New Matter: Inside the Minds of SLAS Scientists – Details, episodes &amp; analysis

In this special episode, Sapio Sciences Vice President Product and Pre-Sales Rob Brown, M.Sc., Ph.D., speaks with SLAS Scientific Director Lesley Mathews, Ph.D., to discuss how AI, large language models and a unified data platform revolutionize scientific informatics. Rob explains the benefits of a single data object and unified platform that streamlines data analysis and integrates seamlessly with lab equipment.

Sapio's virtual assistant, ELaiN®, leverages natural language for more efficient lab workflows, allowing scientists to focus on complex tasks. The conversation highlights Sapio's mission to improve patient outcomes by enhancing scientists' productivity through innovative software solutions.

Key Learning Points:

The benefits of using a single data object as a source of truth for sample data
How Sapio's platform incorporates large language models (LLMs) to automate tasks and facilitate natural language interactions
Ways to boost efficiency and productivity by integrating AI, data science and equipment handling compared to using separate solutions

About Sapio Sciences:
Sapio Sciences' mission is to improve lives by accelerating discovery, and because science is complex, Sapio makes technology simple. Sapio is a global business offering an all-in-one science-aware (TM) lab informatics platform combining cloud-based LIMS, ELN, and Jarvis data solutions.

Visit sapiosciences.com to learn more.

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About SLAS
SLAS (Society for Laboratory Automation and Screening) is an international professional society of academic, industry and government life sciences researchers and the developers and providers of laboratory automation technology. The SLAS mission is to bring together researchers in academia, industry and government to advance life sciences discovery and technology via education, knowledge exchange and global community building.

Upcoming SLAS Events:

January 25-29, 2025
San Diego, CA, USA

20-22 May 2025
Hamburg, Germany

SLAS Europe 2024 | Interviews with Tony B. Travel Award Winners

Episode 178

lundi 28 octobre 2024 • Duration 19:21

SLAS Scientific Director Lesley Mathews, Ph. D., speaks with several winners of our Tony B. Travel Award who presented at the SLAS Europe 2024 Conference and Exhibition.

Congratulations to our winners!
(Listed in interview order)

Shitanshu Devrani, Ph.D. (University of Gothenburg)
An Automated High-Throughput Platform for AI-Guided Development of Nanopore Membrane Biosensors and Real-time Edge Processing, Demonstrated with Wilson's Disease Sample Verification

Leticia Manen, Ph.D. (Bellvitge Biomedical Research Institute)
Harnessing Drug Metabolites In Precision Medicine: Deeping into antineoplastic’s major metabolites polypharmacology

Joel Sanchez Barea, Ph.D. Candidate (Incheon National University)
Multiplexed detection of single-point mutations in human serum by integrating Surface Enhanced Raman Scattering with Polymerase Chain Reaction.

What is the Tony B. Travel Award?
This annual travel grant program provides funding for the SLAS International Conference and Exhibition and the SLAS Europe Conference and Exhibition for students, graduate students, post-doctoral associates, and junior faculty with less than four years in their first academic appointments.

Visit our Student Resources to learn more about these awards.

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SLAS (Society for Laboratory Automation and Screening) is an international professional society of academic, industry and government life sciences researchers and the developers and providers of laboratory automation technology. The SLAS mission is to bring together researchers in academia, industry and government to advance life sciences discovery and technology via education, knowledge exchange and global community building. For more information about SLAS, visit www.slas.org.

SLAS publishes two peer-reviewed and MEDLINE-indexed scientific journals, SLAS Discovery and SLAS Technology. For more information about SLAS and its journals, visit slas.org

Upcoming SLAS Events:

January 25-29, 2025
San Diego, CA, USA

20-22 May 2025
Hamburg, Germany

Accessibility in the Lab | Embracing Identity and Authenticity with Ramisa Fariha (Sponsored by Benchling)

Episode 169

mardi 20 février 2024 • Duration 50:20

Ramisa Fariha, Ph.D. student at Brown University, joins Hannah to discuss her experiences and perspectives on diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) issues in the lab.

Ramisa shares her professional journey from Bangladesh to the United States and discusses how her various identities — including gender, race and religious background— have influenced her interactions and perceptions.

The conversation sheds light on the challenges individuals with intersecting identities face in navigating societal expectations and organizational structures, highlighting the importance of creating inclusive environments that accommodate diverse experiences and perspectives.

Additionally, she shares insights into her upcoming book, "What the Fari," which explores her journey from adversity to resilience and the importance of unapologetically being oneself.

