Hear four SiLA Directors speaking at Future Labs LIVE, virtual, one of the world’s largest event focusing on the digital, automation and connectivity transformation happening within the R&D lab environment.

Featuring two days packed with over 100 speakers, 50 sessions, roundtables, panels and keynote presentations, you can’t afford to miss out! Sign up here!

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Key sessions include:

• What is needed to ensure connectivity between laboratory equipment to maximise data gathering and optimise results
• Merging the power of robots, AI and humans to maximise your automation capabilities
• R&D tech is changing: why is the lab being left behind?
• Cross-industry perspective; how is the future of the R&D lab becoming digital, automated, and connected?

Download full agenda here.

Register for free and join the online SiLA hackathon #20

Date: Wednesday, September 9^th, 2020, 9am-4pm

Place: Virtual event (link to zoom meeting will follow)

This hackathon is going to be all about SiLA 2. The event will be carried out virtually, with a main zoom meeting and breakout rooms. We especially invite interested parties with no previous knowledge of SiLA to join this event. Come and hear about what the standard is, and how important SiLA and AnIML are for the digitalized lab of the future.

We welcome both technical and non-technical staff to join us.

For non-technical staff, this will be an ideal opportunity to learn about how the standard can help you in the lab and make your daily work easier.

For technical staff, you have the chance to actively help to develop the standard, to hack, try out SiLA and AnIML enhanced equipment, to talk to our technical experts, and much more.

Don’t miss out and reserve your seat for this free event today! Reservation deadline is September 4th, 2020. A Google account is required for registration. Should you not have a google account, please contact us by mail for registration.

We look forward to virtually meet you!

Did you miss out on the Future Labs Live webinar on Automation & Workflow: Requirement gathering: What should and shouldn’t be automated?

You have now the opportunity to listen to the recorded session!

Dear SiLA friends and members

The SiLA Consortium is looking for a proposal to specify and implement a PoC for “instrument initiated cloud connection method” or “reverse channel”.

Corporate environments generally include a regulated security policy. Modern software development makes use of cloud environments, which provides easy horizontal scaling capabilities and managed services. The establishment of a connection from a cloud-application (e.g. SiLA Client) to a local device or service (e.g. SiLA Server) is a general issue in IoT (Internet of Things) applications. Major reasons include the mentioned security aspects. A general solution for such a “reverse channel” would be a great addition to SiLA 2.

High level expectations:

• Adaption of SiLA 2 Specification
• Implementation of a proof-of-concept

Have we raised your interest? Further detailed information can be found here.

Please submit your proposal by mail to the SiLA Office no later than August 31sth, 2020, according to the requirements as indicated in the online document.

We look forward to hearing from you!

1. Free Future Labs Live US webinar with SiLA Director Burkhard Schäfer on Automation & Workflow: What Should and Shouldn’t be Automated?
2. SmartLab Exchange with SiLA Directors, Daniel Juchli and Burkhard Schaefer leading a panel on SiLA & AnIML
3. Future Labs Live Conference with SiLA Director, Daniel Juchli on: Finally, your lab is automated, but have you made it connected and interoperable?

FUTURE LABS LIVE WEBINAR, August 13th, 2020

Join the free 1hour panel discussion starting at 7.15pm CET on Automation & Workflow: What Should and Shouldn’t be Automated?

Hear what SiLA Director and CEO of BSSN Software, Burkhard Schäfer, has to say about it.

Visit Future Labs Live website for registration.

First Virtual Smartlab Exchange on August 25^th – 26^th
Join the first 100% online Smartlab Exchange and be part of the interactive roundtables, panel discussions and plenary sessions that will be taking place.

We’re delighted that SiLA Directors, Daniel Juchli and Burkhard Schäfer are leading the panel discussion on August 26th on the topic: Applying SiLA & AnIML in the Lab of the Future – Case Studies and Lessons Learned

For more information and free registration visit the smartlab website by clicking here.

FUTURE LABS online CONFERENCE, September 28^th– 29^th
SiLA is going to be highly present at the online conference in September. With SiLA Directors, Patrick Courtney and Daniel Juchli as speakers and Rob Harkness and Burkhard Schäfer moderating.

For detailed information visit the following page:
https://www.terrapinn.com/conference/future-labs-live/index.stm

Early Bird tickets (€ 250) are available for registrations before August 21st.
SiLA corporate members attend the conference FOR FREE!
The free VIP passes are limited to 2-3 people per SiLA member company.

We are delighted to share the link to an article written by our Academic Contribution Member TCI Hannover entitled:

“Bringing IoT to the lab: SiLA 2 and open-source-powered gateway module for integrating legacy devices into the digital laboratory”

In the article, they describe the use of SiLA using off-the-shelf hardware running Linux. The digital integration of a magnetic stirrer is shown as an example. They show easy remote installation of SiLA 2 servers and a web front-end for server management.

You can download the paper for free here https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ohx.2020.e00118

Dear SiLA friends and members

July’s issue of the “The SiLA Connection” newsletter is now available for download.
Feature articles include:

• SiLA partner of online smartLab event
• SiLA at Analytica 2020 in Messe Munich Germany
• Launch of KIWI-BioLab
• Join the AnIML Monthly Summit

We hope you enjoy the news and information it contains.

Best regards,

Your SiLA Management Team

Dear SiLA friends and members

Please find our April’s issue of the “The SiLA Connection” newsletter available for download now!
Feature articles include:

• Feedback SLAS 2020
• New membership category
• Review of first SiLA 2 training
• Article about SiLA by Dr. Mark Dörr published in the G.I.T. Journal
• New SiLA 2 application notes available
• SiLA hackathon #19– online available
• Welcome our new board members

 Thank you for your continuous support!

Best regards,
Your SiLA Management Team

The SiLA hackathon #19 on March 6th, 2020 was held “online” instead of in person at TU Berlin, Germany and we are happy to share the recorded session with you. Visit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lG9k-SsC9M4&feature=youtu.be

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