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The SiLA Connection Newsletter July 2026 is now available for download!

Dear SiLA friend Get the latest news from the lab, updates on SiLA, insightful articles, event highlights, and where you can meet us next.Download it here: https://sila-standard.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/SiLA_Connection_Newsletter_July_2026.pdf We hope you enjoy the content! Your SiLA-Team  ...Continue reading

Welcome our newest SiLA Core Member Johnson & Johnson!

We are delighted to welcome Johnson&Johnson as the newest Core Member of the SiLA Consortium. About Johnson & Johnson At Johnson & Johnson, we believe health is everything. Our strength in healthcare innovation empowers us to build a world where complex diseases...Continue reading

Interview with Iacob Marian from QPillars

About QPillars QPillars is a Zurich-based startup, supported by Innosuisse. We build the infrastructure that lets AI agents operate laboratory instruments reliably and safely. SiLA: What specifically motivated you to add SiLA to your product? We came to SiLA from...Continue reading

The Summer Edition of the SiLA Newsletter 2026/03 is here!

Dear SiLA friends and members We are excited to share our latest edition, bringing you fresh updates, inspiring insights, and community highlights from the world of laboratory automation, digitalization, and interoperability.   Inside this issue, discover the latest developments from...Continue reading

SiLA Conference 2026 – The agenda is here!

From self-driving laboratories and open modular microscopy to real-world SiLA use cases and academia–industry collaboration, the SiLA Conference 2026 brings together experts shaping the future of lab automation. Take a look at the agenda and join us on October 9...Continue reading

Letter of Intent on Open Standards for Life Sciences

Dear SiLA friends and members We’re excited to publish a Letter of Intent on Open Standards for Life Sciences, already signed by leading organizations committed to a more open, interoperable, and AI-ready laboratory ecosystem. This is just the beginning. We’re...Continue reading

Join the SiLA Cyber Hackathon 2026 – October 6-7

Dear SiLA friends Are you passionate about cybersecurity, laboratory automation, or SiLA 2? Join us for the free SiLA Cyber Hackathon 2026 on 6–7 October at ZEISS Digital Innovation in Munich and collaborate with our experts to build a practical...Continue reading

The SiLA Robotics & Mobile Robotics Working Group is back!

Join us on 2 July 2026 (15:00–16:00 CET) as we define the next chapter of robotics standardization within SiLA. Key topics: ✅ Robotics & Mobile Robotics scope alignment ✅ SiLA-ROS bridge and AMR integration updates ✅ Vision-Language-Action (VLA) models and...Continue reading

Podcast Recommendation: Marc Porr on Why Lab Digitalization Fails

SiLA Director, Marc Porr was invited by Christof Layher to join the ChaosHacker-Talk series for a discussion on one of the most common misconceptions in regulated industries: the belief that laboratory IT is just traditional IT. In this episode, Marc...Continue reading

The SiLA Connection Newsletter April 2026 is now available for download!

Get the latest news from the lab, updates on SiLA, insightful articles, event highlights, and where you can meet us next.Download it here: https://sila-standard.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/SiLA_Connection_Newsletter_April_2026.pdf We hope you enjoy the content! Your SiLA-Team...Continue reading

