How Much Does a Pipette Cost?

Thermo Fisher's single-channel manual pipettes cost about $300 apiece, but an electronic pipette will run you about $700. Eppendorf's single-channel manual pipettors cost $348, says Melinda Sheehan, the company's North American product manager for liquid-handling products; electronic pipettes start at $730.

How expensive is a pipette?

There are also fixed-volume pipettes that can be purchased for about $20 to $25 each (or around $200 to $250 for a set of 10). However, these instruments can only measure a specific amount of liquid, and biology experiments frequently require the transfer of multiple different volumes.

Why are pipettes so expensive?

These pipettes are expensive because the barrel and the tip are a unit and both are replaced when pipetting. A cheaper alternative is to use an air displacement pipette with barrier tips, but these only address some of the problems.