenSource #website
OpenFlexure Microscope - OpenFlexure
The OpenFlexure project is an open-source initiative focused on development of 3D printed, laboratory-grade digital microscopes and positioning stages, making high-quality microscopy accessible to all...
openflexure.org
January 14, 2026 at 2:03 PM
Our revamped OpenFlexure website is live! 🎉
openflexure.org
Big thanks to PenDigital Ltd for the redesign 🙌
Check out our new pages about our community, funding, and how the microscope is built and used.
#OpemFlexure #OpenSource #website
openflexure.org
Big thanks to PenDigital Ltd for the redesign 🙌
Check out our new pages about our community, funding, and how the microscope is built and used.
#OpemFlexure #OpenSource #website
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Mothbox updates:
I figured out some hacks that make starting up and configuring a mothbox WAYYYY easier!
Also spent the whole end of the year and beginning of the year whittling away at little refinements to the manufacturing process!
forum.openhardware.science/t/new-firmwa...
I figured out some hacks that make starting up and configuring a mothbox WAYYYY easier!
Also spent the whole end of the year and beginning of the year whittling away at little refinements to the manufacturing process!
forum.openhardware.science/t/new-firmwa...
New Firmware 4.16.5 and usuability updates
I have been cranking during the limbo period between years to get you a lot of cool new improvements and refinements for the Mothbox! I am very excited about these updates because they make a LOT of t...
forum.openhardware.science
January 14, 2026 at 3:09 PM
Mothbox updates:
I figured out some hacks that make starting up and configuring a mothbox WAYYYY easier!
Also spent the whole end of the year and beginning of the year whittling away at little refinements to the manufacturing process!
forum.openhardware.science/t/new-firmwa...
I figured out some hacks that make starting up and configuring a mothbox WAYYYY easier!
Also spent the whole end of the year and beginning of the year whittling away at little refinements to the manufacturing process!
forum.openhardware.science/t/new-firmwa...
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The electronics of the new Mothbox are so wonderfully easy to put together!
December 23, 2025 at 6:37 AM
The electronics of the new Mothbox are so wonderfully easy to put together!
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The Open Science Shop is working to develop a distributed manufacturing network of open science hardware. I am excited to share that the Open Science Shop has now documented the steps you can take to become an open science hardware vendor. Check it out here: www.openscienceshop.org/new_vendors/
New Vendor Information
Information and resources for new Open Science Shop vendors
www.openscienceshop.org
November 20, 2025 at 11:35 PM
The Open Science Shop is working to develop a distributed manufacturing network of open science hardware. I am excited to share that the Open Science Shop has now documented the steps you can take to become an open science hardware vendor. Check it out here: www.openscienceshop.org/new_vendors/
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Our meeting with the Open Science Shop's group of manufacturers went even better when @wellreadpanda.bsky.social shows up with sloth friends.
October 30, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Our meeting with the Open Science Shop's group of manufacturers went even better when @wellreadpanda.bsky.social shows up with sloth friends.
What better way to start the week than with LabCrafter's one-year anniversary! 🥳
We want to extend a huge thank you to our customers. It's been a joy sharing our love for open-source scientific equipment with all of you.
For now, it's time for a well-deserved cake break! 🎂🥂
We want to extend a huge thank you to our customers. It's been a joy sharing our love for open-source scientific equipment with all of you.
For now, it's time for a well-deserved cake break! 🎂🥂
September 8, 2025 at 1:28 PM
What better way to start the week than with LabCrafter's one-year anniversary! 🥳
We want to extend a huge thank you to our customers. It's been a joy sharing our love for open-source scientific equipment with all of you.
For now, it's time for a well-deserved cake break! 🎂🥂
We want to extend a huge thank you to our customers. It's been a joy sharing our love for open-source scientific equipment with all of you.
For now, it's time for a well-deserved cake break! 🎂🥂
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Here's a super cool documentary about the Mothbox!
Learn about the development and use of this fun #openscience #opensource tool for DIY biodiversity monitoring!
youtu.be/1LGz3aWpeVE?...
Learn about the development and use of this fun #openscience #opensource tool for DIY biodiversity monitoring!
youtu.be/1LGz3aWpeVE?...
Mothbox - Wildlabs Award 2024
YouTube video by Digital Naturalism Laboratories (Andrew Quitmeyer)
youtu.be
August 1, 2025 at 8:59 PM
Here's a super cool documentary about the Mothbox!