Events

  • PyLabRobot Workshop

    Date: Sept 28-29

    Place: Copenhagen, DK

  • SiLA Cyber Hackathon

    Date: Oct 6-7, 2026

    Place: Munich, DE

  • BioTechX

    Date: Oct 6-8, 2026

    Place: Basel, CH

  • SiLA Conference

    Date: Oct 9, 2026

    Place: Novartis, Basel, CH

  • nICLAS Forum

    Date: Oct 20-21

    Place: Tübingen/Stuttgart, Germany

  • Future Labs Live US

    Date: Oct 28-29

    Place: Philadelphia, USA

  • IUTA Analytik-Tag

    Date: Nov 2, 2026

    Place: Duisburg, DE

  • 5-HT Innovators Club

    Date: Nov 5, 2026

    Place: Heidelberg, DE

  • London BioTech Show

    Date: Nov 18-19, 2026

    Place: London, UK

  • Future Labs, Automation & Technology Europe 2026

    Date: Dec 1, 2026

    Place: London, UK

  • Arab Lab Live

    Date: May 11-12, 2026

    Place: Riyadh, KSA

  • Discovery & Development Europe

    Date: Jun 15-16, 2026

    Place: Berlin, Germany

  • Future Lab Live 2026

    Date: May 27-28, 2026

    Place: Basel, CH

  • London Lab Live 2026

    Date: May 6-7, 2026

    Place: London, UK

  • BioProcess International Europe 2026

    Date: Apr 27-30, 2026

    Place: Vienna, A

  • Analytica 2026

    Date: Mar 23-27, 2026

    Place: Munich, Germany

  • Paperless Lab Academy (PLA) Europe

    Date: Mar 17-19, 2026

    Place: Barcelona, Spain

  • RSC Analyticode 2026

    Date: Mar 16, 2026

    Place: London, UK

  • Berlin Lab Automaters Meet-up

    Date: Mar 17, 2026

    Place: Berlin, Germany

  • Munich Lab Automation Community

    Date: Mar 12, 2026

    Place: Munich, Germany

  • Pittcon

    Date: Mar 7-11, 2026

    Place: San Antonio, TX, USA

  • Lab of the Future US

    Date: Mar 2-3, 2026

    Place: Boston, USA

  • SiLA SPLASH hackathon

    Date: Feb 12, 2026

    Place: DAMP Lab, Boston, USA

  • SLAS2026

    Date: Feb 7-11, 2026

    Place: Boston, US

  • Future Labs, Automation & Technology Europe

    Date: Dec 2, 2025

    Place: London, UK

  • SiLA hackathon BAM Akademie

    Date: Oct 16, 2025

    Place: Berlin, Germany

  • 9. IUTA-AnalytikTag

    Date: Nov 10, 2025

    Place: Duisburg, Germany

  • nICLAS Forum 2025

    Date: Oct 8-9, 2025

    Place: Stuttgart, Germany

  • 5-HT Innovators Club

    Date: Sept 11, 2025

    Place: Karlsruhe, Germany

  • Lab of the Future

    Date: Sept 30 - Oct 1, 2025

    Place: Amsterdam, NL

  • ILMAC 2025

    Date: Sept 16-18, 2025

    Place: Basel, CH

  • ELRIG Drug Discovery 2025

    Date: Oct 21-22, 2025

    Place: Liverpool, UK

  • Arab Lab Live

    Date: Sept 23-25, 2025

    Place: Dubai, UAE

  • SiLA Conference

    Date: June 25, 2025

    Place: Basel, CH

  • German Biotech Days

    Date: Apr. 9-10, 2025

    Place: Heidelberg, Germany

  • SLAS 2025

    Date: Jan. 25-29, 2025

    Place: San Diego, USA

  • Discovery & Development Europe 2025

    Date: June 23-24, 2025

    Place: Basel, CH

  • Future Labs Live 2025

    Date: May 27-28, 2025

    Place: Basel, CH

  • London Lab Live 2025

    Date: May 14-15, 2025

    Place: London, UK

  • Future Labs, Automation & Technology Europe

    Date: Dec. 3, 2024

    Place: London, UK

  • Future Labs, Automation & Technology West

    Date: Nov. 12, 2024

    Place: San Diego, USA

  • Future Labs Live US

    Date: Oct. 30-31

    Place: Philadelphia, US

  • PLA India

    Date: Oct. 15-16, 2024

    Place: Mumbai, India

  • Automate Europe 2024

    Date: May 22-23, 2024

    Place: Basel, Switzerland

  • ELRIG Drug Discovery 2024

    Date: Oct. 2-3, 2024

    Place: London, UK

  • ICRA 2024

    Date: May 13-17, 2024

    Place: Yokohama, Japan / Online

  • Lab of the Future Europe

    Date: Oct. 1-2, 2024

    Place: Amsterdam, The Netherlands

  • BioLAGO TraceBot Symposium

    Date: Sept. 25, 2024

    Place: Konstanz, Germany

  • Achema 2024

    Date: Jun. 10-14, 2024

    Place: Frankfurt am Main, Germany

  • Analytica 2024

    Date: Apr. 9-12, 2024

    Place: Munich, Germany

  • Paperless Lab Academy

    Date: Mar. 12-13, 2024

    Place: Milano, Italy

  • Lab of the Future US

    Date: Mar. 11-12, 2024

    Place: Boston, USA

  • SLAS2024

    Date: Feb. 5-7, 2024

    Place: Boston, USA

  • SiLA/AnIML Splash session (ELRIG)

