SLAS (Society for Laboratory Automation and Screening)

There's just one fortnight between today and the #SLAS2025 early bird registration deadline. Register by Monday, December 9 to receive the largest discount off normal registration rates. (This applies to Short Courses, too!) https://lnkd.in/djuiQxpU

Happy New Member Monday! Welcome to SLAS: James Deleon, Jason Dugas, Karin Kaspersson, Laura Layman, James Moscarello, Jason N., Hannah Shupe, Jeffrey Simard, and Jun Yin! Interested in becoming an SLAS Premier Member and getting a shout out? Learn more about our member benefits and how to join: https://lnkd.in/eG4-KVDT

Who likes extra credit? (That was a trick question: we know most of our community does.) If you're already planning on attending #SLAS2025, consider adding on a day or two to your trip to attend a pre-conference Short Course. These popular, intensive and interactive courses are designed to provide you with a new tool in your life sciences and lab automation toolkit. Each half- and full-day course is diverse in scope; this year’s topics include liquid handling, 3D printing, phenotypic screening, python and more. We can't guarantee a perfectly sunny and warm trip -- January in San Diego can be unpredictable -- but we can guarantee you walk away with a new or enhanced skill. Early bird registration rates are in effect; register early because some courses will sell out! https://lnkd.in/eQ2zfj_X.

#SLASEurope2025 registration is now open! We'll be uniting the European life sciences and laboratory technology community in Hamburg, Germany, 20-22 May. This year’s programming is centered on SLAS’s three key educational strengths: Advances in Drug Discovery, Advances in Laboratory Automation, and Screening Applications and Diagnostics. Submit a podium or poster abstract to get involved: https://lnkd.in/ehKexi7u. SLAS Members can use their members-only discount through 24 February; all others can take advantage of early bird registration rates through 31 March: https://lnkd.in/eSQMd2vB. Hear from our Hamburg colleagues about why they're excited to welcome you to their town: https://lnkd.in/evAY5TDR.

Ramisa Fariha, PhD realized she had a significant role to fulfill in the STEM field. “I had people reaching out to me, saying, ‘We were able to take a step forward because you took the first step.’ What drives me in life sciences, in STEM, is first, making certain that minority voices are heard, and that minority representation takes place,” Fariha says. “And second, we need to make certain that we’re not just merely doing a good job of recruiting, but also retaining people. I think understanding DEI doesn’t typically mean you’re only fighting for your race or your kind.” Fariha reunites with other members of an SLAS diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) panel held at SLAS2024 to share thoughts on ally support in the workplace. Along with fellow panel members Brandon Miller and J. Colin Cox, PhD, Fariha encourage life sciences professionals to be willing to challenge situations that don’t support the rights of others, and to know when to ask for guidance surrounding DEI topics. Read more from the article: https://lnkd.in/ewD-UJaK.

Collaboration is key, which is why we're teaming up with ELRIG UK for a full day program of revolutionary life sciences and drug discovery topics and networking. Join us at the Royal Society of Medicine for the SLAS-ELRIG Networking Forum on Tuesday 3 December. Attend to learn more about the latest pharmaceutical innovations – from revolutionary mRNA technologies to cutting-edge developments in antibodies and cell and gene therapies. Plus, you'll get an inside look into the evolution of drug discovery and therapeutics! View the full program and reserve your spot: https://lnkd.in/g_qPvr9D.

September's SLAS Discovery opens with the review, "Application of FRET- and BRET-based live-cell biosensors in deorphanization and ligand discovery studies on orphan G protein-coupled receptors," from researchers at Karolinska Institutet. Access now: https://lnkd.in/exW8PdJv.

A bit of news about our #SLAS2024 Innovation Award winner, Jongwon Lim. He successfully defended his Ph.D.! 👇

In the final article of July's SLAS Discovery, researchers from Genedata and Sanofi created a scalable and robust data analysis workflow which allows integration of CETSA into routine high throughput screening (HT-CETSA) to automate data analysis and incorporate quality control. Access now: https://lnkd.in/eQh-cXAb.

Design - Make - Test - Analyze. Curious? Reserve your spot and immerse yourself in the brand new NexusXp pavilion at #SLAS2025 and learn how companies have used this cycle to bring forward collaborative and integrated lab automation possibilities to create their own "lab of the future." Special thanks to HighRes Biosolutions for sponsoring the MAKE scenario and to Biosero, Dotmatics / Virscidian, LLC and Waters Corporation for joining together to lead the TEST scenario. (Sponsorship opportunities are still open for the DESIGN and ANALYZE scenarios.) Nexus Xp programming also includes a half-day Short Course on Sunday, January 26 and a People's Choice Award judged by YOU! Learn all about the NexusXp program. Grab your ticket soon; this will sell out: https://lnkd.in/exB698is.