Martina Hampel, Fraunhofer, IPA, Stuttgart, Germany

Laboratories will evolve to high complex data factories, which are integrated into the value added system of each company. Data, Knowledge and product quality are all assured in a laboratory environment and all this data will become more important in the future due to personalization and digitalization.

The digitalization and reliability of lab information will be a key success factor for the worldwide interconnection of laboratories.Adopted automation will become a success factor in routine processes, not only in term of throughput but also in terms of quality.In Life Sciences and pharmaceutics lab automation has already become a key factor in the structure of successful companies.The presentation will show the disruptive changes in these branches due to digitalization and automation of lab workflows.