“The integration of robotics and AI is poised to revolutionize science labs”

By automating routine tasks, scientists can focus on higher-level research questions, paving the way for faster breakthroughs

28-Oct-2024 - Science laboratories across disciplines—chemistry, biochemistry and materials science—are on the verge of a sweeping transformation as robotic automation and AI lead to faster and more precise experiments that unlock breakthroughs in fields like health, energy and electronics, according to ...

analytica expands its international network to the USA

US laboratory market with top growth forecasts

20-Sep-2024 - analytica is expanding its international network and will launch analytica USA in Columbus, Ohio, in fall 2025, to cover the North American market. The new offshoot of the world's leading trade fair for laboratory technology, analysis and biotechnology will take place at the Greater Columbus ...

Hettich Group enters growth partnership with Bregal Unternehmerkapital

Investor to support further expansion, particularly in Asia and the USA

03-Jul-2024 - The Hettich Group, a third-generation family-owned life science equipment company, enters into a growth partnership with Bregal Unternehmerkapital GmbH. Centrifuges are the heart of every medical laboratory; they make a decisive contribution to diagnostics and therapy. The Hettich Group, based in ...

Development of robot-based solutions for laboratory automation

University of Rostock and Yaskawa agree to continue their cooperation

17-Apr-2024 - The Center for Life Science Automation (CELISCA) at the University of Rostock and Yaskawa have agreed to continue their cooperation in the development of robot-based solutions for laboratory automation. As one of the first European users ever, the institution will also employ a robot model of the ...

ABB Robotics and Mettler-Toledo join forces to accelerate global adoption of flexible lab automation

Companies will redefining the limits of robotics in laboratories to accelerate innovation and address labor shortages

02-Feb-2024 - ABB Robotics and METTLER TOLEDO have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to offer an innovative solution that seamlessly integrates ABB’s robots with LabX™, METTLER TOLEDO’s laboratory instrument management software. The combined solution will enable greater levels of efficient and ...

Research team teaches Google's voice assistant laboratory language

19-Jan-2024 - Voice assistants such as Siri, Alexa and Co. have long been established in many people's everyday lives - however, they often do not understand the technical vocabulary that is spoken in laboratories. Researchers at Albstadt-Sigmaringen University of Applied Sciences have now used Google ...

analytica 2024: a guide to Laboratory 4.0

Greater efficiency through laboratory robots and artificial intelligence

18-Jan-2024 - A milestone on the path to Laboratory 4.0 has been reached in time for analytica 2024. With the Laboratory & Analytical Device Standard, LADS for short, a communication standard is now available that connects software systems and analytical and laboratory equipment from different providers.“ The ...

Hettich successfully completes acquisition of Kirsch Medical

05-Jan-2024 - In 2023, Hettich Group experienced its most lucrative year yet in its 120-year history. For the first time, the Tuttlingen-based company, specializing in centrifuges and incubators for clinical-medical applications across three European locations, significantly surpassed the 100 million euro ...

analytica 2024: On the path to the zero-carbon lab

More sustainability in the laboratory

13-Dec-2023 - From analytics in mini format with reduced solvent requirements to energy-efficient laboratory technology: at analytica, the Green Lab becomes reality. Exhibitors from all over the world will be presenting their innovations and sustainability concepts in Munich from April 9 to 12, 2024. “With ...

Fraunhofer IPA transfers rights to use laboratory robot KEVIN United Robotics Group

KEVIN can be flexibly and intuitively integrated into laboratory infrastructures and automates processes

17-Oct-2023 - United Robotics Group (URG) and the Fraunhofer Institute for Manufacturing Engineering and Automation IPA have signed a licensing agreement as part of their newly concluded technological partnership. The content of the agreement is the distribution and further development of the laboratory robot ...