Automation and computing technologies have become ingrained in laboratory work; without them, the productivity of labs would drop dramatically.

Those technologies have added another level of complexity to lab work. Data life cycle management, product selection, the effective implementation of automation systems, and the impact of technology change are a few of the issues laboratory management has to address.

Our purpose is to help laboratory and IT management plan for the use, management, and integration of automation and computing technologies in scientific applications. Our work includes consulting and advisory services, education, and publications, all focused on one concern: the effective application of automation technology to laboratory work.

One aspect of our work is the development of new methodology: Engineering Laboratory Automation.

Engineering Laboratory Automation occurs on two levels:

Level 1 – Management:

The development of policies, practices, and operational/workflow models that guide long-term development, integration, and technology management.

Level 2 – Laboratory Automation Engineering

The application of engineering principles to the use of instrumentation, computing and information system technologies (informatics), and robotics to address laboratory problems.

The benefits of our work include:

• Lowering the cost of operations
• Providing more effective and efficient operations
• Defining a laboratory automation / computing architecture that meets their current operational and business needs and provides a basis for long term development
• Designing implementation plans that show them how to get from where they are to where they want to be
• Developing a planning document that guides purchases, upgrades, revisions, etc., leading to a seamlessly integrated laboratory architecture and systems
• Protecting / enhancing the value of the labs intellectual property [knowledge, information, and data]
• Making the most effective use of people’s talents, and
• Enabling the lab to work more effectively with other departments and organizations [IT, manufacturing, clients, etc.]

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