I work with an amazing team of generous people! In mid-July, a group of volunteers from Helmer Scientific engaged yet again with our friends from Horizons, a nonprofit organization with the mission of closing the opportunity gap for low income children in inner city...
Read more »Helmer Scientific Volunteers Help Inspire the Joy of Learning for Horizons 3rd Graders
Honduras Dengue Fever Research Study
In September 2015, Trevor Brooks of the University of California, San Francisco began a research project funded by The Doris Duke International Clinical Research Foundation and Global Healing that enables the Public Hospital Roatán to evaluate and improve its clinical diagnosis...
Read more »Seeding Labs: Donating Essential Medical Equipment for Breakthrough Science
Seeding Labs is an organization dedicated to unleashing the full potential of scientists in developing countries to solve challenges such as global disease, feeding growing populations, andprotecting our planet. Seeding Labs accomplishes this mission by supporting...
Building a Company-Wide Culture of Generosity
At the core of any meaningful service initiative are the capabilities, enthusiasm and passion of the participants. Therefore, supporting the grass roots initiatives of our employees has been an essential part of Helmer Scientific’s corporate citizenship strategy. When designing...
Read more »What a Difference a Day Makes: Second Careers
What started out as a passion to help others turned into a life-changing event for Justin Fisher, an engineering tech for Helmer Scientific. As a long-time participant in Helmer generosity programs, Justin’s “aha” moment occurred when he decided to participate in a program for...
Read more »“Keys to Success” Career Days More than Meets the Eye
We are well aware of the problems facing many inner-city public school systems, and Arlington Community High School is just one example of a school district struggling with behavioral problems, violence, marijuana use, and vandalism. According to WFYI News, Arlington High...
Berkeley Free Clinic Update
The Helmer refrigerator donated to the Berkeley Free Clinic in August is now installed and being used to hold the clinic’s valuable supply of vaccines and medical and dental injectable antibiotics. Clinic volunteers stated, “It’s very helpful! We’re loving it and we’ve never...
Read more »Embracing Sports as Culture
Since 2009, Helmer Scientific has had the opportunity to participate in Rwanda’s story by coaching entrepreneurs of small and medium-sized businesses through Bigger Future, as well as engaging in an international partnership with Robert Bayigamba, owner of the country’s largest...
Read more »Why High School Internships Work
Before spending mounds of money for college tuition and working hard in every class, wouldn’t it be great to know you were going to love your career path after graduating? We know that high school students are faced with challenging timelines to, not only, discover their...
Helmer Plays Vital Role in Urgent Dengue Fever Study
A donated Helmer Scientific freezer is on its way to Roatan, Honduras to help improve the diagnosis of Dengue fever on the island. Dengue fever is a mosquito-borne illness that results in flu-like symptoms and can be fatal in more severe cases. The extreme bone and joint pain...
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