Hosts: Elizabeth Rodziewicz, Sura Hadi, Jeff Nagle, and Mike Ouren

The Helical Brew Crew is back with a new episode and also back on schedule with weekly releases. Enjoy!

In this episode: 

-Building out labs with automation in mind. What are the challenges and how are they being addressed. We also take a deep dive into some examples of both starting with a completely new facility versus a budget limited rework of an existing space.

-In the second half of the show, we switch gears into current events and how the recent longshoremen strike rekindled the "fear of automation" theme that seems to pop up alongside major labor strikes. We share some views on how this oversimplified and mostly irrational view is more political than it is real by taking a look how incredibly difficult it would be to replace labor in these jobs.

Hosts: Elizabeth Rodziewicz, Sura Hadi, Jeff Nagle, and Mike Ouren

We might have taken a break after episode 1 but we back on the air with a packed episode 2 where we dive into standardization in the lab automation industry.

In this episode: 

-Instrument interface driver standardization efforts. We talk through the efforts to standardize driver interfaces for instrumentation including what has worked and what has not.

-What are some of the challenges in dealing with all the data generated and getting that data into the diverse range data handling systems used by the various Pharma companies.

Hosts: Elizabeth Rodziewicz, Sura Hadi, Jeff Nagle, and Mike Ouren

Welcome to episode 1 our new podcast!

In this episode:

-Why haven't industrial robots had any significant traction in the laboratory automation research industry?

-Robot + Mobile Robot = Mobile Manipulator (aka MoMa) We share some thoughts on how these new machines can and can't transform automation in the laboratory.

-Discussing our observations of how expert automation resources have been going between the vendor side to the end user side and visa versa.