Lab automation

Laboratories across the biotech and pharmaceutical industries are increasingly automating their liquid handling and dispensing capabilities with versatile, scalable, and affordable instruments that cater to a range of applications. This paid-for advertorial by SPT Labtech appeared in the DDW / SLAS supplement in DDW Volume 23, Issue 1 – Winter 2021/22.  The main benefits of automated systems over manual or […]

The Winter issue of the Drug Discovery World Magazine is accompanied by an exclusive DDW & SLAS2022 supplement ahead of SLAS2022 in Boston, US on 5-9 February. DDW Editor in Chief Lu Rahman comments.  There is huge excitement within the DDW team regarding the SLAS2022 International Conference and Exhibition in Boston on 5-9 February. With Omicron throwing a spanner in the works at the […]

The Winter issue of the Drug Discovery World Magazine is out now.   Featuring Specialty Spotlight on Ophthalmology, the magazine is available to download and read for free on the DDW App.   Key features of the Winter Issue include: How Quantum Computing Can Benefit Drug Discovery, Why The Emergence of Targeted Protein Degradation is So Exciting, plus exclusive interviews and articles on cancer research, synthetic biology and rare variant contribution to human disease.   Exclusive  DDW &  SLAS2022 supplement   This issue is also accompanied by an exclusive DDW & SLAS2022 supplement ahead of SLAS2022 in Boston, […]

The Scitara Scientific Integration Platform (SIP) has been designed as a solution to the lab connectivity challenge that is common in the industry and reportedly allows true data mobility throughout the scientific enterprise.  What is the SIP?  The SIP category is a cloud native infrastructure that allows modern laboratories to realise the full benefit of digital transformation. SIP establishes […]

PerkinElmer has launched the PKeye Workflow Monitor, a cloud-based platform enabling laboratory personnel to remotely manage and monitor PerkinElmer instruments and workflows in real-time.  The PKeye Workflow Monitor informs users of the start, stop and completion of operations. It can also notify users if manual intervention is needed, such as the replenishment of tips or need to refill reagents. […]

Listen to this article on the DDW Podcast:   The workload in pharmacovigilance (PV) is soaring and as new vaccines and medications enter the market, it’s crucial to track adverse events (AE). As AE reports still have to be filed within 24 hours, Kathleen O’Brien of Amplexor Life Sciences lays out a blueprint for centralising global AE reporting.  AE notifications come in […]

Culture Biosciences has selected Scispot.io to digitise and automate its media preparation workflows while maintaining an audit trail.   Connecting data from multiple sources with Scispot, Culture Bioscience aims to reduce its experiment failure rate and improve the scientific output.  “Scispot is designed for mapping custom biomanufacturing workflows developed by Culture Biosciences. Using Scispot, Culture is increasing its experiment success rate and optimising the usage of chemicals […]

1910 Genetics has been awarded an approximate $550,000 Phase I STTR grant by the National Institutes of Health (NIH).   The grant, received from the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) as part of the Helping to End Addiction Long-term Initiative, or NIH HEAL Initiative, supports the discovery of a novel small molecule drug […]

PerkinElmer has launched Signals Image Artist software, an image analysis and management platform for drug discovery research. The new offering is designed to help scientists accurately process and analyse their high-content screening (HCS) and cellular imaging data in a matter of hours, versus days or weeks, so they can make more informed decisions faster. The Signals Image Artist offering […]

  This paid-for whitepaper by The SiLA (Standardization in Lab Automation) consortium appeared in DDW Volume 22, Issue 4 – Fall 2021  R&D, manufacturing and contract research laboratories across many industries are investing in efforts to digitalise their processes and operations, with the goal of achieving end-to-end connectivity and automation. A common aim is to […]