Learn about the development and use of this fun #openscience #opensource tool for DIY biodiversity monitoring!
youtu.be/1LGz3aWpeVE?...
Learn about the development and use of this fun #openscience #opensource tool for DIY biodiversity monitoring!
youtu.be/1LGz3aWpeVE?...
Crimping a connector for a fluorescence add-on we're collaborating on for the OpenFlexure microscope.
July 25, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Crimping a connector for a fluorescence add-on we're collaborating on for the OpenFlexure microscope.
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Happy Gosh Gathering from Dinacon!! 10 years ago @goshcommunity.bsky.social made a goal to make open science hardware ubiquitous by 2025!
The time has arrived and we are celebrating #opentools here with 53 people at Dinacon!
#openscience #opensource
The time has arrived and we are celebrating #opentools here with 53 people at Dinacon!
#openscience #opensource
July 1, 2025 at 1:24 PM
Happy Gosh Gathering from Dinacon!! 10 years ago @goshcommunity.bsky.social made a goal to make open science hardware ubiquitous by 2025!
The time has arrived and we are celebrating #opentools here with 53 people at Dinacon!
#openscience #opensource
The time has arrived and we are celebrating #opentools here with 53 people at Dinacon!
#openscience #opensource
Being self-employed means we can do more of what we love. Recently we volunteered at our local children's nursery and brought the OpenFlexure Microscope. We had a great time hunting for garden creatures and viewing pre-prepared slides. The hairy fly legs were definitely the biggest hit!🪰
June 25, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Being self-employed means we can do more of what we love. Recently we volunteered at our local children's nursery and brought the OpenFlexure Microscope. We had a great time hunting for garden creatures and viewing pre-prepared slides. The hairy fly legs were definitely the biggest hit!🪰
Gerrit wrote a blog post about his experience at the 2025 Open Hardware Summit in Edinburgh, organised by @oshwassociation.bsky.social .
gerritniezen.com/reviving-the...
#oshw #openscience #OHS2025
gerritniezen.com/reviving-the...
#oshw #openscience #OHS2025
Reviving the Spirit of Open Science Hardware: Highlights from the 2025 Open Hardware Summit
Since starting our open science hardware company, LabCrafter, last year, I’ve been reflecting on the current state of open-source hardwar...
gerritniezen.com
June 13, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Gerrit wrote a blog post about his experience at the 2025 Open Hardware Summit in Edinburgh, organised by @oshwassociation.bsky.social .
gerritniezen.com/reviving-the...
#oshw #openscience #OHS2025
gerritniezen.com/reviving-the...
#oshw #openscience #OHS2025
Gerrit gave a talk last week at the Open Hardware Summit in Edinburgh about our collaboration with the AMYBO community to grow food with electricity! Thanks to @oshwassociation.bsky.social for organising this amazing summit and hosting it in the UK.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=RI_2...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=RI_2...
Gerrit Niezen: Growing Food with Electricity: Sustainable Protein Production
YouTube video by The Open Source Hardware Association
www.youtube.com
June 4, 2025 at 8:32 AM
Gerrit gave a talk last week at the Open Hardware Summit in Edinburgh about our collaboration with the AMYBO community to grow food with electricity! Thanks to @oshwassociation.bsky.social for organising this amazing summit and hosting it in the UK.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=RI_2...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=RI_2...
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Oooh we are getting sooo antsy to see you all at the Summit in just FIVE days! We've even got a handful of tickets left if you want to join us: ohs2025.eventbrite.com
May 26, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Oooh we are getting sooo antsy to see you all at the Summit in just FIVE days! We've even got a handful of tickets left if you want to join us: ohs2025.eventbrite.com
Beautiful micrographs from the OpenFlexure microscope, showing off its ability to create huge stitched images: images.openflexure.org/viewer/
OpenFlexure Viewer
images.openflexure.org
May 23, 2025 at 8:20 AM
Beautiful micrographs from the OpenFlexure microscope, showing off its ability to create huge stitched images: images.openflexure.org/viewer/
A school in the Netherlands used our 5V boost converters (labcrafter.co.uk/products/5v-...) for their sensor boxes, and gave a presentation on their inspiring project at The Things Network Conference: www.youtube.com/watch?v=r3B2...
