Lab automation

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 […]

Ahead of this year’s SLAS2023 conference in San Diego (which takes place 25 February – 1 March) DDW’s Megan Thomas narrates articles from the DDW SLAS2023 supplement as part of the DDW Events podcast series. This is episode four, How machine learning and lab automation are changing the future of protein therapeutics. In this article, […]

Ahead of this year’s SLAS2023 conference in San Diego (which takes place 25 February – 1 March) DDW’s Megan Thomas narrates articles from the DDW SLAS2023 supplement as part of the DDW Events podcast series. This is episode three, Connecting lab automation to decision-making. In this episode, we hear from Ashwin Pillai, a Test Engineer […]

Ashwin Pillai is Test Engineer 3 in HTS & Assay Development at Ginkgo Bioworks, a company whose mission is to make biology easier to engineer. Ahead of his presentation in the Automation Technologies Track at SLAS2023, Pillai shares insight on data and how we can connect lab automation to decisions. Pillai works directly with scientists […]

The latest sponsored DDW Sitting Down With podcast features Simon Bungers, CEO, Labforward and explains why the promises of big data, AI and ML are only illusions if the integration puzzle isn’t solved. Among the topics Lu Rahman, Publishing Director, DDW discusses with Bungers are connectivity and interoperability in the lab – connecting data, devices […]

The latest sponsored DDW Sitting Down With podcast features Simon Bungers, CEO, Labforward and explains why the promises of big data, AI and ML are only illusions if the integration puzzle isn’t solved. Among the topics Lu Rahman, Publishing Director, DDW discusses with Bungers are connectivity and interoperability in the lab – connecting data, devices […]

A collaboration between Automata and the Advanced Sequencing Facility (ASF) at The Francis Crick Institute hopes to unlock the power of integrated automation for genomics sample preparation.  Genomics sample preparation workflows are ideally suited for automation given the need for robustness and scalability.   The teams will automate three workflows to decrease manual touchpoints, increase throughput […]

DDW Editor Reece Armstrong speaks to Peter Walters, Director Advanced Therapies, CRB, and Grace Linton, Director Process Architecture, CRB about automation within laboratory settings and its effect on the pharmaceutical industry. RA: How are labs utilising automated systems in regard to personalised medicines? PW: Process development and pilot labs are seeing flexible, adaptable, and automated […]

What is Future Labs Live? Future Labs Live is becoming the world’s most important ‘future lab’ congress. We are breaking out of silos to enable individuals to meet, talk, and debate across function, industry, and geography. We are returning to Basel, the pharma hub of Europe, from May 31 – June 2, 2023, to unite 1500+ global […]

This is the latest episode of the free DDW podcast. It covers two articles written for Volume 23, Issue 1 – Winter 2021/22 of DDW. They are called “Why synthetic biology is the next big thing for biopharma” and “Collaborative spirit helps drive innovation”. ‘Can synthetic biology save us?’ and ‘Synthetic biology can benefit us […]

Download our latest eBook ‘Technology in the lab: what’s enabling drug discovery?’ sponsored by Analytik Jena. The eBook features insights and expert opinions on the solutions and technologies that are enabling drug discovery breakthroughs and assisting research and development. Download now to learn more about: The solutions helping drug discovery breakthroughs get to market faster and more […]

This latest eBook sponsored by Analytik Jena features insights and expert opinions on the solutions and technologies that are enabling drug discovery breakthroughs and assisting research and development. Download this exclusive eBook to learn more about: The solutions helping drug discovery breakthroughs get to market faster and more efficiently The technology assisting drug discovery research […]

The DDW SLAS2023 supplement is out now.  Ahead of SLAS2023 which takes place 25 February – 1 March, the supplement explores the innovations and technologies that are driving drug discovery and laboratory research.  The DDW SLAS2023 supplement looks towards the event and covers key topics including:      Acquiring deeper insights and acceleration with AI   Connecting lab […]