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MAY 19, 2021

Laboratory Automation Virtual Event Series 2021

Welcome to the 5th Annual Laboratory Automation Virtual Event; a free virtual conference for professionals interested in the most recent technologies for today’s labs. Lab automation is a multi-disciplinary approach benefiting from technologies in the lab that facilitate new and improved processes.

The technology present in laboratories is imperative to timely research and data output. This event will further the discussion of the advancements made regarding instrumentation and methodologies used to increase the efficiency and effectiveness of research in the lab.

This year's event includes the following tracks:

Microfluidic Technologies Enabling Automation

High Throughput Biology

  • Antibody Discovery

LIMS and Regulatory Compliance

Our virtual conference allows you to participate in a global setting with no travel or cost to you. The event will remain open for 2 years from the date of the live event, and the webinars will be available for unlimited on-demand viewing.  This virtual conference also offers increased reach for the global microbiology community with a high degree of interaction through live-streaming video and chat sessions.

Like the 2020 conference, this event will be produced on our robust platform, allowing you to watch, learn and connect seamlessly across all desktop or mobile devices. Equipped with gamification and point system, you can now move around the entire event, earning points for a chance to win one of LabRoots' most popular T-shirts.

Call for Posters
Virtual poster sessions offer the opportunity to present data to a global audience via a PDF poster and video summary, and discuss results with interested colleagues through email. Plan now to have your poster included in the 2021 Laboratory Automation & Informatics Virtual Event. Submit your abstract for free, here.

Continuing Education
LabRoots is approved as a provider of continuing education programs in the clinical laboratory sciences by the ASCLS P.A.C.E. ® Program. By attending this event, you can earn 1 Continuing Education credit per presentation for a maximum of 30 credits.

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Speakers
  • Christoph A. Merten

    Professor, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne (EPFL), School of Engineering, Department of Bioengineering, Laboratory of Biomedical Microfluidics (LBMM)
    BIOGRAPHY
  • Ankita Acharya

    LIMS Implementation Expert, CloudLIMS.com
    BIOGRAPHY
  • Ryan Bailey, PhD

    Robert A. Gregg Professor of Chemistry, University of Michigan
    BIOGRAPHY
  • Amar Basu, PhD

    Vice President of Engineering Research and Digital Assays, Bioelectronica Corporation, Associate Professor, Wayne State University
    BIOGRAPHY
  • Eric Brouzes, PhD

    Associate Professor, Department of Biomedical Engineering Stony Brook University
    BIOGRAPHY
  • Soleil Grisé

    Senior Product Manager, Nicoya
    BIOGRAPHY
  • Craig Johnston

    Lab Automation Commercial Lead, Automata
    BIOGRAPHY
  • Sue Keeler

    Managing Director, Colibri Scientific
    BIOGRAPHY
  • Ali Lashkaripour, PhD

    Research Assistant, Densmore lab Boston University
    BIOGRAPHY
  • Adam Miles

    Senior Software Product Manager, Nicoya
    BIOGRAPHY
  • Christine Paszko, PhD, MT (ASCP)

    Sr. Vice President, Sales & Marketing, Accelerated Technology Laboratories, Inc.
    BIOGRAPHY
  • Nick Pattinson

    Head of Lab Automation, Automata
    BIOGRAPHY
  • Eric Sackmann, PhD

    Associate Director, Applications Engineering Berkeley Lights
    BIOGRAPHY
  • Nishant Saxena, PhD

    Product Manager, GenScript
    BIOGRAPHY
  • Jan-Niklas Schulz, PhD

    Associate Director - Global Product Management Automated Solutions
    BIOGRAPHY
  • Jessica Sehr, PhD

    Scientific Expert - LS Instruments Robotics
    BIOGRAPHY
  • Elaine Vong

    Consultant and Principal, Vong BioPharma Consultants
    BIOGRAPHY
  • Jürgen Voorgang

    Product Manager VALIDAT, Head of Method Validation, GUS LAB GmbH
    BIOGRAPHY
  • Robert Wardle

