Laboratory Informatics Webcast Series – The Digital Laboratory: What the Future Holds

Astrix Technology Group has been helping scientific organizations implement and integrate new informatics systems in the laboratory since 1995. Our experienced team of expert informatics consultants bring together technical, strategic, regulatory and content knowledge to provide the most effective solutions to problems faced by scientific organizations. Our domain experts have helped hundreds of companies globally effectively navigate their digital transformation journey.  Astrix partners with many of the industry leaders in this space and have brought them together for a one of kind webcast series that will delve into the future of lab informatics and technology.

Below are the list of upcoming sessions.  Be sure to check back often as sessions will be added throughout the fall.  You must register for each session individually but can register for as many as you like.

The Digital Laboratory:  What the Future Holds

Astrix Technology Group is hosting a thought leadership webcast series on “The Digital Laboratory:  What the Future Holds”.  The industry leaders in Laboratory Informatics are partnering with Astrix to share their insights and vision for the Digital Laboratory of the Future.  Join us for this weekly series of game changing strategies to help navigate your digital transformation journey!

List of Webcasts

Title:  Collaboration holds the Key to Achieving Digital Transformation in the Laboratory of the Future

  • Date: Sept 17th  1:00 EDT
  • Company: Astrix Technology Group
  • Presenters: Dale Curtis, President, Professional Services, Astrix Technology Group | Bridgette Chambers, MBA, Ph.D., President, Outsourced Services, Astrix Technology Group

Session Summary

Advances in digital transformation are occurring so fast that it’s hard to keep up with all of the innovative technologies that are available to transform your operations into the laboratory of the future.  But when you consider how much these advances help researchers improve efficiencies, tap into higher-quality data and, ultimately, accelerate the launch of game changing developments, it becomes clear that laboratories can’t afford to fall behind.

Title: Embracing the New R&D Paradigm with Structured Data and Insights

  • Date: Sept 24th 1:00 EDT
  • Company:  Benchling
  • Presenter:  Rashi Takkar, Product Marketing Manager, Benchling

Session Summary

Life sciences R&D is evolving rapidly. We’ve experienced a surge in new research and therapeutic modalities. Innovative life science companies are aligning around scientific platforms and forming specialized teams with dedicated areas of expertise. This new R&D paradigm requires a higher degree of collaboration and data exchange, often amongst teams that are functionally or geographically distinct. Legacy software and bioinformatics infrastructure has left companies vulnerable to these new challenges. COVID-19 has exposed these vulnerabilities as teams have been forced to work remote from the lab and disconnected from each other.

Title:  Lab Testing in the 21st Century

  • Date: October 1st | 1PM EDT
  • Company:  Biovia/Dassault
  • Presenter:  Gene Tetreault, Senior Director, Product Management, Dassault Systemès/ BIOVIA

Labs in the 21st century are not working as they did in the past. Workflows are digital and connected, environments are harmonized and standardized, lab scientists are collaborating across borders. This requires an intelligent scientific platform that is aware of the context in which scientists operate.

Within this framework, scientists should also be able to access and leverage supply, services and expertise within the internal and external networks. This framework will accelerate product design and development, while also saving time and costs for scientists.

Title: The Connected Lab – How digital transformation is changing the way we do science

Session Summary

Digital transformation is driven by the ability to better connect all aspects of the laboratory – devices, consumables, workflows, data and people – to accelerate science and drive laboratory productivity. Smart instruments and consumables are enabling laboratories to improve instrument and consumable usage reducing downtime and optimizing the use of laboratory supplies and capacity.

Title:  The Future is Now; Addressing the Digitalization of the Lab

  • Date:  Oct 15th 1:00 EDT:
  • Company:  L7 Informatics
  • Presenter:  Dr. Vasu Rangadass, Ph.D., CEO, L7 Informatics, Inc.

Session Summary

For large organizations utilizing complex laboratory informatics systems such as LIMS, ELNs, and scientific content management systems (SDMS), creating a fully integrated data environment that connects these systems to devices, instruments, and enterprise systems is an important key to scientists’ productivity, supporting innovation, and regulatory compliance. However, too often, companies lack an effective methodology to achieve the desired digital continuity across the project lifecycle successfully.