Exciting to see more funds going to research, but cringe knowing the efficiency in how it is spent.

Due to procurement not having a research background, they often due poorly negotiating prices for basic scientific chemicals and supplies. The result makes it very difficult for researchers to buy from the open market such as Amazon, etc.

Here are 12 tweezers for nearly $700 list price: https://us.vwr.com/store/catalog/product.jsp?catalog_number=...

Procurement feels good getting 45% off of list price across all products, but they do not compare the actual price.