April 30, 2025 at 10:00 AM
A school in the Netherlands used our 5V boost converters (labcrafter.co.uk/products/5v-...) for their sensor boxes, and gave a presentation on their inspiring project at The Things Network Conference: www.youtube.com/watch?v=r3B2...
We wrote a post for the Open Science Shop newsletter, a network of open science hardware vendors that we're part of: www.openscienceshop.org/labcrafter/
From Microscopes to Microbes: What’s New at LabCrafter
At the beginning of September last year, my wife and I co-founded a new open science hardware company - LabCrafter - in Wales. We started by offering open science tools to folks in the UK, and recentl...
www.openscienceshop.org
April 16, 2025 at 9:48 AM
We wrote a post for the Open Science Shop newsletter, a network of open science hardware vendors that we're part of: www.openscienceshop.org/labcrafter/
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I’d never heard of the Pioreactor before! For anyone else curious:
Pioreactor: pioreactor.com
Electropioreactor: amybo.org/docs/electro...
Pioreactor: pioreactor.com
Electropioreactor: amybo.org/docs/electro...
Pioreactor
The Pioreactor is an accessible and affordable bioreactor - ideal for teaching biology & biotech to students, scaling up a lab, and more. The Pioreactor can grow and experiment with yeast, algae, and ...
pioreactor.com
April 11, 2025 at 2:06 PM
I’d never heard of the Pioreactor before! For anyone else curious:
Pioreactor: pioreactor.com
Electropioreactor: amybo.org/docs/electro...
Pioreactor: pioreactor.com
Electropioreactor: amybo.org/docs/electro...
We're working with the AMYBO.org community to extend the Pioreactor for sustainable protein experiments. 🦠
A couple of weeks ago, we ran a hands-on session at the Cambridge Festival Schools Days! 🧪🌱
KS3 students used the Pioreactor and @openflexure.bsky.social microscope to explore cyanobacteria.
A couple of weeks ago, we ran a hands-on session at the Cambridge Festival Schools Days! 🧪🌱
KS3 students used the Pioreactor and @openflexure.bsky.social microscope to explore cyanobacteria.
April 11, 2025 at 1:58 PM
We're working with the AMYBO.org community to extend the Pioreactor for sustainable protein experiments. 🦠
A couple of weeks ago, we ran a hands-on session at the Cambridge Festival Schools Days! 🧪🌱
KS3 students used the Pioreactor and @openflexure.bsky.social microscope to explore cyanobacteria.
A couple of weeks ago, we ran a hands-on session at the Cambridge Festival Schools Days! 🧪🌱
KS3 students used the Pioreactor and @openflexure.bsky.social microscope to explore cyanobacteria.
OpenFlexure microscope and high-resolution upgrade kit now back in stock! labcrafter.co.uk/collections/...
OpenFlexure Microscope
Open tools for open science
labcrafter.co.uk
March 21, 2025 at 2:48 PM
OpenFlexure microscope and high-resolution upgrade kit now back in stock! labcrafter.co.uk/collections/...
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On day 1 of #OHS2025 you can catch Gerrit Niezen of @labcrafter.co.uk talk about harnessing hydrogen-oxidizing bacteria, creating an open-source bioreactor for small-scale protein production, making microbial protein fermentation accessible! Get your ticket today: 2025.oshwa.org/attend/
March 17, 2025 at 5:38 PM
On day 1 of #OHS2025 you can catch Gerrit Niezen of @labcrafter.co.uk talk about harnessing hydrogen-oxidizing bacteria, creating an open-source bioreactor for small-scale protein production, making microbial protein fermentation accessible! Get your ticket today: 2025.oshwa.org/attend/
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Tickets are ON SALE NOW for the Open Hardware Summit 2025 in Edinburgh, Scotland! Get your ticket today right here: ohs2025.eventbrite.com
January 15, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Tickets are ON SALE NOW for the Open Hardware Summit 2025 in Edinburgh, Scotland! Get your ticket today right here: ohs2025.eventbrite.com
Very excited to be giving a talk at the upcoming Open Hardware Summit in Edinburgh on May 30th: https://2025.oshwa.org/talks/070-gerrit-niezen/
Growing Food with Electricity: Sustainable Protein Production with a Kitchen-Table Bioreactor
2025.oshwa.org
February 21, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Very excited to be giving a talk at the upcoming Open Hardware Summit in Edinburgh on May 30th: https://2025.oshwa.org/talks/070-gerrit-niezen/