SLAS2025 International Conference and Exhibition
一月 25 - 29, 2025
San Diego, California
美国
分享
关于活动
The Society for Laboratory Automation and Screening (SLAS) is an international professional society of academic, industry and government researchers as well as developers and providers of laboratory automation and screening technology. An important part of their mission is connecting laboratory technology providers—like us here at Beckman Coulter Life Sciences—with you.
The SLAS International Conference and Exhibition is their flagship event where thousands of scientists, researchers, academics, and government lab professionals from around the world will gather to learn, share and collaborate.
SLAS2025 takes place January 25th – 29th in San Diego. We’re a proud sponsor of the event and look forward to seeing you there! Our booth will look a little different this year—we’re teaming up with other Danaher operating companies (Molecular Devices, SCIEX, IDBS, and Abcam) in one cohesive booth showcasing integrated workflow solutions for high-throughput screening, 'omics & biomarkers, data management & Ai, and cell line development.
Integrating & Automating Your Lab, One Workflow at a Time
We look forward to seeing you at SLAS2025 and hearing all about the discoveries you’ve made in the lab over the past year. We’ve been hard at work, too, and are excited to introduce you to solutions that can help you:
- Empower your research with data-driven integrated automation solutions, designed for diverse workflows
- Reduce assay volumes and consumables use
- Enhance and accelerate cell line development and clone screening
- Reduce gene assembly cost while automating creation & selection of complex plasmid constructs
- Streamline biomarker discovery with automated flow cytometry
A Sneak Peek at What Will be on Display
Biomek i7 Automated Workstation
Featuring state-of-the-art automation technology, Biomek i-Series Automated Workstations offer unparalleled efficiency and versatility, making it a go-to solution for the most demanding laboratory workflows like next-generation sequencing (NGS), synthetic biology, genomic research, proteomics, drug discovery, sample management, and functional screening. The Biomek i7 Automated Workstation is designed to optimize dependability and walk-away time in mid- to high-throughput labs.
Cydem VT Automated Clone Screening System
The Cydem VT system provides the ability to screen a larger number of clones with the convenience of unattended operation for up to three days. By harnessing the power of automation, it fills a critical gap by delivering valuable insights. The system screens clones under conditions that closely mimic biomanufacturing production, while continuously gathering essential data on cell growth and productivity.
Echo 655T & Echo 525 Acoustic Liquid Handlers
Unlike traditional liquid handlers, Echo acoustic liquid handlers use sound energy to precisely transfer liquid—without contact, pipette tips, nozzles or tubing.
The Echo 655T liquid handler enables high-throughput, acoustic transfer of samples and reagents in volumes as low as 2.5 nL.
Designed specifically for biochemical and genomic assays, the Echo 525 Liquid Handler provides the accuracy and precision you need to improve assay reliability and data quality.
The Access Single Robot System (SRS) and the Access Dual Robot System (DRS) are compact, modular, high-capacity, and high-throughput platforms, designed and optimized for the use of Echo Liquid Handlers in sample management workflows. They enable the production of assay-ready plates from acoustic sample tubes.
Access Solutions Group: Translating Science into Systems
With over 30 years of expertise, this group have designed thousands of tailored automation solutions for labs around the world. From entry-level workstations to comprehensive robotic systems, we can create workflow security that evolves with your scientific needs.
The CytoFLEX Platform of flow cytometers and cell sorters enables you see and sort what you can’t with other platforms. Praised for its ease-of-use, best-in-class sensitivity and intuitive CytExpert software, both experienced and novice flow cytometrists can quickly and confidently set up protocols to test a hypothesis, rigorously run a critical assay, and effortlessly export publication-quality data. Trusted and relied on by researchers around the world, the platform pushes the boundaries of what’s possible in cell analyzing and sorting.
Talks & Tutorials
The SLAS2025 scientific program will feature talks across eight educational tracks in life sciences, technology and lab automation. We’re looking forward to taking part and sharing the stage with insightful guest speakers during our tutorial and spotlight sessions.
