26-27 April 2021
Early bird registration ends March 15!
Berlin, Germany
26-27 April 2021
Early bird registration ends March 15!
Berlin, Germany
Sample management has become increasingly important in every phase of chemical and biological discovery. Control over factors like sample quality, process efficiency, metadata and miniaturization must be achieved to accelerate both academic and industrial programmes. Further complexity arises in maintaining these factors when collaborating with an external research partner. The SLAS 2021 European Sample Management Symposium welcomes all compound and sample management professionals – from bench scientists to senior leaders – to obtain fresh perspectives and share innovative solutions to challenges in these domains.
Topics will include:
Attend to experience:
Please note this schedule is PRELIMINARY and will be updated as the program is finalized.
Details including individual presentation titles, times and abstracts; exhibitor events; special events and all other conference activities will be confirmed in early 2021.
ALL TIMES ARE IN THE CENTRAL EUROPEAN TIME ZONE.
| Sunday 25 April | |
| 6:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m. | Exhibitor Set-Up |
| Monday 26 April | |
| 7:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. | Exhibitor Set-Up |
| 8:30 a.m. – 5:30 p.m. | Registration Open |
| 9:00 a.m. – 9:10 a.m. | Opening Remarks and Welcome |
| 9:10 a.m. – 9:20 a.m. | Vendor Snapshot (Platinum Sponsor) |
| 9:20 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. | Keynote Address |
| 10:00 a.m. – 10:15 a.m. | Coffee Break in Exhibition |
| 10:15 a.m. – 11:55 a.m. | Session 1: Supply Chain Management |
| 11:55 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. | Vendor Snapshot Presentations |
| 12:15 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. | Exhibition and Poster Presentations |
| 12:15 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. | Lunch |
| 2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. | Interactive Session |
| 3:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. | Coffee Break in Exhibition |
| 3:30 p.m. – 3:40 p.m. | Vendor Snapshot Presentations |
| 3:40 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. | Session 2: Collections |
| 5:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. | Networking Event |
| Tuesday 27 April | |
| 9:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. | Registration Open |
| 9:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. | Vendor Workshops |
| 9:30 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. | Coffee Break in Exhibition |
| 10:30 a.m. – 11:50 a.m. | Session 3: Data |
| 11:50 a.m. – 12:10 p.m. | Vendor Snapshot Presentations |
| 12:10 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. | Lunch |
| 1:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. | Exhibitor Dismantle |
| 1:30 p.m. – 1:50 p.m. | Vendor Snapshot Presentations |
| 1:50 p.m. – 3:10 p.m. | Session 4: Robots |
| 3:10 p.m. | Closing Remarks |
Chair:
Oliver Peter, Ph.D., Director, Group Leader Biology Technologies and Lead Discovery, Drug Discovery Biology, Idorsia Pharmaceuticals
Speakers:
Andreas Nixdorf, Ph.D., Business Development Manager, SGS Institut Fresenius GmbH
Risks that Arise with Leachables from Single-Use Materials
Kerstin Hermuth-Kleinschmidt, Ph.D.
Sustainability in the Lab
Robin Grimwood, VP & General Manager, Brooks Life Sciences
How to Make a Cheap Sample Storage Consumable!
Oliver Peter, Ph.D., Director, Group Leader Biology Technologies and Lead Discovery, Drug Discovery Biology, Idorsia Pharmaceuticals
Feeding the beast: Considerations on sample supply for future closed-loop make-test-design platforms
Chair:
Jan Eickoff, Ph.D., Head of Screening and Assay Development, Lead Discovery
Speakers:
Alexander Knaupp, Dipl. Ing., Project Leader Automation, Roche Diagnostics GmbH Deutschland
State-of-the-Art Sample Management in Biopharma Research to Support Automated Analytical Systems
Nicolas Zorn, Ph.D., Head, Compound Library Enhancement and Logistics, Fraunhofer IPA
Building on the Past and Preparing the Future: Compound Logistics Supporting Screening at Roche pRED
Jeanette Andersen, Ph.D., Professor, UiT – The Arctic University of Norway
Marine Invertebrate Natural Products
Kristen Nailor, Scientific Manager, BioMolecular Resources Sample Management, Genetech, Inc.
