For those establishing new labs in research or teaching, our New Lab Program assists with maximizing your budget to build out a lab that not only meets your research needs today but is well equipped for the future! Over our 30+ year history, we’ve steadily added to our extensive portfolio of photonics components, instruments, and system, and now manufacture over 22,000 items, with 100s of new items being added annually.
The items we design and manufacture have well established design standards that provide compatibility across product lines and ensure that items purchased today are still easily integrated into new experiments for years to come. Over the years, we’ve steadily added numerous customer-inspired products, some of which fulfill less frequent, but equally important, setup needs. If we don’t have the product you are looking for, we’d love to hear from you! And, if you accidentally purchase the wrong item for your research needs, rest assured – our RMA team is here to help with seamless returns! In addition, for select instrumentation where it can be difficult to know if it is the right solution based solely on specifications, we offer demo units so you can try it before you buy it.
Who is eligible for the program?
Your lab can be eligible for the New Lab Program if the following criteria are met:
- You are the Principal Investigator of a Research Lab or Grant Recipient of a Teaching Lab
- You are Starting a New Lab
- Your Organization is a College/University or a Not-for-Profit Research Center
Program Benefits
- We understand that starting a new lab is challenging. To help maximize your new lab budget our New Lab Program offers a 10% discount on all purchases made in the first 12 months.
- Purchase an optical table workstation in the first 6 months to extend the duration of the New Lab Program to 15 months.
- A dedicated technical sales specialist and account manager are provided to assist with product selection and installation questions and to provide customer service and purchasing support, respectively. Optional on-site visits are also available.
- Product design, manufacturing, metrology, and service are all optimized to provide you with a successful solution for your application needs.
- As a vertically integrated company, we are frequently able to fulfill requests for small modifications to items in our catalog, either via a special or the introduction of a new customer-inspired product.
How to Apply
To apply, please complete the form below. The new lab discount, which applies to nearly all items in our portfolio*, is available when placing orders direct with Thorlabs, cannot be combined with any other discount or promotion, and is valid once per Principal Investigator.