The Lab of the Future team recently hosted a digital dialogue where Tom Kissling, pRED Lab Automation Partner at Roche; Dietmar Brewer, Product Supply Expert in Automation and Robotics at Bayer; and Martin Winter, Managing Director at Lab Automation Network, discussed strategies for avoiding disasters in lab automation projects.
The session explored how lab automation can enhance scientific work and improve the efficiency of lab operations. Key topics included structuring complex automation projects, selecting the right contractors, and effectively managing people, processes, and technologies.
Below we share the main themes from the session and hear what the lab of the future community has to say about some of the issues they have encountered during lab automation projects and the best strategies to solve them.