Abstract: Objective To examine the association of laboratory equipment collocation with the capability of scientific research,education and disease control and to provide scientific evidence for reasonable laboratory equipment collocation.Methods Description method was used to evaluate the change of laboratory equipment from 2001 to 2011 in an institute for disease control and prevention.Linear correlation was used to analyse the association between laboratory equipment collocation and the capability of scientific research and education.The capability of disease control was denoted by the time of laboratory test and participating in public health emergency management.Results The laboratory equipment was increased greatly from 2001 to 2011 in the institute mainly in the year of 2004,2008 and 2010.There were significant positive correlations between the laboratory equipment collocation and the scientific capability research and education,with the coefficients of correlation for the numbers of research projects,papers published and the number of educatee of 0.795,0.902,and 0.707.The time of laboratory test was shortened and the capability of disease control was improved owing to the increase of the laboratory equipments.ConclusionThe improvement of laboratory equipment accelerated the capability of scientific research,education and disease control greately in the institute.Advanced laboratory equipments are needed for capability development of the institute.