    Date: Oct. 17, 2023

    Place: Liverpool, UK

  • Lab Innovations

    Date: Nov. 1-2, 2023

    Place: Birmingham, UK

  • Future Labs, Automation and Technology Europe

    Date: Dec. 6, 2023

    Place: London, UK

  • Paperless Lab Academy®

    Date: Nov. 15-16, 2023

    Place: North Carolina, USA

  • Paperless Lab Academy®

    Date: Oct. 10-11, 2023

    Place: Hyderabad, India

  • Future Labs, Automation and Technology West

    Date: Nov. 14, 2023

    Place: San Diego, USA

  • Future Labs LIVE Basel 2024

    Date: Jun. 26-27, 2024

    Place: Basel, Switzerland

  • ELRIG Drug Discovery 2023

    Date: Oct. 18-19, 2023

    Place: Liverpool, UK

  • SiLA workshop at IUTA (Institut für Umwelt & Energie, Technik & Analytik)

    Date: Nov. 8, 2023

    Place: Duisburg, Germany

  • BioTechX

    Date: Oct. 4-6, 2023

    Place: Basel, CH

  • BioTechX

    Date: Oct. 4-6, 2023

    Place: Basel, CHF

  • Lab of the Future Europe

    Date: Sept. 26-27, 2023

    Place: Amsterdam, The Netherlands

  • Robotics-4-Labautomation Symposium, BioLAGO

    Date: May 25, 2023

    Place: Konstanz, Germany

  • PDA Robotics & Automation Conference 2023

    Date: May 3-4, 2023

    Place: Amsterdam, The Netherlands

  • FutureLABS Live EU

    Date: May 31- Jun. 2, 2023

    Place: Basel, CH

  • BioIT US 2023

    Date: May 16-18, 2023

    Place: virtual / Boston, USA

  • Pharma Automation & Robotics 2023

    Date: Apr. 20-21, 2023

    Place: London, UK

  • IQPC smart Lab

    Date: Mar. 22-23, 2023

    Place: San Diego, USA

  • SLAS 2023

    Date: Feb. 26 - Mar. 1, 2023

    Place: San Diego, USA

  • IQPC smart Lab EU

    Date: Feb. 22-23, 2023

    Place: Amsterdam, NL

  • Future Labs LIVE US

    Date: Nov. 15-16, 2022

    Place: N.Carolina USA

  • BioIT Europe

    Date: Oct. 19-20, 2022

    Place: Berlin, Germany

  • Lab of the Future

    Date: Oct. 4-5, 2022

    Place: Amsterdam, the Netherlands

  • BioTechX Congress

    Date: Nov. 9, 2022

    Place: Basel , CH

  • ELRIG UK / SiLA hackathon

    Date: Oct. 3, 2022

    Place: London, UK

  • SiLA Academic User Conference #2

    Date: Mar. 31, 2022

    Place: Virtual

  • Lab of the Future

    Date: Oct. 26-27, 2021

    Place: virtual

  • SiLA Academic User Conference #1

    Date: Nov. 11, 2021

    Place: virtual

  • Pistoia Alliance Webinar

    Date: Sept. 9, 2021

    Place: virtual

  • smartLAB connects

    Date: Sept. 9, 2021

    Place: virtual

  • BioSASH hackathon #2

    Date: Oct. 14, 2021

    Place: virtual

  • SmartLab IQPC

    Date: Aug. 25-26, 2021

    Place: virtual

  • BioSASH Hackathon #1

    Date: Jun. 17, 2021

    Place: virtual

  • SiLA User Conference

    Date: Jun. 8, 2021

    Place: virtual

  • Future Labs LIVE

    Date: Jun. 21-22, 2021

    Place: vitual

  • ACHEMA PULSE

    Date: Jun. 15-16, 2021

    Place: virtual

  • Lab of the Future

    Date: Apr. 13-14, 2021

    Place: virtual

  • PSIS workshop: Organ on Chip

    Date: Apr. 28-29, 2021

    Place: virtual

  • SmartLab exchange

    Date: Jan. 27, 2021

    Place: virtual

  • SLAS2021 digital

    Date: Jan. 25-27, 2021

    Place: virtual

  • Future Labs Live

    Date: Nov. 17, 2020

    Place: virtual

  • Future Labs Live

    Date: Aug, 13, 2020

    Place: virtual

  • Future Labs Live

    Date: Jul, 22, 2020

    Place: virtual

  • Smartlab Exchange for R&D

    Date: Aug, 26, 2020

    Place: virtual

  • Future Labs Live

    Date: Sept, 28 - 29, 2020

    Place: virtual

  • Lab of the Future USA Congress

    Date: May, 19-20, 2020

    Place: Boston, USA

  • Analytica 2020

    Date: Oct. 19 - 22, 2020

    Place: Munich, Germany and virtual

  • SLAS 2020

    Date: Jan, 25-29, 2020

    Place: San Diego, USA

  • SiLA Hackathon

    Date: Oct. 13, 2020

    Place: Tecan Wiesbaden, Mainz, Germany

  • SiLA Hackathon

    Date: Sept, 9, 2020

    Place: Sartorius, Göttingen, Germany

  • SiLA Hackathon #19

    Date: Mar, 6, 2020

    Place: TU Berlin, Germany

  • SiLA hackathon #18

    Date: Nov 7

    Place: MIF, Liverpool, UK

  • SmartLab Network

    Date: Nov 6

    Place: IUTA Duisburg, Germany

  • SiLA Conference 2019

    Date: Sept, 24

    Place: Basel

  • Lab of the Future 2019

    Date: Nov, 13-14

    Place: Wellcome Genome Campus, Cambridge, UK

  • SiLA Hackathon (kindly sponsored by Tecan)

    Date: Sept, 20

    Place: Wiesbaden, Germany

  • LIMS-Forum

    Date: Oct, 22-23

    Place: Jülich, Germany

  • BioLAGO joint hackathon workshop with SiLA and AnIML

    Date: Jul, 4

    Place: Konstanz, Germany

  • SiLA hackathon #14

    Date: Jun, 14

    Place: Berlin, Germany

  • ELRIG UK 2019

    Date: Nov, 5-6

    Place: Liverpool, United Kingdom

  • Labvolution 2019

    Date: May, 21-23

    Place: Hannover, Germany

  • SSLA 2019

    Date: Mar, 14

    Place: Rapperswil, Switzerland

  • Pittcon 2019

    Date: Mar, 16-19

    Place: Philadelphia, USA

  • SmartLab Exchange 2019

    Date: Feb, 27-28, 2019

    Place: Berlin, Germany

  • SLAS 2019

    Date: Feb, 2-6, 2019

    Place: Washington, DC..

  • MipTec / BaselLife 2018

    Date: Sept, 11-14, 2018

    Place: Basel, Switzerland

  • SLASeurope Brussels 2018

    Date: Jun, 27-29, 2018

    Place: Brussels

  • ELRIG UK 2018

    Date: Oct, 9-10, 2018

    Place: London, United Kingdom

  • Paperless Lab Academy 2018

    Date: Mar 20-21, 2018

    Place: Milano, Italy

  • SiLA Conference 2018: Cloud Labs

    Date: Sept 3, 2018

    Place: MipTec, Basel

  • SLAS 2018

    Date: Feb 3-7, 2018

    Place: San Diego, CA

  • Global Pharma R&D informatics Congress 2017

    Date: Nov 30-Dec 1, 2017

    Place: Lisbon, Portugal

  • SmartLab Exchange US 2018

    Date: Feb 20-21, 2018

    Place: San Diego, CA, USA

  • SmartLab Exchange Europe 2017

    Date: Feb 7-8, 2017

    Place: Berlin, Germany

  • SLAS 2017

    Date: Feb 4-8, 2017

    Place: Washington, DC, USA

  • ELRIG France 2018

    Date: May, 23-24, 2018

    Place: Strasbourg, France