Here’s a schedule of events for the week:
Monday, January 27
Overcoming Bottlenecks: Using an Automated Clone Screening System for Minipool Screening and Clone Selection in a mAb Workflow
5:00 – 5:20 p.m. | Solutions Spotlight Theater Booth #2907
Abigail Lee, Senior Development Scientist, Beckman Coulter Life Sciences
Cell line development (CLD) is a critical process in biopharmaceutical production, requiring extensive screening and characterization of cell clones. While traditional clone screening methods are labor-intensive and time-consuming, the Cydem VT Automated Clone Screening System provides comprehensive, automated fed-batch assay capabilities, with applications in multiple areas of the CLD process, from minipool screening to top clone selection.
This study presents a 14-day fed-batch single-cell clone screening and a 7-day minipool screening assessment. In these experiments, the system automatically performed critical analysis of the samples such as cell viability and density measurement, titer quantification and compilation of data into a single report, allowing for easier top clone selection.
The Cydem VT system demonstrated consistent performance across multiple experimental parameters:
- Maintained healthy cell cultures through monitoring and regulation of pH and dissolved oxygen and performing automatic feedings
- Generated reproducible results across 12 replicates
- Enabled efficient identification and ranking of top-performing clones
The Cydem VT Automated Clone Screening System represents a transformative approach to CLD workflows, significantly reducing manual labor and enabling researchers to allocate more time to critical scientific analysis. By automating multiple screening steps with high precision, the system streamlines clone selection processes, improves data quality and accelerates biopharmaceutical development timelines.
Tuesday, January 28
Enabling High-Throughput ASMS Workflows with Acoustic Liquid Handling
12:00 – 1:15 p.m. | Room 25A
Arrin Katz, COO, Product Development, Momentum Biotechnologies
Can Ozbal, Ph.D., CEO, Momentum Biotechnologies
John Fuller, Ph.D., Commercial Product Manager, Beckman Coulter Life Sciences
With growing interest in degraders, molecular glues, and RNA-targeting small molecules, the need for high-throughput lead identification methods has surged. In this talk, we'll explore Affinity Selection Mass Spectrometry (ASMS), a powerful binding assay for lead discovery. Using size-exclusion/reversed-phase chromatography (SEC-MS), hundreds of drug-like compounds are incubated with a target protein, oligo, or protein complex. The mixture is fractionated, and the large-molecule fraction is analyzed for bound compounds. High-throughput screening is achieved by multiplexing compounds into single pools. The Echo Acoustic Liquid Handler creates screening pools and assay plates with precision, improving accuracy and reducing waste. ASMS can cherry-pick hits for further analysis, enable affinity determination, selectivity screens, and competition assays.
Tuesday, January 28
High-Throughput Proteomics Enabled by Evotip Pure Integration on the Biomek Workstation
4:00 – 4:20 p.m. | Solutions Spotlight Theater Booth #2907
Ian Shoemaker, Staff Applications Scientist, Beckman Coulter Life Sciences
Advances in proteomics have significantly impacted the fields of biomarker discovery, drug development, and antibody research, driving the demand for automation and standardized sample preparation techniques. The Evosep One is a groundbreaking innovation designed for high-throughput and high-volume proteomics applications. By employing standardized methods with enhanced robustness, it enables the routine analysis of hundreds of samples per instrument per day. In this talk, we will explore the integration of Evotip Pure on the Biomek i-Series Workstation, which facilitates fully automated sample loading and streamlined digestion workflows for both cell lysates and plasma. This integration not only scales up the workflow but also enhances efficiency and cost-effectiveness, making it an invaluable tool for modern proteomics research. Join us to delve into the capabilities and benefits of this automated system and discover how it can revolutionize your research.
©2025 Beckman Coulter, Inc. All rights reserved. Beckman Coulter, the stylized logo, and the Beckman Coulter product and service marks mentioned herein are trademarks or registered trademarks of Beckman Coulter, Inc. in the United States and other countries. ECHO is a trademark or registered trademark of Labcyte Inc. in the United States and other countries. Labcyte Inc. is a Beckman Coulter Company. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.
