Meet the Winners of the Reliable by Design Contest!
Where we found the most durable JULABO temperature control instruments in our worldwide search

With the Reliable by Design campaign, JULABO celebrated its core values of innovation, reliability, precision and durability - values that have formed the basis for successful collaboration with our customers for over 50 years. One highlight of the campaign was the Reliable by Design Contest, in which we searched worldwide for the oldest JULABO unit still in use. The response was impressive, and now the winners have been announced!
🥇 1st place:
Mrs. Angelika Meier from the joint practice Dr. med. Thomas May & Annette Morstadt in Seelbach, Germany. It's JULABO Biotherm 37 from 1981 has been successfully used to incubate cultures for over 43 years.
🥈 2nd place:
Mr. Jonas Lobbel from the Otto-Diels-Institute at the Christian-Albrechts-University in Kiel, Germany. It's JULABO FP 50 cooling machine from autumn 1988 hassle-free supplies two rotary evaporators in Prof. Dr. Anne Staubitz's working group.
🥉 3rd place:
Ms. Johana Duque Osorio from the petro company DAPSA wrote to us from Buenos Aires, Argentina. A JULABO VC/3 circulator has been inserted there for over 35 years. Produced in the 4th quarter of 1988, this unit tests the corrosiveness of fuels in oil pipelines, among other things.
Markus Juchheim, Managing Director of JULABO, emphasizes the importance of the competition and the campaign:
"With the Reliable by Design campaign and this competition, we are showing that reliability is not a promise at JULABO, but a lived reality. The stories of our customers have deeply impressed us and confirmed that we make a real difference with our products in analytics, research and industry worldwide."
The winners were visited in person, their stories honored and the prizes presented. We thank all participants for their entries and are pleased to share these impressive examples of the durability of JULABO products with you.
For more information on the three winners and the award-winning units, please visit the Reliable by Design website: