Hear Burkhard Schaefer presenting about SiLA & AnIML: Non-proprietary cloud connectivity and data management enabling digital transformation recorded at SmartLab exchange on January 27th, 2021.

Standard protocols and data formats can serve as infrastructure enablers for integration of instruments, systems, and seamless data flow. Several initiatives are gaining in this area. We review the progress of the AnIML and SiLA 2 standardization initiatives, which can provide key building blocks to establish interoperability.

SiLA 2 has added a vendor-neutral cloud-native connectivity protocol to its family of standards. This allows secure connection of an on-premise instrument to a cloud-hosted software environment. By offering an open, cloud-native approach, vendors no longer need to establish proprietary alternatives. This initiative is enabling a major push to leveraging the cloud in the lab.

While SiLA provides webservice-based communication standards for interfacing with instruments, AnIML specifies an XML-based standard data format for analytical data. This format is fully cloud-ready. It allows end-to-end documentation of laboratory experiments, and facilitates exchange of such data across the cloud.

This presentation explores the cloud connectivity capability of SiLA 2, and showcases the combination with AnIML for a global enterprise deployment for integration of chromatography data systems.

Thanks to Burkhard Schaefer and the SmartLab exchange-Team!

Applied Scientific Technologies have adopted the SiLA 2 communication protocol into our newly launched Deft (Digital Enabled Formulation Toolkit). Deft is specifically designed to integrate any bench lab equipment into a secure digital network and capture all data exchange between the user, the lab instrument, a LIMS and/or external stand-alone network.

Find out more: https://www.appliedst.co.uk/blog/adopting-sila-drivers-into-a-lab-of-the-future-deft-lab-digital-network-anton-parr-rheolabqc

The phrase “The whole is greater than the sum of all it’s parts” is never more relevant than when considered alongside the goal of laboratory digitalisation. It is only by integrating laboratory devices and services can you truly achieve the benefits that are on offer.  Our vision at SiLA is to digitalise R&D laboratories while allowing you to continue to focus on the science. This means that the integration must be easy and fast. And the best way to do this is to use standards.

We have recently worked with @HDC (Hit Discovery Constance), @Siobra, @KNIME and @Biosero, a group of Biologists, Data Scientists, Software Developers and Integrators to demonstrate how to allow the KNIME Analytics platform to interact with lab instruments directly. It was amazing how quickly the team got the prototype together and the primary reason for this was the use of #SiLA 2, free and open systems communication and data standards.

We’ll be at #SLAS2021 digital where we’ll be able to share more about this exciting collaboration and show the power of standards in action!

#datascience #automation #labs #simplifythelab #labautomation #SLAS2021

For the first time the SLAS2021 will take place digital only and we are delighted to give you a first glance at our virtual SiLA booth.

Our SiLA Directors, Dr. Patrick Courtney, Thomas Frech, Daniel Juchli and Oliver Peter will be available by live video chat! They look forward to connnect with you online and inform you about the latest happenings and technical developments. Or give you a general overview of what SiLA stands for and how your business can benefit from becoming a member of the Consortium.

You do not have a ticket yet? Seize the chance and win of one of the 5 free full access tickets SiLA is giving away!

All you need to do is to let us know about your experiences with SiLA and the devices you are using!

We will use the best reports to do an application note which we will promote during the exhibition as well as on our website! Send us your entry about 300 words and be the lucky winner of one of the free full access badges!

Dear SiLA friends and members

Please find December’s issue of the “The SiLA Connection” newsletter available for download now.

Feature articles include:

• New SiLA cloud connectivity
• See you at SLAS 2021 virtual
• Report on Analytica 2020
• Digital SiLA Conference #11 – October 20th
• SiLA online events 2020
• Farewell to Max
• Where to meet us next

We hope you enjoy the news and information it contains.

Best regards,

Your SiLA Management Team

Missed out on the SiLA Conference #11 on October 20th?

Presentations are now available for you in the download section.

Kind regards,

Your SiLA-Team

Dear SiLA friends and members

Our first virtual SiLA booth at the analytica 2020 has been very successful. Also the SiLA Conference #11 as well as the two SiLA talks at the Digital Transformation Forum turned out to be well attended.

Thank you all for your interest and support to help to spread the word of SiLA standard and to make lab automation easier!

If you missed out on the SiLA Conference, presentations will be available by middle of November on our website.

Our next online event is going to be on November 17th, 2.20pm, ET (New York) time.

Hear Burkhard Schaefer, SiLA Director and CEO of BSSN Software, talk at Future Labs Live about: Digitization: Applying FAIR principles to your digital strategy

We do have 30 VIP tickets available for interested parties – first come first served!

Please contact us if you are interested in participating. We look forward to hearing from you.

Your SiLA-Team

Dear SiLA friends and members

Please find Octobers’s issue of the “The SiLA Connection” newsletter available for download now.

Feature articles include:

• Analytica 2020 – going all virtual!
• Review of virtual SiLA hackathon #20
• Registration open for first VIRTUAL Conference #11 SiLA
• C++ programmers to benefit from reference implementation from Cetoni
• Recordings of SiLA online events from July to September
• Welcome Applied Scientific Technologies to the SiLA community
• SiLA member Cubuslab new Labforward GmbH
• The SiLA team says Farewell to Ivan Ivanov
• Next events

We hope you enjoy the news and information it contains.

Best regards,

Your SiLA Management Team

Dear SiLA friends and members

After our first successful online hackathon in September, the next virtual hackathon is open for registration.

Date: Tuesday, October 13th, 2020,
Time: 3:00 pm – 9:00 pm CET // 9:00 am – 3:00 pm EST

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

As we had lots of interested parties from other time zones, we decided to amend the timing a little to make it more convenient for non-European to participate.

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 October 9th, 2020. A Google account is required for registration. Should you not have a google account, please contact us by mail for registration.

Your SiLA team