The SiLA Consortium
The SiLA Consortium is non-profit. It gathers life science experts and mobilizes the industry while developing free & open system communication and data standards to connect scientists with the data that matters.
SiLA and its members provide a framework for the exchange, integration, sharing, and retrieval of electronic laboratory information. These standards define how information is transported from one system to another. Setting the language, structure and data types required for seamless integration, SiLA supports the management, delivery, and evaluation of laboratory services. SiLA is recognized as most commonly used in the world.
Working Groups
Where We Are
We are excited about the release of SiLA 2
SiLA 1.x, in partnership with the ASTM AnIML, has proven end-to-end lab integration is possible. SiLA has been implemented in countless devices and systems worldwide and AnIML has also been adopted as data standard by large and small organizations alike. Currently, SiLA is excited about the release of SiLA 2. By migrating to a state-of-the-art technology base, our community has ensured that SiLA will continue to enable labs of the future for decades.
Where We Are Going
We will continue to grow the SiLA 2 ecosystem
After successfully releasing SiLA 2, we now are witnessing more and more adoptions of the SiLA 2 Core and Features in the marketplace. The SiLA community continues to maintain the standard and to develop new Features. SiLA also actively continuous growing FAIR data by developing new AnIML data techniques for lab automation workflows.
How We Operate
Working Groups
SiLA’s Working Groups are comprised of dedicated volunteers from our global Member community who collaboratively develop and continually maintain SiLA’s standards.
SiLA-related Initiatives
SiLA-related Initiatives are collaborative projects driven by subsets of SiLA Members and non-Members and may be special implementations or applications of the SiLA standards. The SiLA Board of Directors helps facilitate these projects.
Active Working Groups
SiLA 2 Standard
Daniel Juchli
Wega Informatik
daniel.juchli@sila-standard.org
SiLA Adoption
Tim Meyer
Universitätsmedizin Göttingen
tim.meyer@sila-standard.org
SiLA AI
Tom Kissling
Roche
tom.kissling@sila-standard.org
SiLA Robotics Working Group
Florian-David Lange
SmartLab Solutions
florian-david.lange@sila-standard.org
SiLA Cyber Security
Dr. Marc Porr
TechkIT
marc.porr@sila-standard.org
SiLA’s working groups are comprised of dedicated volunteers from our global Member community who collaboratively develop and continually maintain SiLA’s standards.
Board of Directors
An elected subset of SiLA’s Corporate Members
Oliver Peter
Molecular Partners AG
President / Head of SiLA Conference / Chair URC
Patrick Courtney
tec-connection
Director / Head of Events and Fundraising
Tim Meyer
Universitätsmedizin Göttingen
Director
Jason Meredith
Tecan Schweiz AG
Director / Head of Administration
Daniel Meyer
Novartis
Director
Erwin Althof
Novartis Pharmaceuticals
Advisor
Rob Harkness
GSK
Director / Deputy SiLA Conference / Admin
Burkhard Schaefer
Splashlake
Director / Head of Partner Management
Adam Wolf
Takeda
Director
Marc Porr
TechkIT
Director
Georg Hinkel
Hochschule RheinMain (HSRM)
Director
Andreas Traube
Fraunhofer IPA
Director
Daniel Juchli
Wega Informatik AG
Director / Chief Technology Officer
Tom Kissling
F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd
Director / Head of New Member Acquisitions
James Love
Novo Nordisk
Director
David Heinz
Zeiss Digital Innovation
Director
Working On SiLA 2
SiLA 2 Core Specification
We develop and maintain the Core for lab system communication. The SiLA 2 specification specifies interoperability schemes that allow laboratory devices and services to communicate with each other. It also defines the process of further developing the standard and its assets.
SiLA 2 Features
We also develop and maintain individual SiLA 2 Features which allow systems in the lab (such as devices, instruments, LIMS, ELN or other IT systems) to interface with each other uni- or bi-directionally. Features for different areas or specific vendors are developed in parallel across many Working Groups .