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Block Scientific Showcases Medical Lab Equipment Devices

By Labmedica International staff writers
Posted on 05 Feb 2018

Lab equipment supplier Block Scientific Inc. (New York, USA) showcased its range of medical lab equipment devices at MEDLAB Middle East, the world’s largest attended laboratory & IVD exhibition and conference, held from February 5-8, 2018 in Dubai, UAE.

Block Scientific is a master distributor of drug test cups, drug test strips, and saliva screen drug tests for clinical laboratories, hospitals, and educational institutions worldwide. The company also offers leasing, installation, service, service contracts, and repair solutions for clinical laboratory equipment.

At this year’s MEDLAB Middle East, the company exhibited its extensive range of products, such as lab equipment, which included analyzers, centrifuges, autoclaves, histology and cytology equipment, spectrophotometers, water baths, and more. Block Scientific also displayed its blood collection products, such as needles, blood collection tube, aliquot tube, and blood collection accessories.

Among its drug screening products on display at this year’s MEDLAB Middle East were drug cup tests and urine collection cups, while its general labware products included pipettes, flasks and funnels. Block Scientific’s laboratory accessories exhibited at the event included incubator accessories, microscope accessories, centrifuge parts, and more. The company also displayed its range of reagents, controls, and consumables, such as reagents, urine strips, controls and calibrators at the event.

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