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The Automated Lab

12-Part Series

The Automated Lab

Automation is becoming ubiquitous across clinical laboratories. This series explores critical questions to consider when automating your lab including how to avoid common automation pitfalls, how automation can improve quality, and how it will impact staff.

Articles in this Series

Illustration of a circle with gears and the word ‘automation’ in the center to represent the different components and concepts of lab automation and biobanking automation.

Feb 27, 2025|4 min read

Automation as a Tool for Standardizing Biobank Processes

Automation as a Tool for Standardizing Biobank Processes

A female researcher works on a large instrument as she holds a sample tube with a gloved left hand.

Mar 26, 2024|3 min read

How Automation Is Transforming Clinical Research Operations

How Automation Is Transforming Clinical Research Operations

Graphical illustration of cyber vetting or acquisition and analysis of information.

Aug 14, 2023|4 min read

Clinical Lab Automation: Improving Patient Privacy and Data Security

Clinical Lab Automation: Improving Patient Privacy and Data Security

Illustration of a cloud-based clinical lab monitoring platform.

Apr 20, 2022|4 min read

Embracing a Remote Clinical Lab

Embracing a Remote Clinical Lab

Photo of an automated next-generation sequencing sample library prep platform

Nov 04, 2021|4 min read

The Benefits of Automating NGS Library Prep

The Benefits of Automating NGS Library Prep

Photo of a clinical laboratory automation system track

Aug 27, 2021|4 min read

Five Lessons for Implementing a Laboratory Automation System

Five Lessons for Implementing a Laboratory Automation System

A clinical laboratory professional wearing PPE uses an automated lab terminal

Aug 16, 2021|4 min read

Total Laboratory Automation: What to Consider

Total Laboratory Automation: What to Consider

Strategies to Enhance the Quality of Automated Drug Screening Systems

Jan 12, 2021|4 min read

Strategies to Enhance the Quality of Automated Drug Screening Systems

Strategies to Enhance the Quality of Automated Drug Screening Systems

Implementing Six Sigma in the Clinical Laboratory

Mar 05, 2020|5 min read

The Main Goal of Six Sigma Implementation

The Main Goal of Six Sigma Implementation

How to Implement Automation in the Lab

Feb 13, 2020|7 min read

How to Implement Automation in the Lab

How to Implement Automation in the Lab

Clinical Microbiology Meets Total Laboratory Automation

Dec 01, 2018|6 min read

Clinical Microbiology Meets Total Laboratory Automation

Clinical Microbiology Meets Total Laboratory Automation

Automation in Your Lab (Survey)

Feb 19, 2020|1 min read

Automation in Your Lab (Survey)

Automation in Your Lab (Survey)