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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

A new IVF method using a robot and AI helped a couple have a baby

A new IVF method using a robot and AI helped a couple have a baby

New Scientist - 10-Apr-2025

Early success is promising, but bigger studies are needed

AI-powered humanoid robot joins drug discovery labs

AI-powered humanoid robot joins drug discovery labs

Interesting Engineering - 06-Mar-2025

Insilico’s "Supervisor" robot automates lab work and speeds up drug discovery

Bio-recell and AcouSort join forces to advance cell isolation

Bio-recell and AcouSort join forces to advance cell isolation

Bio-ReCell - 03-Mar-2025

The partnership merges acoustic tech with Revive™ SVF to boost stem cell purification

TNIK inhibition reduces senescence and fibrosis, aiding longevity research

TNIK inhibition reduces senescence and fibrosis, aiding longevity research

Live Forever Club - 27-Feb-2025

Ongoing clinical trials aim to confirm its effectiveness in human therapies

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Laboratory Automation Resources

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FiercePharma

FiercePharma is the pharma industry's daily monitor, with a special focus on pharmaceutical company.

PureTech Health

Biotherapeutics co developing new medicines for devastating diseases

Nxera Pharma

Nxera Pharma, formerly called Heptares Therapeutics, is a technology powered biopharma company

Enterome

Company developing drugs for chronic medical conditions relating to abnormalities of bacterial composition

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

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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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