Present

Present a session or a poster at the SLAS Sample Management Symposium hosted at Genentech to get instant feedback on your research from a diverse audience of industry professionals, academics, scientists, engineers, entrepreneurs and researchers from the global life sciences and laboratory technology community.

Submission Deadline: September 7, 2026

You will be asked to answer AI Usage Questions as part of the abstract submission process.

These questions are neither qualifying nor disqualifying and will not be used in the review process. These questions are for informational purposes only, to help the program committee determine whether AI is part of the research plan, whether generative AI was used to write the abstract, and/or whether AI will be used to generate content for the talk.

To submit, you will need the following:

• Abstract title
• Abstract text (450-word limit)

Please also include:

• Purpose of the study
• Description of experimental procedures
• Summary of data
• Conclusion statement
• Next steps and future experiments
• Please include any information regarding potential travel restrictions and/or approval permissions that could impact your ability to participate in the symposium.

Session Topics

Select a session below for information, including: topic description, subtopics and current speakers. 

The Intelligent Lab: AI and Automation Driving Next-Generation Sample Management

Building a Sample Management Ecosystem for Multiple Modalities

Infrastructure and Informatics: The Modern Backbone of Discovery

Lessons from Beyond Traditional Sample Management

Resilience by Design: Future Proofing Sample Management Operations