labtech unplugged – Details, episodes & analysis

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labtech unplugged

SPT Labtech

Science

Frequency: 1 episode/85d. Total Eps: 10

Join us as we explore topics shaping the future of life sciences and discover the latest breakthroughs, challenges, trends impacting life in the lab. In each episode, we chat with innovators and leaders from across the community to gain their unique insights. From cutting-edge research to industry best practices, our guests share their experiences and perspectives.

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🇬🇧 Great Britain - Life Sciences
14/09/2026
#88
🇬🇧 Great Britain - Life Sciences
13/09/2026
#69
🇬🇧 Great Britain - Life Sciences
12/09/2026
#53
🇬🇧 Great Britain - Life Sciences
11/09/2026
#38
🇩🇪 Germany - Life Sciences
17/07/2026
#91
🇩🇪 Germany - Life Sciences
16/07/2026
#76
🇩🇪 Germany - Life Sciences
15/07/2026
#67
🇩🇪 Germany - Life Sciences
14/07/2026
#61
🇩🇪 Germany - Life Sciences
13/07/2026
#55
🇩🇪 Germany - Life Sciences
12/07/2026
#46

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Building an Automated State of Mind with University of Michigan

Wednesday, July 8, 2026 • Duration 06:38

Joe Klavitter, from University of Michigan Advanced Genomics Core, shares how his team went from being unsure about automation to confidently designing and running a full workflow, independently.

Rethinking lab practices with non-contact dispensing

Thursday, December 5, 2024 • Duration 25:06

In this episode, SPT Labtech’s Melissa Netwal and Jonathan Faherty share their personal experiences navigating the challenges of single-use plastics in the lab. They dive into practical alternatives, like reusing and washing tips, while acknowledging these methods aren’t always a perfect fit. The conversation also explores how non-contact dispensing technologies, such as those found in dragonfly® discovery, can provide a more sustainable and efficient solution. By cutting down on single-use plastics, these innovations not only help reduce waste but also support a wide range of life science applications, from Design of Experiments (DoE) in drug discovery to NGS and PCR setups in genomics.

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My Green Lab: Building a Sustainable Future in Science

Tuesday, October 22, 2024 • Duration 48:36

In this episode of labtech unplugged, we’re joined by Dulan Liyanage from My Green Lab, a non-profit organization aiming to drive a long-term cultural shift towards sustainability in the scientific community, through a portfolio of frameworks and certifications designed to address different aspects of life in lab. In addition to learning more about the organization, we explore the significance of procurement in reducing the environmental footprint of labs and how the ACT label supports teams to make more informed purchasing decisions. Plus, listen to learn how to get involved in sustainability efforts by becoming a My Green Lab ambassador.

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Kerstin Hermuth-Kleinschmidt: Insights from a sustainability consultant for greener labs

Saturday, October 5, 2024 • Duration 41:43

In this episode, we're joined by Kerstin Hermuth-Kleinschmidt, an independent sustainability consultant, who shares insights into her career and provides actionable tips that can help you reduce your environmental footprint in the lab. Whether University or industry-based, Kerstin walks through the process that she follows when undertaking projects with labs, to ensure long-term success with measurable impact.

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Zenpack: Innovations in eco-friendly packaging

Tuesday, July 30, 2024 • Duration 55:09

Packaging not only protects new products during shipping and delivery but also communicates essential safety information and brand messaging. However, excessive plastic packaging is a common issue. In this episode, Robin Tan and Leo Chao from Zenpack join us to discuss innovations in eco-friendly packaging. They share how Zenpack is pushing the boundaries of paper and cardboard to balance creative design and sustainability. We also explore the importance of certifications like FSC, the challenges of sustainable packaging in the life sciences industry, and the need for education, policy changes, and advancements in bio-based materials.

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seqWell: Balancing throughput with sustainability in synthetic biology

Tuesday, July 16, 2024 • Duration 22:47

At the heart of synthetic biology lies the Design-Build-Test-Learn cycle, a systemic approach to development where researchers build on gained knowledge with each iteration. While this approach is successful in generating lots of data quickly, labs are faced with the challenge of generating an enormous amount of plastics waste through increased consumables usage, a large portion of that coming from pipette tips. So how do labs find a balance, to meet throughput demands in a sustainable way? In this episode, we catch up with the team at seqWell, a Massachusetts-based biotech company who are aiming to deliver scalable and accessible multiplexing NGS library prep solutions. They share insights into why sustainability has become such a challenge in synthetic biology, and how simplicity could hold the key to reducing its carbon footprint. By reducing the number of steps in a workflow, labs can significantly reduce their consumables usage, not only producing less plastics waste but also reducing operational costs.

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Grenova and Rho Impact: Breaking the Single-Use Plastic Habit

Wednesday, July 3, 2024 • Duration 28:39

The life science industry generates over 5.5 billion tonnes of plastic waste every year, with a huge reliance on single-use plastics. It’s clear that reducing this volume will have a significant impact on reducing carbon emissions. Another challenge is the lack of measurement tools to fully understand current impact and forecast the future impact of sustainability efforts. Traditional metrics for often fall short in capturing the full extent of a laboratory's environmental footprint. In this episode, we’re joined by Katie Marrs, Chief Commercial Officer at Grenova, and Caitlin Harclerode, Sr. Director of Marketing. Grenova has developed transformative technology that reduces laboratory carbon emissions and plastic waste by enabling researchers to wash and reuse plastic consumables. Grenova has partnered with Rho Impact to develop an impact calculator to quantify the impact their solutions can make for their customer. We’re joined by Rho’s Founder and Chief Advisory Officer, Noah Miller. Rho Impact aims to quantify the impact of new climate technologies, products and investments to support better decision-making on the path to net zero.

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An inside look into the world of consumables

Tuesday, June 18, 2024 • Duration 16:37

In every life science lab, plastic consumables, like pipette tips and syringes, are essential for daily operations. As throughput demands increase, so does the volume of plastic used every day. These items must also meet rigorous standards to ensure accurate and reliable results, especially in sensitive clinical and biological research. In this episode we sit down with Helen and Paresh from SPT labtech, to discuss everything consumables. From production to packaging and shipping, they share the consideration and innovation that goes into reducing the environmental footprint of lab consumables while maintaining their high standards.

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Synthace: Leading initiatives to drive lab-wide sustainable practices

Tuesday, June 11, 2024 • Duration 19:53

Synthace, known for their expertise in software, supports biologists with their platform that digitizes experiment design and simulation, unifies automation, and harmonizes data, providing a complete digital record that facilitates faster and more streamlined workflows. As part of their organization-wide initiatives, the team has used their experience with software to promote sustainable lab practices by centrally monitoring and managing instrument booking systems and environmental parameters. This centralization not only enhances communication and resource organization for better collaboration, but also raises awareness amongst the team of the environmental impact of their work. Francesco and Fatima discuss the challenges they've faced and the lessons they've learned in implementing a lab-wide sustainability initiative, and how they’ve leveraged their collective knowledge to drive meaningful change.

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A Spotlight on... Sustainable Science

Tuesday, June 4, 2024 • Duration 17:14

In the first episode of labtech unplugged, we're kicking off our conversation with Carey Rooks and Joby Jenkins from SPT Labtech around sustainability in the lab, discussing the progress that has been made so far and key areas where improvements can still be made. No matter what the next steps are, it's clear that we need to take responsibility for our own choices and actions, and that collaboration will be a key driver in creating a more sustainable future.

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