Product Average Lead Times | Life Sciences Supply Chain | Corning

As of September, 2021

Due to industry-wide shortages in raw materials, as well as unprecedented demand, lead times for some products are longer than usual. The chart below shows products with average lead times longer than 8 weeks. All other products have lead times of 8 weeks or less.

To see in-stock dates for specific items with lead times of 8 weeks or longer, go to the product’s catalog page and select “Check Availability.”

Lead times reflect the current average time between when an order is received and when it is shipped to our customers. Lead times are approximate and can vary significantly due to changes in material availability and demand fluctuations. If you placed your order with a channel distribution partner, they will communicate delivery times directly with you. We cannot dictate the prioritization of shipments to their customers.

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Lab Products

Lab Products

Product FamilyAverage Lead Time (weeks)Adding CapacityCapacity Date
Centrifuge tubes (15 mL)12-32YesQ4 2021
PCR tubes & strip tubes4-36Under evaluation 
Robotic tips (all)8-36YesQ1-Q4 2021
Centrifuge tubes (50 mL)10-20Under evaluation 
Manual tips (no filter)8-36Under evaluation 
Manual tips (with filter)8-36Under evaluation 
Microcentrifuge tubes20-40Under evaluation 
PCR plates12-20Under evaluation 
Round bottom tubes8-16Under evaluation 
Bottle top dispenser8-20Not at this time 
Centrifuges & microcentrifuges8-20Not at this time 
Containers6-26Not at this time 
Desiccators16-24Not at this time 
Disposable glass pipettes8-16Not at this time 
 Multichannel pipettor8-16Not at this time 
Reservoirs8-12Not at this time 
Serological pipettes (all sizes)8-20Under evaluation 
Thermal cycler8-16Not at this time 

Cell Culture

Cell Culture

 

Product FamilyAverage Lead Time (weeks)Adding CapacityCapacity Date
Bottles (PET)6-14YesQ2 2022
Cryogenic vials: external thread (2 mL and 5 mL)16-26YesQ2 2021
Deep well plates (Axygen® brand)4-26YesQ4 2021
Filter systems12-16YesQ2 2021
Storage blocks (Corning® brand)16-20YesDone
Assay plates (96-, 96 half-area, 384-, 1536-well)8-16Under evaluation 
Cell culture plates (96-well; all brands)12-16Under evaluation 
Multiwell plates (6- through 48-well; all brands)12-16Under evaluation 
ULA-coated products10-12Under evaluation 
Assay plates (NBS-coated; all sizes)10-12Not at this time 
Cell strainers12-16Not at this time 
Corning® Epic® microplates12-16Not at this time 
Corning® Matrigel® matrix20-24Not at this time 
Custom media (in bags)>36Not at this time 
Custom media (non-bagged)12-16Not at this time 
IVF dishes8-16Not at this time 
Lids for cell culture plates10-12Not at this time 
Petri dishes6-16Not at this time 
Sealing tape for storage plates8-16Not at this time 
Storage block mats8-16Not at this time 
Syringe filters14-16Not at this time 

Bioprocess

Bioprocess

 

Product FamilyAverage Lead Time (weeks)Adding CapacityCapacity Date
Erlenmeyer flasks32-38YesQ3 2021
Disposable spinner flasks8-12Not at this time 
Disposable spinner flasks with closed system>24Not at this time 
SUT bags (for bioprocessing & media)16-24Not at this time 

Note: There are alternate products in some product categories, but availability is highly limited. Most alternatives have been exhausted and are currently on backorder.