Lab automation

The countdown for Future Labs Live has begun. The event is set to take place in a week’s time, covering topics across the whole lab ecosystem, from facilities, to training and development, to automation and digital transformation. With over 200 speakers confirmed and 2000 registrations, this is an event you do not want to miss.   […]

Cellular Origins, a company focused on enabling scalable and efficient manufacture of cell and gene therapies (CGTs), has announced a collaborative partnership with ScaleReady, a joint venture between Bio-Techne, Fresenius Kabi and Wilson Wolf that brings together process development expertise, tools and technologies for scalable CGT manufacturing.   The partnership aims to automate portions of […]

SLAS Europe 2023 will take place in Brussels, Belgium on May 23-26. One of four tracks running through the event, the Frontiers in Technology track features 15 scientific sessions demonstrating where technology will take drug discovery and laboratory automation in the future. A wide range of topics will cover AI in drug discovery, 3D imaging, […]

Are you pushing the boundaries of what’s possible with NGS? Are you conducting cutting-edge research that’s driving real-world benefits? Could your lab use an extra pair of hands? Then submit an abstract today for your chance to win a MagicPrep NGS instrument* and enjoy NGS library preparation at the push of a button. MagicPrep NGS […]

SLAS Europe 2023 will take place 22-26 May in Brussels, Belgium, where attendees will embrace the theme Science Set in Motion. DDW’s Multimedia Editor Megan Thomas explores what to expect from the event. Scientific tracks SLAS Europe 2023 will feature four tracks focused on life sciences and their global impact: Biology Unveiled, Frontiers in Technology, […]

This is the latest episode of the free DDW podcast, “Data integrity and the value of the cloud”. It covers two articles written for the exclusive DDW & SLAS2022 supplement published in Volume 23, Issue 1 – Winter 2021/22 of DDW. They are called “The concept of data integrity” and “Remote working: when the cloud meets the lab”. […]

This is the latest episode of the free DDW podcast, “Painting a picture of the lab of the future”. It covers two articles written for the exclusive DDW & SLAS2022 supplement published in Volume 23, Issue 1 – Winter 2021/22 of DDW. They are called “Perspective: education and lab automation” and “The lab of the future is now”. […]

The Tecan Group and Oxford Nanopore Technologies will collaborate to drive easier high throughput nanopore library preparation in an automated, hands-free fashion.   The aim of the partnership is a fully automated workflow for Oxford Nanopore’s Ligation Sequencing Kit XL V14 protocol (LSK114) with Tecan’s DreamPrep NGS solutions.  The LSK114 protocol allows for any fragment length […]

Today marks the start of SLAS2023 in San Diego. Over the last week, DDW’s Megan Thomas has narrated five articles from the SLAS2023 supplement as part of the DDW Events podcast series. Episodes include: A Welcome to SLAS 2023 Acquiring deeper insights and acceleration with AI Connecting lab automation to decision-making How machine learning and lab automation […]

Kristen Hopson, Vice President of Preclinical Discovery and Development at Generate Biomedicines, and Yue Liu, Associate Director, HTS at Generate Biomedicines, reflect on the impact of artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning (ML), cloud computing, and advances in laboratory automation and high-throughput screening (HTS) on life science research. Proteins are the basic building blocks and engines of […]