Genetech
Chair:
Toby Winchester, Ph.D., Automation Product Manager, Business Application Consultant Team Leader, Titian Software Ltd.
Martin Popr, RNDr., Ph.D., Head of Compound Management at CZ-OPENSCREEN, Institute of Molecular Genetics of the Czech Academy of Sciences
Advanced Integrated Approach for Data and Sample Management in Academia
Daniel Juchli, Head Lab & Research Informatics, Wega Informatik
A Short Story of Using Blockchain to Exchange Samples and Related Data
Jason Meredith, Tecan
The Connected Laboratory
Chair:
Clive Green, Ph.D., Executive Director, Sample Management, AstraZeneca
Speakers:
Silvio Di Castro, M.Sc., Chemical Engineering, Associate Principal Scientist, AstraZeneca
Innovative Tube and Dispensing Technologies Enable Fully Acoustic Workflows for Drug Discovery Assays
Johannes Kabisch, Ph.D., Professor, Technische Universität Darmstadt
The CompuGene Robotic Platform for Synthetic Biology
Melanie Leveridge, BSc. Hons, Director Screening and Sample Management, GlaxoSmithKline
Trends in Screening Tactics Deployed for Hit Identification and Implications for Sample Management
Chair: Manuela Beil-Peter, Director Business Sector Liquid Handling and Automation, Analytik Jena AG
Radisson BLU Hotel, Berlin
Karl-Liebknecht-Strasse, 3
10178 Berlin, Germany
SLAS Group Rate: €149 single including VAT. The surcharge for double occupancy is €18.00 per night.
With a central location between Alexanderplatz and Museum Island, the Radisson Blu Hotel, Berlin is within easy reach of the city center’s top attractions. In fact, you can enjoy one impressive attraction right in the hotel lobby: the AquaDom, the world’s largest freestanding cylindrical aquarium. This towering glass centerpiece teems with colorful sea life – a magical sight that will get your stay in Berlin off to a memorable start. During this challenging time, Radisson Hotels seeks to make each guest feel safe and secure. So they’ve partnered with SGS to create a 20-step cleaning and safety protocol to address the health issues that are important to you while you travel. Their hotels are employing disinfection and cleaning procedures to keep guest rooms and public spaces to the highest standard of cleanliness.
To provide a safe and clean environment for the conference, Radisson also implemented a 10-step process to thoroughly sanitize their hotel meeting spaces and to follow physical distancing protocols.
Your well-being is a joined priority for the hotel and for SLAS so that you can meet with peace of mind.
Note that the Radisson BLU Hotel, Berlin is the only official hotel associated with our event. The Radisson BLU Hotel, Berlin will not solicit you to make a reservation. While other hotel resellers may contact you offering housing for your trip, they are not endorsed by or affiliated with the SLAS ESM Symposium. Beware that entering into financial agreements with non-endorsed companies can have costly consequences.
If in doubt, please do not provide any personal details and contact Colleen Campbell, SLAS Meetings Manager, at ccampbell@slas.org.
From the Airport
By public transport: From Terminal 1-2, both the RE 7 and RB 14 regional trains go to Alexanderplatz station; they run twice an hour and take just under 30 minutes. From Alexanderplatz, head down Karl-Liebknecht-Strasse toward the cathedral/Berlin Palace for a 10-minute walk. The hotel is on the right, just before the bridge. Alternatively, take the M4, M5, or M6 tram just one stop from S+U Alexanderplatz Bhf/Gontardstrasse to Spandauer Strasse/Marienkirche; the hotel is just around the corner on Karl-Liebknecht-Strasse.
The S9 suburban train connects all terminals (1-2 and 5) to S Hackescher Markt station; it runs every 20 minutes. From there, walk about 500 meters to the hotel.
By Car
A journey takes around 40 minutes depending on the traffic. The fastest route is usually via A113.