Using digital technology to drive laboratory automation
Digital technology is a main driving factor for organizations who are on a journey to a digitally transformed laboratory. As these organizations evolve and adjust to keep up with technological advancements and scientific innovations, the importance of a fully automated lab is made just as clear.
While automation allows a wealth of opportunities for workflow optimization, many labs overlook the importance of using software solutions to manage their data and streamline their processes. Organizations with a disconnected ecosystem are less able to benefit from the advantages which automation and digital technology can offer. Ongoing advances in automated technologies and digital science solutions are helping labs achieve unprecedented levels of throughput, efficiency, and reproducibility. Laboratory information management systems (LIMS) and intelligent workflow scheduling software, for example, are helping maximize these benefits through integrated data and process management.
As organizations work to optimize their workflow, lab automation technology is critical to optimizing processes and creating repeatable results. This webinar will describe how the next generation of automation technology can be leveraged to optimize scientific workflows and enable scientists to focus on the science. Join us to learn digital technology can drive lab automation.
Key learning objectives
- Understand how laboratory automation can benefit the digital transformation journey
- Learn how to optimize your scientific workflows and processes
- Explore the next generation of lab automation and digital technology
Who should attend
- Lab Directors/Managers/Supervisors/Technicians
- Lab Automation Directors/Managers/Supervisors/Specialists
- LIMS Directors/Managers/Specialists/Admin staff
Presenter: Dean Mulyk (Sr. Product Manager, Automation Software, Thermo Fisher Scientific, Lab Automation)
Dean Mulyk is the Momentum Software Product Manager at Thermo Fisher Scientific. He earned his undergraduate and master’s degrees in biological sciences from the University of Alberta. In his work with serotonin and other GPCRs prior to Thermo Fisher Scientific, Dean worked with laboratory robotics which in turn developed his interest in laboratory automation. He joined the Thermo Fisher Scientific Laboratory Automation Team as a senior applications scientist to combine his molecular biology interests with robotics and workflow scheduling software.
Moderator: Charlie Carter (Associate Editor, SelectScience)
Charlie studied neuroscience at the University of Bristol, UK, before completing a Masters in Science Communication. As a member of the Editorial team, Charlie plays an integral role in shaping the content on SelectScience.
