Upcoming Events
March 4, 2010
Liquid Handling and Label Free Detection Technologies
Whittlebury Hall, Silverstone Northants, UK
For further information visit www.elrig.org.
March 18, 2010
The Laboratory Robotics Interest Southeast
RTP, NC, USA
Sheraton Imperial Hotel, 4700 Emperor Blvd
I-40 at Exit 282 (Page Road)
Durham, North Carolina 27703
For further information visit www.lab-robotics.org.
April 11-15, 2010
SBS 16th Annual Conference & Exhibition
Phoenix, Arizona, USA
Phoenix Convention Center, 100 N. 3rd Street, Phoenix, Arizona 85004
For further information visit www.sbsonline.org.
May 11, 2010
The Laboratory Robotics Interest Mid-Atlantic
East Brunswick, NJ, USA
Hilton East Brunswick, Three Tower Center Boulevard
East Brunswick, New Jersey 08816
For further information visit www.lab-robotics.org.
May 17-19, 2010
Millennium Gloucester Hotel, London Kensington, UK
For further information visit www.compoundmanager.com.
Monday, May 17, 9:10AM
Pre-Conference Focus Day
Presentation by Dr Gregory Wendel, Manager, Compound Management, Broad Institute MIT and Harvard Broad Institute Case Study: An Automation Evolution
- Transitioning from an academic, manual system to an industrial scale, fully automated Compound Management system in less than two years
- Installation, validation, and optimisation of two fully integrated automated systems
- Employing computational chemistry resources to evaluate commercial sources of compounds to augment the compound collections
- Utilising the capabilities of the CM systems to foster improvements in screening system workflows
- Expanding the reach of Compound Management to other departments within the Broad Institute to identify, attain and store valuable compounds in support of their research projects
- 2010 and beyond: Ongoing process improvements that allow for future capacity building and high-throughput
Monday, May 17, 14:10PM
Pre-Conference Focus Day
Catherine Quintero, Senior Automation Engineer, Merck & Co.
Integrated Compound Management Support for Lead Optimisation:
Automated Generation of Customised Assay-Ready Plates
Prototyping, final design and implementation of a fully automated compound management system
- Innovative sample administration features
- Dynamic workflow creation based on specific project needs
- User definable cherry picking to minimise freeze/thaw cycles and optimise processing efficiency
- Case studies: Lessons learned and future enhancements
Monday, May 17, 17:15 - 20:15PM
Workshop
James Craven/Jack Dawson, HighRes Biosolutions
Scalable Solutions for Compound Management
The advantages of applying automation to compound management are widely recognised. Increased capacity, throughput and reliability enable unattended operation to supply a seamless link between compound management and screening operations. To implement a successful automation strategy, it is important to ensure it is appropriate for the current purpose, but also tailored to allow expansion as workflows and requirements change. This workshop will work through “real world” examples of how researchers are using platforms that take advantage of advanced docking technology to design intuitive and future proof compound management systems. Through presentations and interactive work sessions (led by speakers from pharmaceutical companies and research institutes), participants will learn the range of systems that can be designed for a variety of needs including:
- Plate and tube store robotic integrations
- Small-scale acoustic dispenser integrations
- Larger-scale plate production systems
- Large scale screening systems with on-board “just-in-time” acoustic dispensing
- Flexibility of technology/format within a single system
This workshop will encourage participant and presenter interaction, actively sharing their experiences across different fields of compound management to ensure a productive session for all who attend.
September 1-2, 2010
Drug Discovery '10
Ricoh Arena, Coventry, UK
For further information visit www.elrig.org.
September, 2010
Cambridge, MA, USA
Boston Marriott Cambridge
For further information visit www.lab-robotics.org.
October, 2010
King of Prussia, PA, USA
Dolce Hotel, King of Prussia, PA
For further information visit www.lab-robotics.org.