The vast majority (80%) of researchers are using automation in less than half of their laboratory processes, despite the hype around these technologies. This is one of the key findings of the DDW Research & Consultancy 2025 Research Report Purchasing in Drug Discovery Lab Automation:… Read More
‘The digital lab’ can mean different things to different people, but the term broadly covers three types of laboratory systems: data management, automation and robotics, and artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML). Labs are looking to the potential cost and time savings these technologies can bring in an increasingly… Read More
This eBook, sponsored by Revvity, examines the increasing role of digital tools in drug discovery and how these innovations could impact the development of therapeutics in the future. Download this exclusive eBook to learn more about: How digital innovation is helping drugs and therapeutics to get to market faster The… Read More
With the cost to sequence genomes declining dramatically, scientists and researchers are applying next generation sequencing (NGS) technology to new discoveries and clinical research applications at a rapidly expanding rate. These applications are driving the need for sample preparation workflows that prepare the DNA/RNA libraries prior to sequencing. A new… Read More
This Scientific Note explores: The benefits of vendor-qualified protocols, incl. reducing start-up process. The three levels of automated library preparation readiness. How fully vendor-qualified libraries enable sequencing in as few as five days. The importance of choosing providers with NGS expertise. Case studies comparing custom vs. vendor-qualified solutions deployment. Read More
This article is sponsored by Revvity. In the fast-paced world of drug discovery and development, every moment counts. As we race against time to bring life-changing therapies to market, it’s crucial to optimise every step of our research processes. Today, we’re excited to share how automated… Read More
Lab automation company Opentrons has launched the Opentrons Flex robot. The company says that these are affordable and easy-to-programme liquid-handling lab robots which are designed to level the playing field for labs of all sizes and bring advanced lab automation to more researchers. Fusing advanced robotics… Read More
The newest addition to the free DDW podcast is the In Conversation With series, where DDW speaks with members of the drug discovery industry about their work and how it helps turn science into business. In this first episode, Jessica Grossman, Chief Executive Officer at IgGenix,… Read More
A new App Note is now available, sponsored by Analytik Jena: Rapid Development of Automated Sars-CoV-2 Clinical Diagnostics. Download to learn about: How to create and share an automated workflow for rapid development and validation of SARS-CoV-2 clinical diagnostics. The highly scalable liquid handling platform, CyBio FeliX for clinical… Read More
Download the App Note to learn about: How to create and share an automated workflow for rapid development and validation of SARS-CoV-2 clinical diagnostics. The highly scalable liquid handling platform, CyBio FeliX for clinical diagnostics – it provides magnetic bead-based nucleic acid extraction, eliminating laborious and time-consuming column-based binding and… Read More
Download the new App Note from Analytik Jena to find out more about: The detection of lipid changes in microglia cells in generating therapeutic approach towards neuroinflammation diseases The application of label-free matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionisation (MALDI) MS cell fingerprinting workflows or cellular assays capable of characterising drug off-target responses with… Read More
Download this App Note from Analytik Jena to learn about: Detection of lipid changes in microglia cells in generating therapeutic approach towards neuroinflammation diseases Application of label-free matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionisation (MALDI) MS cell fingerprinting workflows or cellular assays capable of characterising drug off-target responses with high throughput sample preparation done by… Read More
