Dear SiLA friends and members
We are kicking off the year with exciting news!
President’s Address: Preparing the next generation of scientists to unlock automated lab potential.
SiLA Inside:
• Welcome our new SiLA Directors
News from the Lab:
• Launch of the new SiLA AI Working Group – January 8, 2026
• SiLA 2 C# Libraries reach full specification compliance
Articles:
• Advancing Lab Automation: Modular Digital Infrastructure for SiLA 2 Devices
• Deep Integration of Low-Cost Liquid Handling Robots in Industrial Pharma
Robotics in Laboratory Automation
• Call for Joint SiLA Vendor & User Presentations – SiLA Conference 2026
Event Reviews 2025:
• ELRIG Drug Discovery 2025
• Future Labs, Automation & Technology Europe Summit
• SiLA Hackathon in cooperation with BAM
Upcoming Events 2026:
• Webinars by smartlab.network, euRobotics, and SiLA
• SLAS2026, Boston, USA – Feb 7-11
• SiLA Hackathon, Boston, USA – Feb 12
• Lab of the Future US, Boston, USA – Mar 2-3
• Pittcon, San Antonio, USA – Mar 7-11
• Munich Lab Automation Meetup at Zeiss, DE – Mar 12
• RSC Analyticode 2026, London, UK – Mar 16
• Paperless Lab Academy (PLA) Europe, Barcelona, ES – Mar 17-19
• analytica 2026, Munich, DE – Mar 24-27
• BioProcess International Europe 2026, Vienna, AT – Apr 27-30
• London Lab Live, London, UK – May 6-7
• Arab Lab Live, Riyadh, KSA – May 11-12
• Future Lab Live, Basel, CH – May 27-28
Newsletter available online here: https://mailchi.mp/sila-standard.org/sila-newsletter-202601
We hope you enjoy the content!