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Get an inside look at the SmartLab Exchange Europe 2026 -  the exclusive, senior-level gathering for laboratory innovation leaders, digital transformation experts, and scientific pioneers. Inside you’ll find:

• Event overview and who attends
• Featured speakers and solution thought leaders
• Agenda at a glance
• How the curated Exchange format works
• Testimonials and outcomes from past participants

Download to discover why industry leaders choose SmartLab Exchange for meaningful collaboration and actionable innovation.

SmartLab Europe 2025 brought together laboratory innovation leaders, digital transformation experts, and scientific pioneers for a day of future-focused insights, hands-on technology showcases, and high-impact networking.

Download the post-event report to explore the key themes, speaker highlights, delegate takeaways, and emerging trends that defined this year’s gathering of Europe’s most forward-thinking lab professionals.

📥 Access your copy and see how smart lab innovation is accelerating across Europe.

With laboratories stepping into the digital era, successful digital transformation requires considered planning and execution. In this article, Michael Lang, Global Lead of Operational Excellence in Development at Boehringer Ingelheim, discusses the distinct elements that need to align for laboratory digital transformation projects to be successful, including systems, data, technology, processes and people. Read the article for insights into:

• How to design an effective roadmap for your laboratory’s digital transformation
• Making an informed decision on repurposing existing tech versus investing in new solutions
• Assessing your data quality and data storage processes
• Overcoming resistance to change and getting your people on board with digital transformation
  

With AI and robotics technology advancing at lightning speed, the possibilities for scientists and laboratory leaders to add automation into their existing workflows to enhance accuracy and productivity are endless. However, successful implementation begins with taking the time to identify where AI and robotics can truly add most value. Read this interview with METTLER TOLEDO's Head of AutoChem Product Group Software, Sicco Drion, to find out:

• How the latest robotics technology is boosting lab productivity by automating workflows
• What the starting blocks are for laboratory leaders looking to implement robotics technology
• How combining AI and robotics technology could lead to further productivity gains for laboratories in the future
  

Discover how artificial intelligence is transforming the landscape of materials science in this in-depth whitepaper, "Accelerating Materials Science Discovery Through AI-Powered Active Learning." This expert-led resource explores how active learning - a machine learning technique that prioritizes the most informative data - can dramatically reduce the time and cost of discovering new materials.

Key highlights include:

• How AI and active learning streamline experimental design and reduce the number of physical tests needed.
• Real-world case studies from leading research institutions and industry pioneers.
• Strategies for integrating AI into R&D workflows to accelerate innovation and improve outcomes.
• Insights into data-driven decision-making and predictive modelling in materials development.

Ideal for materials scientists, R&D leaders, and AI practitioners, this article provides actionable insights into the future of smart experimentation and discovery. Whether you're exploring AI adoption or optimizing existing processes, this guide offers a roadmap to faster, more efficient materials innovation.

Get key insights on our 2024 Exchange, including trusted testimonials & more!

Explore the transformative potential of AI and automation in laboratory environments with this in-depth guide from SmartLab Europe Exchange. Learn how leading labs are leveraging machine learning to optimize operations, enhance data analysis, reduce costs, and overcome workforce constraints. This report also addresses key implementation challenges, including data readiness, cybersecurity, and cultural resistance, offering practical strategies for responsible and scalable AI adoption. Ideal for lab leaders, R&D professionals, and innovation strategists looking to future-proof their research capabilities.

Discover how laboratories across industries are transforming operations by unlocking the power of big data. This SmartLab Europe Exchange report explores strategies for overcoming data silos, improving data quality, and implementing scalable storage solutions. Learn how predictive analytics, AI, and machine learning can drive faster decision-making, optimise workflows, and enhance compliance. The guide also highlights the importance of upskilling lab teams and building a data-driven culture to fully realise the potential of analytics in scientific environments.

Are you revolutionising your SmartLab strategies? Look at the key takeaways from our successful meeting of R&D, QA, QC, and lab data leaders back in February. 

Get an insight into key audience statistics, attending brands, trusted testimonials & more. 

Stay involved with this growing community as we return to Amsterdam in 2024, for two days of networking with our select group of leading experts.

This exclusive eBook by Biovia outlines why you should stop relying on point solutions addressing individual problems in the lab, how an intelligent scientific platform can accelerate innovation, and how to move seamlessly between different dimensions to integrate and standardize everything across the entire organization.

With Sapio’s unified, science-awareTM LIMS/ELN, PTC Therapeutics integrated its approach to research with a single enterprise platform and consolidated vendor solutions.

Explore how Sapio Jarvis transforms fragmented lab data into actionable insights through a science-aware data cloud. This whitepaper outlines the challenges of data silos in research environments and introduces a powerful solution that integrates, contextualizes, and visualizes scientific data across ELNs, LIMS, and instruments. Learn how Jarvis enables FAIR data access, supports advanced analytics, and empowers scientists—not coders—with intuitive tools for decision-making, collaboration, and innovation. Ideal for biopharma, clinical labs, and R&D leaders seeking scalable, AI-ready data infrastructure.

Discover how Uncountable helps Repsol, a global multi-energy company leading the energy transition, achieve its goal of zero net emissions by 2050.

Discover how Uncountable helps AGC Chemicals Americas (AGCCA), a leading global producer of fluorochemical technologies, compounds, and specialty materials, share their R&D organization’s data easily across time zones and despite differences in workflow.

For the first time in two years, we saw R&D and Quality leaders from across multiple industries come together to share experiences, expertise, and fundamental learnings across the smartlab space. Our audience immersed themselves in a variety of topics delivered through thought-provoking panels, in-depth case studies, and discussion-based focus groups for a variety of insights

In this panel discussion, key experts from AstraZeneca, Oxford Biomedic & Novartis, explore how technological advancements are poised to revolutionise laboratory operations, as well as discuss the challenges associated with injecting emerging technology into a legacy environment.

• What are some key use cases for smart technologies within the scientific lab?
• What are the critical success factors to ensuring viability, scalability and adoption of digital technology?
• What are the core challenges faced on the journey towards lab digitalisation?
• What role does scientific data play in enabling digital disruption?
  

Ahead of the Smartlab Exchange, we had the opportunity to sit down with 8 leading lab experts from renowned organisations across the world to ask them the 5 most asked questions for lab leaders in 2019. 

Ahead of the 2020 Smartlab Exchange in Berlin, attendees were asked what their top challenges were and where they plan to spend their budget over the next 6 - 12 months.

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Ahead of the 2019 Smartlab Exchange, which marks the 10th year of this exclusive innovative learning and director-level networking exchange event, we have created this report outlining the changing landscape of customer experience in laboratory automation in the last decade.

Elias Chbeir, Senior IT Director, QA at Eurofins explores the way his company has worked to establish an offshore Software Quality Assurance Office as they out source and externalise their IT processes.

Download the interview and find out:

• The benefits of externalising IT services abroad
• The 3 critical success factors of an offshore IT department which guarantee universal scientific quality in the lab
• How to overcome the biggest obstacles associated with offshoring IT operations

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Bindu Raghavan, R&D IT Platform Lead, Monsanto spoke to the SmartLab Exchange about her how her scientific background helps working with business partners, what digitialisation means for Monsanto and what tech has the greatest impact on R&D in the lab in the future!

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