BioSurplus To Hold Second Auction of Lab Equipment from Lexicon Pharmaceuticals

BioSurplus, America’s leader in used lab equipment, announced today that it will be holding a second auction of lab equipment from Lexicon Pharmaceuticals’ drug discovery and pre-clinical research facility in The Woodlands, TX. The online auction will run from October 23–30, 2014.

As Lexicon Pharmaceuticals has refocused on clinical programs, approximately 1,300 more lots of research and development equipment will be available in auction. Available lots include late-model biosafety cabinets, refrigerated centrifuges, research microscopes, vivarium equipment, behavioral studies equipment, consumables and other basic biotech equipment.

Among the lots are high-end items including:

- Applied Biosystems 3730xl Capillary Sequencer
- Labcyte Echo 550 Acoustic Nanoliter Dispenser
- Leica TCS SP5 Broadband Confocal Microscope
- Histology and pathology equipment from Leica, Shandon and Thermo Finesse
- Upright and inverted research microscopes from Zeiss, Leica, Olympus and Nikon
- Small animal behavioral testing equipment from Coulbourn, Accuscan and Med Associates
- Analytical biotech equipment – flow cytometers, chromatography, imaging systems and more

Please visit http://auctions.biosurplus.com to view the online catalog.

For more information on the auction, please call 866-236-4496, x222, or email auctionsupport@biosurplus.com.

About BioSurplus

Founded in 2002, BioSurplus has grown to be America’s leader in used lab equipment. The BioSurplus team is carefully chosen for their deep scientific experience that ensures proper labeling and testing of a wide range of laboratory instruments. Customers from around the world can shop in the BioSurplus online store or in any one of its online timed auctions. They also purchase late model working lab instruments from labs that no longer need them. If needed, they can perform an on-site auction for large amounts of excess equipment or complete lab closures. BioSurplus is dedicated to maximizing the value and use of laboratory equipment for its customers.

BioSurplus is headquartered in San Diego and has lab equipment megastores in San Diego, the San Francisco Bay Area and Boston. For more information, please visit the corporate website at www.biosurplus.com. Keep up with the latest news on the BioSurplus blog.