AUTOMATION DIGITAL SUMMIT: Increasing Speed and Efficiency in Your Lab
Tuesday, March 18, 2025
Navigating Laboratory Automation: Benefits, Implementation Strategies, and Building a Compelling Business Case
Laboratory automation holds the promise of increased efficiency, improved accuracy, and enhanced throughput; however, implementing automation also presents challenges and risks that need careful consideration. In this one-hour webinar, we will delve into the tangible benefits and potential pitfalls of automating laboratory processes. Attendees will learn how to assess their lab's readiness for automation, including key indicators of when and where to start. We may also explore strategies for building a convincing business case to secure leadership buy-in—an essential step that often determines the success of automation initiatives. Join us to gain actionable insights that will help you make informed decisions about integrating automation into your laboratory workflow.
Learning objectives:
• Understand the benefits and risks associated with laboratory automation.
• Learn how to evaluate your lab's readiness and identify optimal starting points for automation.
• Gain strategies for crafting a compelling business case to achieve leadership support.
Presenter: Tina Yauger
Clarkston Consulting
11:00 am-12:00 pm ET
The Importance of Flexibility with Benchtop Liquid Handlers: Adaptability, Versatility, and Ease of Use
This webinar delves into maximizing the potential of benchtop automated liquid handlers in research. Learn how to choose liquid handlers that adapt to evolving laboratory needs, streamline workflows by using the same system for diverse projects, and quickly get students and staff comfortable with these tools. Gain practical insights to enhance lab efficiency and reproducibility, whether you're advancing research or optimizing daily operations.
Learning objectives:
• Employ best practices for navigating evolving research needs through use of automated liquid handlers
• Enable staff to identify uses cases where automation is most likely to achieve quick wins
• Educate lab personnel on best practices for adopting automation to stream line their workflows
• Understand best practices for introducing automated liquid handling to students
Presenter: Rebecca Lampert
BRANDTECH Scientific
12:30-1:30 pm ET
Ten Ways to Evaluate Lab Automation Features Before Implementation
With laboratory automation projects constituting a significant capital expense that has long-term implications for workflows and efficiency, careful evaluation of an automated product’s features is a necessity before rolling out the technology. Hear from lab manager Rachel Keunen—who currently is putting together six wet labs that will include automated instruments—about how she evaluates desired automation characteristics as part of her weekly duties. She will also offer insight into what she watches for when integrating automation with lab software and data collections.
Attendees of this session will:
• Learn how to effectively assess automation traits in terms of uses, safety, and integration with other technology systems.
• Explore practical ways to dig into how automated instruments truly perform through vendor discussions.
• Identify evaluation missteps to avoid as part of any automation project implementation.
Presenter: Rachel Keunen
University of Toronto
2:00-3:00 pm ET
The Future of Whole Lab Automation: Easy, Powerful, and Affordable
Whole lab automation is out of reach for most laboratories because it requires a number of expensive machines and a considerable amount of integration work. Today’s platforms are rigid and require lab teams to reinvent the wheel every time they want to adjust their research protocol, use new devices, or swap plasticware. It shouldn’t have to be that way!
Join Roya Amini-Naieni, CEO and co-founder of Trilobio, and Scott Hanton, group editorial director of Lab Manager, to explore how lab managers are reimagining automation, unifying lab hardware and software, and building the future of whole lab automation in their labs today.
Attendees of this session will:
• Identify the key opportunities, challenges and failure points of whole lab automation
• Explore how new approaches to software and hardware can make whole lab automation affordable
• Learn how leading lab managers are leveraging next-gen lab automation to improve research effectiveness
Presenters: Roya Amini-Naieni and Scott Hanton
Trilobio
3:30-4:30 pm ET
Contact Us
Labx Media Conferences LLC
1000N West Street, Suite 1200
Wilmington, Delaware
19801
1 888 781 0328
summit@labmanager.com