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SLAS 2024
Microscale Innovation in Life Sciences Symposium

Building off the inaugural 2023 symposium and provide attendees with a forum to immerse themselves in discussions and demonstrations of scaled-down approaches to life sciences discovery.

Join us at the AstraZeneca Discovery Centre in Cambridge, UK, for podium talks, poster presentations, networking events and a technology provider exhibition.

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Event Venue

AstraZeneca Discovery Centre
Biomedical Campus
1 Francis Crick Ave
Trumpington, Cambridge CB2 0AA
United Kingdom

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Official Hotel

University Arms Hotel, Autograph Collection
Regent St
Cambridge CB2 1AD
United Kingdom

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Keynote Speaker
Andrew deMello

Andrew deMello, Ph.D. ETH Zurich
Professor of Biochemical Engineering

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Event Registration

Registration includes access to:

  • Scientific presentations

  • Keynote Speaker presentations

  • Poster presentations

  • Exhibition and sponsor access

  • Technology Snapshot presentations

  • Coffee service on symposium dates

  • Lunch on symposium dates

  • Evening Networking Reception

  • Access to the event registration list for pre- and post-networking

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Member type On or Before 29 July After 29 July
Industry Member €475 €550
Industry Non-Member €550 €625
Academic/Gov't Member €350 €475
Academic/Gov't Non-Member €475 €550
Student Member €25 €25
Student Non-Member €50 €50

 

Key Learning Objectives

Session one: Miniaturization for Screening Applications

Session Chair: Etienne Croquette (Optimation UK)
Micro-compartmentalization strategies that go beyond the ubiquitous use of the microtiter plates is an area of rapid growth. This session will focus on technologies that apply microfluidics and Pico/nano-scale platforms to enable drug discovery efforts.

Session two: Microfluidics Technologies

Session Co-Chairs: Kendra Nyberg (Calico Labs) and Amar Basu (Wayne State University)
Microfluidics has revolutionized the ability to manipulate and assay biological samples to make measurements with high precision and high accuracy while leveraging the key advantages of small volume fluid physics. This session will highlight advances of microfluidic technologies for single cell analysis, cell sorting, molecular and point of care diagnostics.

Session three: Advances in Organ-on-chip Platforms

Session Chair: Rhiannon David (AstraZeneca)
Organs-on-chips enable precise control of the cellular microenvironment providing improved in vivo relevance of in vitro cultures. Typically, these models are low throughput and analysis is done via off-chip analytical techniques and assays. This session will highlight advances in miniaturization, automation and integration of in situ analysis methods on-chip, which can accelerate and enhance the information that can be obtained from these organ chips.

Session four: The Convergence of Artificial Intelligence and Microfluidics

Session Chair: Sammy Datwani (Systemic Bio)
Microfluidics permits the automated manipulation of fluids at the microscale with high throughput and spatiotemporal precision, enabling the generation of large, multidimensional datasets. Artificial intelligence (AI) provides a powerful predictive tool with the ability to learn from data. AI-produced outcomes have been proven comparable or even superior to the performance of human experts in drug design, material discovery, and personalized medicine. The goal of this session is to highlight cutting-edge technological innovations on the microscale integrated with AI/ML that together have the immense potential to reshape life science research and the clinical care paradigms.

Closing Panel: Integrating Microscale Into Your Lab

Session Co-Chairs: Amar Basu (Wayne State University) and Rhiannon David (AstraZeneca)
This panel brings different approaches and best practices together to identify the challenges, nuances, and possibilities of integrating Microscale innovations into existing labs.

Don't miss your opportunity to attend the best symposium in the industry

Building off the inaugural 2023 symposium and provide attendees with a forum to immerse themselves in discussions and demonstrations of scaled-down approaches to life sciences discovery.

Register now

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Join these leaders in presenting a session or a poster at the SLAS Microscale Innovation in Life Sciences Symposium to get instant feedback on your research from a diverse audience of industry professionals, academics, scientists, engineers, entrepreneurs and researchers from the global life sciences and laboratory technology community.

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Sarah Gonzalez

A digital marketing expert with a background in Digital Media and Marketing, renowned for leading successful online campaigns for global brand

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Dr. Jane Smith

An esteemed business strategist with over 15 years of experience in technology leadership and a PhD in Business Management.

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Alex Johnson

An industry leader in integrating sustainable practices into business operations and models. He holds a Master's in Environmental Economics which he usse to ensure environmental responsibility for every project.

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Taylor Morgan

An Environmental Policy PhD holder, she excels in the integration of eco-friendly methodologies into corporate frameworks.

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Elevate your business journey with us – where profit meets innovation.

Your success is our mission: join a community that values progress.

Unite with peers, drive change, and thrive in our collaborative ecosystem.

Join our dynamic community, where your membership fuels innovation.