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SLAS is a united global community focused on advancing scientific discovery and technology.

06/10/2026

Are you working on breakthrough technologies in life sciences research, automation or drug discovery? Consider sharing your work with the global scientific community through a published article in SLAS Discovery and SLAS Technology.

We're always accepting general research abstracts along with the following calls specific to upcoming special issue topics:

New!
🔵Self-Driving Laboratories: AI-Powered Experimental Discovery and Autonomous Science
Deadline: Tuesday, December 15

Current:
🟣High-Content Imaging and Informatics: 4th Joint Special Issue with the Society for Biomolecular Imaging & Informatics
Deadline: Monday, August 31

🔵Emergent Electrophysiological Technologies: Enabling New Types of Cell- and Organoid-based Assays
Deadline: Saturday, October 31

🔵NexusXp: The Connected Lab
Deadline: Monday, November 30

Publishing in an SLAS journal means sharing your research with a global audience through fully open access publications designed to accelerate innovation in life sciences R&D. Both journals accept research from industry, academia, pharma, government, seasoned and early-career professionals (and students!) alike.

View the full details for each call via the link in the first comment.

06/08/2026

Hear a bit more from our 2026 New Product Award winners as they discuss why they submitted their innovations for the Vienna competition and how they feel after taking home an award.

Congratulations again to:

🔴Bionomous for Sortivo
🟠Cube Biotech for PlateX MP™ Strep-Tactin®XT MagBeads
🟡nNano AG for Certus Rivo

In addition to the opportunity to showcase and promote their product onsite (and create a fun social media video), NPA winners will also receive additional SLAS promotional opportunities, including the chance to be a guest on the New Matter podcast.

Have a new product debuting in 2027? The next New Product Award application window opens later this year with the final judging taking place at SLAS2027 in San Diego. Stay tuned for more information!

06/05/2026

Warning, long post, but stick around if you're looking for opportunities to showcase your research, share your discoveries and earn recognition in 2027. (Feel free to bookmark and share this too!)

Gather your data, write your abstract and plan to put your hard work on the pedestal at in San Diego, January 30–February 3. Next year’s conference will feature eight scientific tracks (PLUS a sample management mini-track) to showcase your research and innovations to a multidisciplinary audience.

Make a note of the following submission-related deadlines:

🔴Travel Award Eligibility (podium): Monday, September 14
⚫Innovation Award Submission: Monday, September 14
🟣Podium Abstracts (no awards): Monday, September 14
🔴Travel Award Eligibility (poster): Monday, September 21
⚫Student Poster Award Submission: Monday, September 21
🟣Priority Poster deadline: Monday, November 16

The SLAS2027 Program Committee, led by co-chairs Joe de Rutte, PhD (Partillion Bioscience) and Julea Vlassakis, PhD (Rice University), is eager to see the breadth of research and innovation that will help shape the SLAS2027 scientific program.

View complete general and award submission details via the first link below.

06/04/2026

Scalable cell analysis starts with smarter automation.

Join us for the next SLAS Technology Idea Exchange hosted by Dr. Swen Carlstedt of Agilent Technologies, who will demonstrate how integrated instrumentation, software and automation platforms support scalable, reproducible biological research and high-throughput experimentation.

You’ll also hear how Agilent’s BioSpa platform coordinates parallel live-cell experiments under controlled environmental conditions, along with a practical case study on validating workflow integration within a constrained laboratory footprint.

This event is free to attend but registration is required. Reserve your spot below!

06/03/2026

What happens when AI, automation and new business models converge to transform drug discovery?

Join us June 18 in Chicago for a timely panel discussion exploring how emerging technologies are reshaping the path from assay to asset.

"My excitement around participating in this panel is two-fold," says Bob Campbell, PhD, Editor-in-Chief of SLAS Discovery. "I'm thrilled to help bring an SLAS event to Chicago and showcase how the convergence of AI/ML, automation and screening is reshaping what's possible in our field."

The event is also an opportunity to strengthen connections across Chicago's thriving life sciences community.

"Peapod Bio is proud to sponsor the SLAS Meet-Up in Chicago and create a space where students, researchers, technology developers and industry leaders can connect, exchange ideas and spark new ideas and partnerships," says Zachary Gurard-Levin, PhD, CEO & Founder of Peapod Bio.

Whether you're advancing new technologies, building collaborations or exploring what's next in early drug discovery, this is a conversation you won't want to miss.

SLAS Meet-Ups are free and open to everyone interested in life sciences and lab automation. View the full details and reserve your free spot via the link in the first comment.

06/01/2026

Two weeks ago, Trince Bio (Belgium) was awarded the Ignite Award at in Vienna. Hear from Kevin Braeckmans, PhD (CEO and Co-Founder) about why they applied for a spot on Innovation AveNEW, opted-in for the Ignite Award and how it feels to be the newly crowned winner.

The team received €5,000 and will also benefit from ongoing publicity, a guest spot on an upcoming episode of the New Matter podcast, as well as an opportunity to record a short video.

Life sciences and lab automation startups are invited to apply for a spot in the Innovation AveNEW program at in San Diego. Applications are now open.

Learn more via the link in the first comment.

05/29/2026

Acoustic dispensing has become a powerful, automation-ready solution for precise, tipless nanoliter transfers, but what should laboratories consider when implementing these technologies?

Join the Sample Management TIG Science Circle next Thursday, June 4, for an interactive discussion on Acoustic Liquid Handling and Sample Management, led by Kristen Nailor (Genentech) and Lane Milde (Takeda).

Discussion topics will include:

🟠automation integration and workflow considerations
⚫scalability, reliability and labware compatibility
🟠applications for small- and large-molecule sample types and data traceability
⚫and long-term operational sustainability.

All attendees are encouraged to bring questions and insights. Reserve your free spot in the comments below.

05/28/2026

The latest guest on the New Matter podcast is SLAS2026 Innovation Award winner Steven Finkbeiner, MD, PhD (Gladstone Institutes and the University of California, San Francisco). Finkbeiner's podium presentation, “Development and Application of AI-powered Label-free Imaging for Assays and Screening," took home the top prize in Boston this past February.

In this episode, Finkbeiner takes us through his lab's development of an AI-powered, label-free imaging and a closed-loop "thinking microscope" that uses optogenetics and reinforcement learning to perform thousands of single-cell experiments in a single well, dramatically accelerating research into neurodegenerative diseases and beyond.

Additional discussion topics:

🟢AI-powered label-free imaging for assays
🔵Deep learning models in biomedical research
🟣Prognostic markers and disease diagnosis using AI
🟠Closed-loop automated microscopy platforms
🟢Overcoming challenges and limitations of AI in research

Access the podcast and learn more about how your research can be considered for the SLAS2027 Innovation Award via the links in the comments.

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Tuesday	9am - 5pm
Wednesday	9am - 5pm
Thursday	9am - 5pm
Friday	9am - 5pm
Saturday	9am - 5pm
Sunday	9am - 5pm

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