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.
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...
10.02.2026 11:50
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A photo of an open Raspberry Pi magazine, showing an article entitled "Pioreactor: an automated Raspberry Pi bioreactor".
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!
06.02.2026 14:15
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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
21.01.2026 13:36
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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...
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
14.01.2026 14:03
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Pcb pi camera and cam guard and sd card
Connect camera to board
Connect camera to pi
Connect pi to pcb
The electronics of the new Mothbox are so wonderfully easy to put together!
23.12.2025 06:37
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New Vendor Information
Information and resources for new Open Science Shop vendors
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/
20.11.2025 23:35
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people in a jitsi call with sloths
Our meeting with the Open Science Shop's group of manufacturers went even better when @wellreadpanda.bsky.social shows up with sloth friends.
30.10.2025 15:45
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A smiling couple (Gerrit & Margriet), wearing party hats and LabCrafter t-shirts. They're standing in front of a world map. Text at the bottom says "1 YEAR ANNIVERSARY" in red and white.
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! 🎂🥂
08.09.2025 13:28
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Mothbox - Wildlabs Award 2024
YouTube video by Digital Naturalism Laboratories (Andrew Quitmeyer)
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?...
01.08.2025 20:59
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A bunch of 3D printed components, wires and screws are lying on a cutting mat. There's an orange Engineer PA-09 crimping tool in the foreground, as well as some screwdrivers and an allen key.
Crimping a connector for a fluorescence add-on we're collaborating on for the OpenFlexure microscope.
25.07.2025 14:38
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Soon to be open kaleidoscope
Andy and bri celebrate with shirts snd people making pcbs
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
01.07.2025 13:23
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Gerrit and Margriet showing the OpenFlexure Microscope to a group of nursery children.
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!🪰
25.06.2025 13:15
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Gerrit Niezen: Growing Food with Electricity: Sustainable Protein Production
YouTube video by The Open Source Hardware Association
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...
04.06.2025 08:32
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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
26.05.2025 14:17
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OpenFlexure Viewer
Beautiful micrographs from the OpenFlexure microscope, showing off its ability to create huge stitched images: images.openflexure.org/viewer/
23.05.2025 08:20
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Photo of a sensor box that has been opened, with LabCrafter's 5V boost converter visible on the bottom right of the board.
Photo of a sensor box that has been opened. An antenna is attached to the lid, and all the electronics inside the box are visible. There's a small e-ink display showing readings from the various sensors.
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...
30.04.2025 09:59
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Sandrine, an AMYBO volunteer, explaining how the Pioreactor works to a group of students sitting around a white table. There is a Pioreactor, an OpenFlexure microscope, a laptop and a screen on the table.
Gerrit giving a presentation on biotechnology and sustainable protein to a group of students sitting on black chairs. There are two large screens showing the presentation.
Rob, an AMYBO volutneer, handling a vial from the Pioreactor, surounded by a group of students sitting at a white table. There is a Pioreactor, laptop, kitchen roll and a box with purple disposable gloves on the table.
Two smiling students, one looking directly at the camera, with a Pioreactor and OpenFlexure microscope in front of them. There is an extension cord with a power supply next to it.
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.
11.04.2025 13:58
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OpenFlexure Microscope
Open tools for open science
OpenFlexure microscope and high-resolution upgrade kit now back in stock! labcrafter.co.uk/collections/...
21.03.2025 14:48
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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/
17.03.2025 17:38
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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
15.01.2025 16:39
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Whooo ill be there talking about Moths and Robots and robots to look at moths!
20.02.2025 23:36
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A bunch of small PCBs being depanelled and cleaned up
Busy preparing a new product for launch!
05.02.2025 16:30
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We are having a blast at #FOSDEM, showcasing the OpenFlexure Microscopes and chatting with loads of other open-source enthusiasts!!
Come and see us in Hall H to get a demo of our microscope, and come along to our talk tomorrow at 15:20 CET in H.1309 (Van Rijn)!
#OpenSource
01.02.2025 15:41
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