Life Sciences Meets Lab Automation

Hamburg’s world-class academic institutions will be well-represented with Jan Baumbach, Ph.D., Director of the Institute for Computational Systems Biology delivering the opening keynote address on 21 May. See the science where it happens on 20 May as three local companies – AcCELLerate, Fraunhofer ITMP/Revvity, and Evotec – open their doors for half-day scientific discovery sessions. (Additional ticket required; transportation provided by SLAS.)

Interconnecting Lab Automation
The Society for Laboratory Automation and Screening’s 2025 Europe Conference & Exhibition delivers valuable access to applications of lab automation and innovation to life sciences research and drug discovery through scientific sessions, exhibitor tutorials, Solutions Spotlight presentations, and insightful keynote addresses.

This year’s conference includes three scientific tracks:

Advances in Lab Automation: Delegates can learn about AI/ML and High-throughput Experimentation for Chemistry Expansion, Sample Management, Scaling Complex in vitro Cell Models (special ELRIG session), and AI-Driven Advances in Structural Biology and Imaging.

Advances in Drug Discovery: This track includes sessions on Data-driven Drug Discovery, Image-driven Development for Medical Applications, Multi-omics in Drug Discovery, and Drug Repurposing and Systems Pharmacology.

Screening Applications & Diagnostics: Delegates can benefit from sessions on Functional Genomics in Drug Discovery and Precision Medicine, Innovating Minimally Invasive Diagnostics from Biomarkers to Digital Health, Phenotypical Screening in the Digital Era, and Label-free Technologies to Enable Screening in More Native Contexts.

Poster presentations are still being accepted until 28 April. Students and early-career professionals as well as industry-centered researchers are invited to submit an abstract for presentation, which offers a highly interactive platform to showcase one’s work, engage in detailed discussions with other attendees, and effectively network with a diverse field.

Four of SLAS’s 18 topical interest groups (TIGs) will host in-person discussions — Automated Chemistry, Proximity Assays, Sample Management, and Automation and Screening in Agri-Tech.

A highlight of every SLAS conference is its dynamic exhibition. More than 110 exhibitors will be displaying their technologies, services and products. Delegates will have plenty of time to peruse their applications, new product demos and tutorials, and visit with the start-up and emerging companies in the Innovation AveNEW hub!

The Rooftop Garden Party, daily coffee breaks and lunches will also provide delegates with diverse networking and collaboration opportunities in a relaxed atmosphere! Several registration options and rates are available including full-conference, exhibition only, student rate and more.

Find out more: slas.org/europe2025

Early Bird Discounts  until 31 March

This article was originally published in European Biotechnology Magazine Spring 2025.