New Matter: Inside the Minds of SLAS Scientists
The official Society for Laboratory Automation and Screening (SLAS) podcast explores advances in automation, cellular imaging, big data and what's coming in the spaces between traditional scientific disciplines. Guests often include members of SLAS along with innovators, leading experts and other members of the global scientific community to highlight technology and even career stories. Episodes are released every week and subscribe to New Matter - available on all podcast players.
New Matter: Inside the Minds of SLAS Scientists
Automating Chemistry with Artificial Intelligence | with Del Ray Jackson, Ph.D., and Rick Sidler, Ph.D. (Sponsored by Unchained Labs)
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In this special episode, we explore how artificial intelligence (AI) is advancing automation including chemistry automation with Del Ray Jackson, Ph.D., and Rick Sidler, Ph.D., of Unchained Labs. Jackson and Sidler share how Unchained Labs is involved in making new advancements in the life sciences and automation spaces, along with the UNique naming convention of their products like Big Kahuna and Junior. Catch Unchained Labs and their products on display at the upcoming SLAS 2022 AI Data Pipelines for Life Sciences Symposium!
About Unchained Labs:
Unchained Labs is all about helping biologics and gene therapy researchers break free from tools that just don’t cut it. Unleashing problem-tackling products that make a huge difference in the real science they do every day. Unchained Labs seeks to provide real solutions to challenging tasks like measuring concentration, screening for stability and aggregation and performing buffer exchange – key steps on the path to the best biologic. To learn more about Unchained Labs, visit: www.unchainedlabs.com
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About SLAS:
SLAS (Society for Laboratory Automation and Screening) is an international professional society of academic, industry and government life sciences researchers and the developers and providers of laboratory automation technology. The SLAS mission is to bring together researchers in academia, industry and government to advance life sciences discovery and technology via education, knowledge exchange and global community buildin
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