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Our Sponsor for this Episode
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To learn more, visit: Benchling.com

Stay connected with SLAS

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Twitter @SLAS_Org
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Upcoming SLAS Events:

January 25-29, 2025
San Diego, CA, USA

20-22 May 2025
Hamburg, Germany

Bio Convergence Revolution

Episode 80

jeudi 29 avril 2021 • Duration 15:16

On this episode we discuss the importance of bio convergence and how CELLINK Is looking at all the areas that lead to greater discovery in biology. Paul Berning shares with us their excitement at the development of an automation system designed to minimize labor-intensive processes and maximize efficiency within cell line development. As so many companies have, CELLINK had to pivot their work with the onset of the pandemic, and they are proud of how they developed successful solutions to build and strengthen products and relationships.

CELLINK is a SLAS2021 New Product Award winner for UP.SIGHT by Cytena.

Upcoming SLAS Events:

January 25-29, 2025
San Diego, CA, USA

20-22 May 2025
Hamburg, Germany

Lab Automation, High-throughput Screening, Microfluidics, Single Cell Analysis... Oh My!

Episode 79

mardi 27 avril 2021 • Duration 15:15

Continuing on with the discussion on drug resistance in cancer treatment Ming Yao joins Marshall to share the tissue culture device that he helped to develop to better study drug response to tumor cells. With an engineering background, when Ming started his graduate degree he had to take a crash course in biology and cell culture, which caused him to fall in love with science. Future researchers, keep an eye out for Ming, one day he'll be running his own lab and will need research assistants!

Ming is a Tony B. Awardee and Innovation Award Finalist from SLAS2021 Digital.

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January 25-29, 2025
San Diego, CA, USA

20-22 May 2025
Hamburg, Germany

Scaling up the Universal Design

Episode 78

lundi 19 avril 2021 • Duration 16:28

Did you know that Montreal has the second largest population of PhDs in the world? No? Well this Montreal startup is inspired by the innovations brought forth in the city. CEO of Ananda Devices Margaret Magdesian's goal is to automate neuronal testing and accelerate the development of new compounds and to reduce use of animals by 90%.

Ananda Devices is a biotech company offering proprietary high throughput cellular and tissue nano-organization technology to accelerate R&D in pharmaceutical, food and cosmetic (PFC) industries and was a Innovation AveNEW company and SLAS Ignite Award finalist at SLAS2021 Digital

Upcoming SLAS Events:

January 25-29, 2025
San Diego, CA, USA

20-22 May 2025
Hamburg, Germany

Leading Across Difference

Episode 77

lundi 12 avril 2021 • Duration 43:40

SLAS recently brought Raven Solomon (a global Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion thought leader) in to talk to the professional team about unconscious bias. She made such a huge impact on us that we had to bring her in to talk again to our broader New Matter audience.

Raven talks to Marshall and returning guest host Karlton Moore about helping organizations get future ready by understanding generational and racial equity. They discuss the need to make spaces more equitable and more inclusive for everyone. What does it mean to find common ground? How do you rumble with unconscious bias? Listen in and learn what a "Led Language" is, strategies to have real conversations and to take a stand to enact change, and how to find common ground and navigate diversity, inclusion, and equity.

It isn't easy. It takes time. But, as Raven reminds us, Rome wasn't built in a day and she has so much that give her hope as we move toward a greater culture of inclusion and equity. So, how do we become more inclusive?

Just start.

Want to learn more about Raven? Check out:

Interested in learning more about your unconscious biases? Take these awesome Harvard implicit association tests.

Upcoming SLAS Events:

January 25-29, 2025
San Diego, CA, USA

20-22 May 2025
Hamburg, Germany

Brain In A Dish

Episode 76

mercredi 7 avril 2021 • Duration 12:36

Sebastien Mosser comes to us to tell us how Neurix SA is working to reduce animal and animal tissue use in scientific research. Neurix is creating organoids that simulate brain tissue for compound screening and neuroscience research. Sebastian describes how they adapted their techniques and their platform to help with COVID-19 related tests.

Neurix SA was a Innovation AveNEW company at SLAS2021 Digital.

Upcoming SLAS Events:

January 25-29, 2025
San Diego, CA, USA

20-22 May 2025
Hamburg, Germany

The Next Generation

Episode 75

lundi 5 avril 2021 • Duration 13:39

Stefan Schneider is engaged in the development and application of novel organ-on-a-chip systems, a relatively novel and exciting research focus. He shares with Marshall the enabling advances that allowed him to accomplish this work. What is the most exciting application of organ on a chip? Listen and find out!

Stefan is a Tony B. Awardee and Innovation Award Finalist from SLAS2021 Digital.

Upcoming SLAS Events:

January 25-29, 2025
San Diego, CA, USA

20-22 May 2025
Hamburg, Germany

FRET and BRET-based Thermostability Assays

Episode 74

mercredi 31 mars 2021 • Duration 13:26

What is the difference between ThermoFRET and BRET-Based techniques?
David Sykes (The University of Nottingham) provides us with a cheat sheet for which problems these techniques are best suited. Listen in as his passion for discovery and solving problems (and his stimulating work with Sir James Black) steers his career path forward.

David is an SLAS2021 Digital Tony B. Award and Student Poster Award Winner.

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