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Laboratory Automation

It's surprising how much pharmaceutical research to date has been more art than science. Computing power is still a long way off predicting the properties of proteins and cells from their DNA, so until then the more research that can be accelerated by automation (e.g. lab robots, lab-on-chip) the better.

And this is being driven by the big pharma companies who can't afford the failure rate at late stage drug development, or worse after release which can result in multi-billion law suits. I attended an excellenty talk by the chief scientific office for GE Healthcare recently and they are mass producing stem cell lines, and the machinery to test them, so that drugs can be tested for cardio-toxicity much earlier on in the development process.


Laboratory Automation News

Multiply Labs signs $85m deal with Retro Bio to automate anti-ageing therapies

Multiply Labs signs $85m deal with Retro Bio to automate anti-ageing therapies

Longevity Technology - 15-May-2024

Promises faster development and wider access of cell therapies for age-related diseases

Olden Labs develops AI-powered cages to improve animal anti-ageing research

Olden Labs develops AI-powered cages to improve animal anti-ageing research

Longevity Technology - 01-May-2024

Technology aims to make animal studies more efficient, affordable, and humane

AI-powered RoboChem for faster, more efficient drug discovery

AI-powered RoboChem for faster, more efficient drug discovery

Interesting Engineering - 25-Jan-2024

Autonomous robot outperforms scientists, accelerating the path to new pharmaceuticals

A new method called FAST studies cellular ageing in cultured cells

A new method called FAST studies cellular ageing in cultured cells

Live Forever Club - 18-Jan-2024

FAST is precise and works with different cell types and microscopes

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Laboratory Automation Resources

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Gordian Biotechnology

Pioneering a novel discovery platform to radically improve drug development for complex diseases of aging

Magnitude Biosciences

Biotechnology company that combines experience in ageing research, the nematode C. elegans and automation

Denali Therapeutics

Company focused on the discovery and development of therapies for patients with neurodegenerative diseases

Amgen

Biotechnology company that develops and manufactures human therapeutics for various illness and diseases

Emulate

Company creating living platforms that emulate the complexities of human biology

Metabolon

Global leader in metabolomics for precision medicine, biomarker discovery, and advancing microbiome research

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Laboratory Automation Blog Posts

Laboratory Automation - only the white coats remain
24-Apr-2015

Laboratory Automation - only the white coats remain

Reducing the time and cost of clinical tests will help us beat the big killers, then guide our personalised rejuvenation programmes

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