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TaqMon Lab Game: Play, Collect, and Discover

A fast, fun lab game where you collect lab sprites, complete challenges, and track your progress with every run

TaqMon is a lab game for researchers and anyone living the lab life

Play. Collect. Master your lab skills, unlock achievements, and rise to the top of the leaderboard. Make sure to check back often. There is always something new going on in TaqMon.

How to play

 Step 1

Play the game

Navigate obstacles, build your conga line, and rack up points.

 Step 2

Collect Lab Sprites and earn achievements

Unlock lab-inspired sprites and complete fun challenges.

 Step 3

Track your progress

Submit your score to track your progress, view your states, and see how you rank on the leaderboard.

 Step 4

Get on the leaderboard

Submit your scores and see how far you can climb on the leaderboard!

Submit your score and get 250 Aspire member points!

For a limited time only, earn 250 Aspire member points when you play TaqMon and submit your score to the leaderboard.*

 

Not an Aspire member? Learn more.

Find the lab sprites

The collection keeps growing. Discover fun, lab-inspired sprites hidden throughout TaqMon. Some are easy to find, while others are much rarer. New sprites drop regularly, so keep playing to see who turns up next.

Glow-up protocol

Glow, a reporter dye. Shines when separated from Hush

Mute button

Hush, a quencher dye. Often found close by Glow

Certified lab buddy

Primer, the short starter piece that sticks to DNA

MPV added to the mix

Taq, the DNA-copying enzyme

Contained & adorable

SNPlet, a single-letter DNA change

More sprites incoming

New sprites appear regularly. Check back and keep playing to see what shows up next.

Think you can top the leaderboard?

Jump in, play now, and see if you can complete all the challenges.

For Research Use Only. Not for use in diagnostic procedures.

© 2026 Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. All rights reserved. All trademarks are the property of Thermo Fisher Scientific and its subsidiaries unless otherwise specified. No purchase necessary. Participation is limited to researchers and purchasing personnel working in the life sciences industry who are 21 years of age or older in the United States and Canada. TaqMon:Catch Every Target is for entertainment purposes only. There are no prizes to be awarded. We ask that you do not participate during work hours. Further, Thermo Fisher Scientific takes occupational health and safety practices in laboratories seriously; this game isn’t intended to suggest otherwise.

 

*This promotion is available only to the members of the Aspire member program in the US (excluding Puerto Rico) and Canada (excluding Quebec). To receive 250 bonus points, you must submit your score to the TaqMon leaderboard with your contact information associated with your Aspire member account, between April 1, 2026, through December 31, 2026, or until promotional supplies are depleted, whichever comes first. Please allow 10 business days for the points to show up in your account. Cannot be combined with other discounts or promotions. Offer void where prohibited, licensed, or restricted by federal, state, provincial, or local laws or regulation or agency/institutional policy. Other restrictions may apply. All terms and conditions of the Aspire member program apply. For full terms and conditions of the program, go to thermofisher.com/aspire/tc.