LabAutomation 2006 - SLAS

Saturday, January 21, 2006
LabAutomation2006
Applied Information Technology for the Laboratory Smoketree A
Burkhard Schaefer, Burkhard Schaefer Software & Networks Palm Springs Convention Center
Torsten A. Staab, Los Alamos National Laboratory
Who Should Attend
This short course is for individuals looking for an overview of information technology topics relevant to a laboratory environment. Possible
attendees for this class are laboratory IT decision makers and professionals from pharmaceutical, biotech, clinical companies, and research
institutions. There are no prerequisites for this class.
How You’ll Benefit From This Course
• Learn about current and upcoming information technology and how to leverage them in a laboratory
• Improve your IT fundamentals so you can discern hype and reality
• Become aware of applicable standards and component software architectures
• Understand how to store, manage, and analyze your data
Automated Identification Techniques and Technology Smoketree F
Niels Wartenberg, Microscan Systems, Inc. Palm Springs Convention Center
Dan Cinicola, Millennium Pharmaceuticals
Who Should Attend
This course is for anyone seeking an introduction to bar codes, bar code technologies, and how they are used in the BioPharmaceutical
laboratory. A basic understanding of the use of bar codes either in or outside the laboratory environment is useful but not required. Typical
attendees include scientists, engineers, lab managers, marketing and sales professionals, and students.
How You’ll Benefit From This Course
• Understand the different bar code symbologies
• Work with off the shelf bar code scanners and software
• Understand the parameters involved in acquiring and decoding a bar code
• Learn about the different types of bar coded consumables and the technologies to decode them
• See how the bar code is essential for sample tracking from order entry through HTS and beyond
• Learn about new means of sample identification
Economic Justification of Laboratory Automation Smoketree E
Douglas Gurevitch, University of California, San Diego Palm Springs Convention Center
Who Should Attend
This short course is for anyone interested in analyzing the costs and justifications of laboratory automation, from laboratory scientist or
manager to financial officer needing an introduction into laboratory financial issues.
How You’ll Benefit From This Course
• Familiarized with the terminology and methods of Economic Analysis
• Learn how to use these methods to compare technological alternatives
• Discuss the strengths and weaknesses of the various levels of automation
• Examine the costs of error and how to account for them in your comparisons
• Examine the costs of personnel and how to account for the opportunity costs of having them dedicated to a project
• Exposure to real case studies from industry
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