4th Symposium

The 4th Green Lab Symposium took place during Ilmac from September 26 to 28, 2023 in Basel.

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The program was as follows:

26.09.2023 Focus topic "Sustainability"
Holistic sustainability for the entire laboratory life cycle

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10:00 Opening, welcome

10:00 Thorsten Nölle, S+B Baumanagement AG & Jens Feddern, Siemens

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10:05 Input presentation: Holistic sustainability from the perspective of a research-based pharmaceutical company
10:05 Dominik Zaugg, Roche

10:30 Input presentation : Sustainability of infrastructure from an architect's perspective
10:30 Paul Kath, Herzog & de Meuron

11:00 Input presentation : Circular economy for laboratory infrastructure: limits and opportunities
11:00 Dr Andreas Oefner, Circular

11:30 Panel discussion with all speakers

12:00 Lunch break

14:00 Workshop: Successful implementation of sustainability strategies

15:00 Free time

17:00 Green Lab Happy Hour in the eXperience Cube

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27.09.2023 Focus topic "Digitalisation"
Digitalisation of research and laboratory infrastructure

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10:00 Opening, welcome

10:00 Jens Feddern, Siemens

10:05 Input presentation: Democratising laboratory automation in medicinal research - Rethinking scientific

10:05 collaboration, technology implementation and laboratory design
10:05 Daniel Meyer, Novartis

10:30 Input presentation : Versatile lab automation - the power of modularity
10:30 Russel Green, Automata

11:00 Input presentation : Why is the digitalisation of laboratory infrastructure a prerequisite for the laboratory of the future?
11:00 Joel Portmann, Siemens Smart Infrastructure

11:30 Panel discussion with all speakers

12:00 Lunch break

14:00 Workshop: Successful implementation of digitisation strategies in the laboratory

15:00 Free time

17:00 Green Lab Happy Hour in the eXperience Cube​

28.09.2023 Focus topic "Laboratory infrastructure for start-ups"
Laboratory infrastructure for start-ups - is it attractive and flexible?

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10:00 Opening, welcome

10:00 Jens Feddern, Siemens

10:05 Input presentation: Scaleable Lab Spaces for startups
10:05 Jay Siddharth, House of LabScience

10:30 1st hand experiences of a successful startup to increase Lab operation's efficiencey
10:30 Brian Carlsen, Thot - an EPFL spinoff

11:00 Highly flexible laboratory infrastructure from the modular system
11:00 Clemens Aeppli, H. Lüdi AG

11:30 Panel discussion with all speakers

12:00 Lunch break

14:00 Workshop: How can the laboratory requirements for start-ups be better met?

15:00 The end

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