    Senior Scientist, Waters Corporation
    BIOGRAPHY
  • Aaron Wheeler, PhD

    Professor, University of Toronto
    BIOGRAPHY

Agenda

  • MAY 19, 2021 1:30 PM PDT

    Level up with EZ2 Connect

    Sponsored By: QIAGEN
    Jan-Niklas Schulz, PhD
    Associate Director - Global Product Management Automate...
    Jessica Sehr, PhD
    Scientific Expert - LS Instruments Robotics
  • MAY 19, 2021 12:00 PM PDT

    Enter the Nicosystem: Effecting the digital transformation of biospecific interactions through DMF, web tech, and a bucket of algorithms

    Sponsored By: Nicoya Lifesciences
    Adam Miles
    Senior Software Product Manager, Nicoya
    Soleil Grisé
    Senior Product Manager, Nicoya
  • MAY 19, 2021 9:00 AM PDT

    Keynote Presentation: Microfluidic Methods for Single-Cell Manipulation and Analysis

    Aaron Wheeler, PhD
    Professor, University of Toronto
    BIOGRAPHY
  • MAY 19, 2021 8:00 AM PDT

    "I'll be back" - The Journey of the Sample Through an Automated LC/MS Workflow

    Robert Wardle
    Senior Scientist, Waters Corporation
    BIOGRAPHY
  • MAY 19, 2021 7:00 AM PDT

    What happened to the labs of the future? How automation failed the sciences and what to expect from the next generation of lab automation solutions

    Sponsored By: Automata
    Nick Pattinson
    Head of Lab Automation, Automata
    Craig Johnston
    Lab Automation Commercial Lead, Automata
  • MAY 19, 2021 6:00 AM PDT

    Novel Solution For High Throughput Antibody And Protein Purification Using Magnetic Beads

    Nishant Saxena, PhD
    Product Manager, GenScript
    BIOGRAPHY
    Sponsored By: GenScript
  • Advances in Single Cell Analysis for Antibody Discovery: Computer Vision Single Cell Sorting (CVSCS)

    Amar Basu, PhD
    Vice President of Engineering Research and Digital Assays, Bioelectronica Corporation, Associate Professor, Wayne State University
    BIOGRAPHY
  • Droplet Microfluidic Tools for High Throughput Biotechnology

    Ryan Bailey, PhD
    Robert A. Gregg Professor of Chemistry, University of Michigan
    BIOGRAPHY
  • Efficient Method Validation Workflow with Full Device Integration

    Jürgen Voorgang
    Product Manager VALIDAT, Head of Method Validation, GUS LAB GmbH
    BIOGRAPHY
  • From single-cell analysis towards a digital microfluidic point-of-care platform: a capillary journey

    Eric Brouzes, PhD
    Associate Professor, Department of Biomedical Engineering Stony Brook University
    BIOGRAPHY
  • How a LIMS Helps Manage the Entire Specimen Life Cycle & Meet Clinical Regulatory Compliance

    Sue Keeler
    Managing Director, Colibri Scientific
    BIOGRAPHY
  • LIMS and Data Integrity in the Age of COVID

    Christine Paszko, PhD, MT (ASCP)
    Sr. Vice President, Sales & Marketing, Accelerated Technology Laboratories, Inc.
    BIOGRAPHY
  • Leave No Hit Behind: Accelerating Lead Molecule Discovery Against Difficult Targets

    Eric Sackmann, PhD
    Associate Director, Applications Engineering Berkeley Lights
    BIOGRAPHY
  • Machine Learning Based Design Automation of Microfluidic Flow-Focusing Droplet Generators

    Ali Lashkaripour, PhD
    Research Assistant, Densmore lab Boston University
    BIOGRAPHY
  • Regulatory Compliance & Best Practices: How a LIMS helps Laboratories Stay Ahead of the Curve

    Ankita Acharya
    LIMS Implementation Expert, CloudLIMS.com
    BIOGRAPHY
  • Step on the Gas! Accelerating Validation During the Pandemic

