Science Experiments for Children
NEB hosts "NEB Kids' Science Day" for local elementary students. We have compiled a selection of the experiments with detailed videos and protocols so you can re-create them with your students.
New Student Starter Pack
The New Student Starter Pack is available to new graduate students and first-year post doctoral students, and contains valuable technical reference materials, supplies for the lab and much more.
Reagent donations
NEB offers a list of our most popular products for free to support teaching labs in the US. We continue to donate NEB products to many high schools, colleges and teaching programs. Please visit our Course Support & Reagent Donation page for more information.
Summer internships
For over 40 years, NEB has offered internships to students from local, national and international high schools and universities, giving our employees the rewarding opportunity to act as mentors to young students.
Educator Laboratory Materials Support Program
The STEM and Mentorship committees at NEB work together to offer laboratory material support for middle school and high school science educators working in underserved communities who are passionate about bringing hands-on biology experiences into their classroom. Learn more.
LabCentral Learning Lab
NEB is the primary sponsor of the LabCentral Learning Lab, a community-oriented STEM facility. The goal of the LabCentral Learning Lab is to work with academic and community partners to create a new kind of educational experience near the heart of innovation in Kendall Square. This lab will serve as a community hub, forging lasting connections, and inspiring tomorrow’s innovators. At scale, programming will advance thousands of students and teachers into the future of science.
The facility is also the new home of BioBuilder, a STEM education program that capitalizes on the excitement found through experiential learning in the area of synthetic biology. The BioBuilder curriculum is taught in almost every state in the U.S. and in more than 30 countries around the world.
Molecular Biology Summer Workshop
This two-week long course held at Quinnipiac University in Hamden, Connecticut, covers in-depth molecular cloning, DNA and RNA isolation, PCR and agarose gel electrophoresis, real-time PCR and gene expression analysis, Sanger sequencing, next-generation sequencing library preparation, and more. This program is designed to equip attendees from a variety of professional and academic backgrounds with foundational knowledge in molecular biology.
Teaching protocols available from MassBioEd
Teaching resources for biotechnology and molecular biology labs are available through the BioTeach program from MassBioEd. Review the curricula here. In addition, NEB provides free reagents to BioTeach participants. Please contact bioteach@massbioed.org to receive the link to the form to submit your request.
High school/undergraduate competitions
NEB supplies reagents, free of charge, to participants in both iGEM and BioBuilder®. Teams must already be registered before requesting reagents from NEB.
Genes in Space®
Genes in Space Competition is a national competition in which students from grades 7 through 12 are asked to design experiments that help to address challenges faced during space travel. In 2016, as a part of this program, the first successful PCR experiment was conducted in space using NEB reagents. NEB is a major sponsor of this annual program.
NEB corporate grants
NEB offers grants to local programs bi-annually, which include educational initiatives. Past grants have included funding science laboratories for the Barnard School (South Hampton, NH), funding an outdoor classroom for the Bagnall School (Groveland, MA) and helping to fund the Girls Incorporated of Lynn, which promotes pursuit of academic studies and STEM careers for girls. Application deadlines are April 1 and November 1 of each year. To apply, complete the application form. For more information, contact corpdonations@neb.com.
Educational kits
NEB has partnered with miniPCR™ to offer pre-assembled educational kits.
NEB Ipswich High School Scholarship
Every year, NEB offers a substantial scholarship to a deserving Ipswich High School senior who will pursue a degree in the life sciences. Please contact the Ipswich High School Guidance Department for more information.
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