Laboratory automation

Automation solutions in the life sciences and healthcare sectors must meet a range of critical requirements. These include higher reproducibility, minimized external influences, increased throughput with maintained laboratory flexibility, and adherence to demanding, sterile, and certified environmental conditions. Fraunhofer IPA is taking on this challenge with an interdisciplinary team of 25 researchers. We have the expertise to deliver innovative, customized end-to-end solutions- from concept design through to validated processes. By combining our key technologies with gold-standard components, we are setting new benchmarks in quality, reliability, flexibility and the adaptability of our solutions. In this process, our focus is always on delivering measurable benefits for the end user.

• How can personalized and affordable medicine become a reality through efficient laboratory processes?
• How can personalized treatment be made generally available through cost-effective manufacturing processes and automation?
• How can technical and biological systems interact in an optimal way, and how can these integrated systems be effectively utilized?
• How can the development of drugs and diagnostic products, as well as research in these fields, be accelerated through automation, digitalization, adapted flexible processes and user integration?
• How can the collaboration between people and machines in automated laboratory environments be optimized?
• How can modular automation systems be developed that are easily adapted to different laboratory requirements?
• What role will artificial intelligence play in the future of laboratory automation, and how can its integration be optimized?