January 25-29, 2025
San Diego Convention Center
San Diego, CA, USA
Reserve your spot in San Diego! Register now for your front row seat to the latest lab automation and life sciences technology innovations.
January 25-29, 2025
San Diego Convention Center
San Diego, CA, USA
Reserve your spot in San Diego! Register now for your front row seat to the latest lab automation and life sciences technology innovations.
Register, grab your ticket and head to the NexusXp interactive pavilion on the SLAS2025 exhibition floor for the ultimate in collaborative and integrated lab automation possibilities!
Why Nex
usXp? NexusXp combines Nexus, the Latin word for link or connection where multiple elements meet, with the modern “Xp” to signify the “Xperience” of making that critical link or connection. For those experienced in cell biology, you'll recognize that Nexus signifies a specialized area of the cell membrane involved in intercellular communication and adhesion, implying that the nexus of a cell facilitates communication among the various parts and allows it to work properly. So it is with SLAS's pavilion.
This new pavilion with feature integrations associated with the well-known Design – Make – Test - Analyze cycle to illustrate all the ways lab automation platforms can come together to enable effective drug discovery. By showcasing successful collaborations at each step of this cycle, NexusXp can assist any lab director, principal investigator or other lab head to identify their spot in the automation trajectory and build a plan to accelerate their research.
Download the NexusXp Prospectus!
For more information about participating as a NexusXp sponsor or exhibitor and building a showcase scenario download the prospectus, email Andrea Schermerhorn or call +1-301-658-2042.
A new and unique opportunity for collaboration between technology providers, the NexusXp pavilion will feature:
Collaborative Integration Scenario Showcases to demonstrate how a lab can integrate various technology providers’ automation solutions to work in unison through the four pillars of the Design – Make – Test – Analyze cycle:
DESIGN -- available for sponsorship!
MAKE -- sponsored by 
and partners
The future of MAKE is likely to be characterized by increased efficiency, customization, and sustainability, driven by advancements in technology and changing market demands. The concept of on-demand material production and true collaboration will be explored through seamless data exchange between DESIGN and all lab activities within MAKE. For this, all relevant operational and scientific data generated during production, whether from manual or automated processes, must be efficiently captured. Once the material is produced, the data is automatically forwarded to TEST and ANALYZE for further processing. Innovations in MAKE include both physical and digital automation, enabling just-in-time (JIT) production of materials.
TEST -- sponsored by 
Waters collaborated with Virscidian, and Biosero to support a drug discovery company in automating major components of its discovery pipeline with the intention of rapidly advancing new leads for cures and improved healthcare. The drug discovery company's own proprietary software connects with Biosero's Green Button Go to schedule and execute the required tests across an integrated workcell. Green Button Go is then integrated with Waters' MassLynx and FractionLynx to connect with the LC/MS purification system and Virscidian's Analytical Studio to analyze the data that results. Information from the entire automated process is fed back into the drug discovery company's algorithms to improve and expand their capabilities over time.
ANALYZE -- available for sponsorship!
Solutions-focused Automation Success Stories using physical and digital examples of system integrations, live storytelling and simulations; and
Multi-company discussion areas to better understand the platform relationships and provide participants with actionable insights.
The pavilion is not another lecture hall or theater space, it is an exclusive presentation space for vendors to showcase integrations, success stories, and help you solve challenges and build plans to move a lab forward. Whether you're buying your first piece of equipment or looking for the next best product or process to propel your research, NexusXp will give you options!
The SLAS NexusXp People’s Choice Award recognizes the best integration scenario showcase (out of the four above for Design, Make, Test and Analyze) that demonstrates the highest level of integrative innovation and commitment to bringing their company’s products, services, and general ethos into the next phase of laboratory automation and connectivity. The winner will be announced at 12:30 p.m. on Wednesday, January 29 in the pavilion.
Judging criteria include:
Sam Michael, Director of Automation and Compound Management and Acting Chief Information Officer at the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences at the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NCATS/NIH), will be curating the content scenarios. In collaboration with the technology providers, and the SLAS scientific director Lesley Mathews, Ph.D., Michael will ensure a scientifically rigorous and engaging pavilion for participants. Learn more about Sam Michael.