    Elaine Vong
    Consultant and Principal, Vong BioPharma Consultants
    BIOGRAPHY
  • LIMS and Regulatory Compliance
  • Regulatory Compliance & Best Practices: How a LIMS helps Laboratories Stay Ahead of the Curve

    Ankita Acharya
    LIMS Implementation Expert, CloudLIMS.com
    BIOGRAPHY
  • How a LIMS Helps Manage the Entire Specimen Life Cycle & Meet Clinical Regulatory Compliance

    Sue Keeler
    Managing Director, Colibri Scientific
    BIOGRAPHY
  • LIMS and Data Integrity in the Age of COVID

    Christine Paszko, PhD, MT (ASCP)
    Sr. Vice President, Sales & Marketing, Accelerated Technology Laboratories, Inc.
    BIOGRAPHY
  • Step on the Gas! Accelerating Validation During the Pandemic

    Elaine Vong
    Consultant and Principal, Vong BioPharma Consultants
    BIOGRAPHY
  • Efficient Method Validation Workflow with Full Device Integration

    Jürgen Voorgang
    Product Manager VALIDAT, Head of Method Validation, GUS LAB GmbH
    BIOGRAPHY
  • MAY 19, 2021 7:00 AM PDT

    What happened to the labs of the future? How automation failed the sciences and what to expect from the next generation of lab automation solutions

    Sponsored By: Automata
    Nick Pattinson
    Head of Lab Automation, Automata
    Craig Johnston
    Lab Automation Commercial Lead, Automata
  • Microfluidic Technologies Enabling Automation
  • Machine Learning Based Design Automation of Microfluidic Flow-Focusing Droplet Generators

    Ali Lashkaripour, PhD
    Research Assistant, Densmore lab Boston University
    BIOGRAPHY
  • Droplet Microfluidic Tools for High Throughput Biotechnology

    Ryan Bailey, PhD
    Robert A. Gregg Professor of Chemistry, University of Michigan
    BIOGRAPHY
  • From single-cell analysis towards a digital microfluidic point-of-care platform: a capillary journey

    Eric Brouzes, PhD
    Associate Professor, Department of Biomedical Engineering Stony Brook University
    BIOGRAPHY
  • MAY 19, 2021 9:00 AM PDT

    Keynote Presentation: Microfluidic Methods for Single-Cell Manipulation and Analysis

    Aaron Wheeler, PhD
    Professor, University of Toronto
    BIOGRAPHY
  • High Throughput Biology
  • Leave No Hit Behind: Accelerating Lead Molecule Discovery Against Difficult Targets

    Eric Sackmann, PhD
    Associate Director, Applications Engineering Berkeley Lights
    BIOGRAPHY
  • Advances in Single Cell Analysis for Antibody Discovery: Computer Vision Single Cell Sorting (CVSCS)

    Amar Basu, PhD
    Vice President of Engineering Research and Digital Assays, Bioelectronica Corporation, Associate Professor, Wayne State University
    BIOGRAPHY
  • MAY 19, 2021 6:00 AM PDT

    Novel Solution For High Throughput Antibody And Protein Purification Using Magnetic Beads

    Nishant Saxena, PhD
    Product Manager, GenScript
    BIOGRAPHY
    Sponsored By: GenScript
  • MAY 19, 2021 8:00 AM PDT

    "I'll be back" - The Journey of the Sample Through an Automated LC/MS Workflow

    Robert Wardle
    Senior Scientist, Waters Corporation
    BIOGRAPHY

Speakers


  • Christoph A. Merten

    Christoph A. Merten

    Professor, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne (EPFL), School of Engineering, Department of Bioengineering, Laboratory of Biomedical Microfluidics (LBMM)

    BIOGRAPHY
  • Ankita Acharya

    Ankita Acharya

    LIMS Implementation Expert, CloudLIMS.com

    BIOGRAPHY
  • Ryan Bailey, PhD

    Ryan Bailey, PhD

    Robert A. Gregg Professor of Chemistry, University of Michigan

    BIOGRAPHY
  • Amar Basu, PhD

    Amar Basu, PhD

    Vice President of Engineering Research and Digital Assays, Bioelectronica Corporation, Associate Professor, Wayne State University

