Observed arrival · 2026-10-10
Microbiology Atlas: The teaching-lab budget planner
A browser-based planner for estimating microbiology teaching-lab costs and preparing purchasing reports from your own figures.
- For
- College microbiology teaching-lab coordinators
- Worth noticing
- The page warns that existing stock may reduce a shortage without reducing the number of supplier packs that must be ordered.
Field notes
The item planner calculates shortfall, rounds orders up to supplier pack sizes, and shows resulting leftovers; a separate semester worksheet combines consumables, reusable equipment, shared supplies, staffing, other costs, and contingency. Inputs are described as staying in the browser tab, so users must download reports to preserve work. The page distinguishes planning estimates from supplier pricing and says its avoided-spend comparison does not verify savings or inspect existing stock.
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