19-21 May 2026
Vienna Congress & Convention Center
Vienna, Austria
Showcase your research to the global lab automation and life sciences community in Vienna!
19-21 May 2026
Vienna Congress & Convention Center
Vienna, Austria
Showcase your research to the global lab automation and life sciences community in Vienna!
SLAS invites research scientists, engineers, academics and business leaders to submit abstracts for presentation in any one of the three educational tracks featured at this year's conference. Contributions from graduate students, post-doctoral associates and junior faculty are encouraged. Abstract submissions from academia, government and industry are also welcome.
Learn more about this year's three educational tracks: Advances in Drug Discovery, Advances in Laboratory Automation and Screening Applications & Diagnostics.
Podium Abstract Submissions Due:
Monday, 19 January 2026
SLAS Travel Award Podium Submissions Due:
Monday, 19 January 2026
SLAS Travel Award Poster Submissions Due:
Monday, 2 February 2026
Student Poster Award Abstract Submissions Due:
Monday, 2 February 2026
Priority Poster Submission Deadline:
Monday, 30 March 2026
Regular (Non-Award) Poster Submission Deadline:
Monday, 27 April 2026
This year, the SLAS Europe 2026 scientific program will feature three educational tracks:
Visit the Learn section for detailed descriptions of each track and its scientific sessions and panel discussions.

The SLAS Travel Award Program includes airfare or mileage reimbursement, full conference registration and hotel accommodations. Students, graduate students, postdoctoral associates and junior faculty are encouraged to apply.

The SLAS Student Poster Award recognizes innovative research by students, graduate students, post-doctoral associates and junior faculty (less than four years in their first academic appointment) who are chosen to present a poster during SLAS Europe 2026.
To simplify your submission process, please have all of your materials together prior to entering your abstract. You will be able to view screenshots of each step in the abstract process by using the 'Guidelines' section of the submission site.
To submit, you will need the following:
Please include the following information in your abstract:
Abstracts should be carefully proofread to avoid errors in the published literature. American spelling should be used throughout; for more information regarding American spelling, please refer to Scientific Style and Format: The CSE Manual for Authors, Editors, and Publishers, Eighth Edition (Council of Science Editors, 2014).
Abstracts relevant to any of the SLAS Europe 2026 tracks are requested and will be reviewed by the SLAS Europe 2026 Scientific Program Committee.
Authors are invited to submit abstracts describing original research on topics relevant to any of the seven program tracks for either poster or podium presentation. Abstracts should describe work not previously the subject of a podium presentation and address why the work is novel. The abstract should clearly present the research itself and the results that have been obtained. Abstracts will be assessed according to the novelty of the work, with an emphasis on abstracts that clearly detail results.
Podium presentations are 30 minutes in length, including questions and answers.
Poster presentations are scheduled for a 1-hour time slot as noted on the Poster Presentation Guidelines webpage.
A member of the SLAS Professional Team will contact all selected abstract submitters with information regarding scheduling, speaker agreements, and the Speaker Resource Center. Speakers agree to use the Speaker Resource Center as the primary source for communicating speaker information.
Selected speakers must agree to the following:
I desire to make a presentation (“Presentation”) at the Society for Laboratory Automation and Screening’s (“SLAS”) SLAS Europe 2026, 19-21 May (“Event”). In exchange for being permitted to make my Presentation at the Event and the benefits derived from my Event participation, as well as other good and valuable consideration, I hereby knowingly and voluntarily execute this Speaker Agreement (“Agreement”):
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All presenters must be registered as full conference participants. Limited funds may be available to assist with travel and/or hotel funding. These funds are based on availability and financial need. Contact Stephanie Salerno at ssalerno@slas.org for more information.
All poster presenters must be registered as full conference attendees, unless they are also registered as SLAS exhibitors.