    BIOGRAPHY
  • Eric Brouzes, PhD

    Eric Brouzes, PhD

    Associate Professor, Department of Biomedical Engineering Stony Brook University

    BIOGRAPHY
  • Soleil Grisé

    Soleil Grisé

    Senior Product Manager, Nicoya

    BIOGRAPHY
  • Craig Johnston

    Craig Johnston

    Lab Automation Commercial Lead, Automata

    BIOGRAPHY
  • Sue Keeler

    Sue Keeler

    Managing Director, Colibri Scientific

    BIOGRAPHY
  • Ali Lashkaripour, PhD

    Ali Lashkaripour, PhD

    Research Assistant, Densmore lab Boston University

    BIOGRAPHY
  • Adam Miles

    Adam Miles

    Senior Software Product Manager, Nicoya

    BIOGRAPHY
  • Christine Paszko, PhD, MT (ASCP)

    Christine Paszko, PhD, MT (ASCP)

    Sr. Vice President, Sales & Marketing, Accelerated Technology Laboratories, Inc.

    BIOGRAPHY
  • Nick Pattinson

    Nick Pattinson

    Head of Lab Automation, Automata

    BIOGRAPHY
  • Eric Sackmann, PhD

    Eric Sackmann, PhD

    Associate Director, Applications Engineering Berkeley Lights

    BIOGRAPHY
  • Nishant Saxena, PhD

    Nishant Saxena, PhD

    Product Manager, GenScript

    BIOGRAPHY
  • Jan-Niklas Schulz, PhD

    Jan-Niklas Schulz, PhD

    Associate Director - Global Product Management Automated Solutions

    BIOGRAPHY
  • Jessica Sehr, PhD

    Jessica Sehr, PhD

    Scientific Expert - LS Instruments Robotics

    BIOGRAPHY
  • Elaine Vong

    Elaine Vong

    Consultant and Principal, Vong BioPharma Consultants

    BIOGRAPHY
  • Jürgen Voorgang

    Jürgen Voorgang

    Product Manager VALIDAT, Head of Method Validation, GUS LAB GmbH

    BIOGRAPHY
  • Robert Wardle

    Robert Wardle

    Senior Scientist, Waters Corporation

    BIOGRAPHY
  • Aaron Wheeler, PhD

    Aaron Wheeler, PhD

    Professor, University of Toronto

    BIOGRAPHY

Sponsors & Partners

For information on becoming a sponsor or exhibitor, please click here.


Program Committee

To download the Program Committee brochure here.


  • Amar Basu

    Amar Basu is vice-president of engineering research at Bioelectronica, while on entrepreneurial leave from Wayne State University where he is associate professor of electrical and computer engineering and biomedical engineering. He received a BSE and MSE in electrical ...

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  • Sammy Datwani

    Dr. Datwani joined Labcyte Inc., in 2007 and is responsible for leading internal research programs and managing the advanced developments for the creation of new products and capabilities for the company in the arena of acoustic droplet ejection. Dr. Datwani has over twenty ...

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  • Christine Paszko

    Dr. Paszko is the Sr. Vice President at Accelerated Technology Laboratories, Inc. a LIMS, laboratory automation and informatics firm. She is an innovative, customer-centric leader with strong communication skills and the ability to collaborate well with both technical and sales ...

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  • Shonali Paul, MBA

    Shonali is the Chief Operating Officer at CloudLIMS.com, an ISO 9001:2015 certified laboratory informatics company. In a career spanning over twenty years, Shonali Paul has built a long and impressive track record of success in high technology bioinformatics workflow solutions ...

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  • Steve Shih, PhD

    Steve completed his Ph.D in Biomedical Engineering specializing in microfluidic (or "lab-n-chip") technologies at the University of Toronto. He then spent 3 years at UC Berkeley and at the Joint BioEnergy Institute as a postdoctoral researcher where he learned pathway ...

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