“In affluent school districts, science labs are the stuff of everyday learning. But not so for an estimated 77,000 students in poor San Jose school districts, which don’t have the resources to conduct hands-on, serious bio-science experiments,” reports the San Jose Mercury News. Now, some of those students will thanks to Schmal Science and their BioMobileLab, which includes equipment for advanced biology experiments.

Like many Silicon Valley start-ups, Schmal started in a garage. “Its array of 400 workshops now spans biology, chemistry, earth science, forensics, math and physics. Last year, the group conducted science workshops at 85 San Jose schools in 18 districts, serving 14,000 pre-K to 12th-grade students.” They hope to serve 10,000 with the BioMobileLab and have plans to deploy several more in the S.F. Bay Area.

For more information about Schmahl Science Workshop, visit www.schmahlscience.org.