Build it

1. Order your OpenPCR kit

Get your OpenPCR kit here

What can you do with OpenPCR? Here’s what other people are up to!

2. Build your OpenPCR

Check out the instructions to the right! OpenPCR takes about 3 hours to build. Your kit includes all the parts for building OpenPCR. The only tools you’ll need are a normal philips head screwdriver, a 2 mm flathead screwdriver, and pliers. Here’s a picture of Eri Gentry after she finished building her OpenPCR!

Eri builds first openpcr machine (thermal cycler)

3. Get Adobe Air

4. Get the OpenPCR App

4. Pre-PCR Checklist

Make sure your OpenPCR is ready to rock! Run the diagnostic tests starting on page 69 of the Instructions manual

  • Power Test – Check that OpenPCR is assembled correctly
  • Run your first test protocol – Lid and Block heat to temperature
  • Adjust the heated lid – use an empty PCR tube to test the height of the heated lid

5. Run PCR!

Send us a photo of your experiment! hello@openpcr.org


Fun to Build!

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