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Get the latest insights, innovation and commentary from Automata experts and external contributors in our lab automation blogs. Discover the impact of lab automation across different workflows and industries, from scaling up ELISA development in drug discovery processes to supercharging CRO labs.

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Navigating the challenges of data in life sciences (and how automation can help)

Discover how life sciences face challenges in managing vast, complex data and how automation can enhance data quality, accessibility, compliance, and efficiency, driving innovation and faster discoveries.

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What is modular lab automation
Five challenges in lab automation and how to overcome them

Explore the top five challenges in lab automation and get some practical solutions to overcome them.

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The benefits of cloud-first lab automation platforms

Cloud-first lab automation provides superior benefits to modern labs vs on-site solutions. Find out why in this new article from Automata

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Tackling flexibility

5th March 2024

This blog explores why flexibility in lab automation is so difficult to achieve, and how open integrated solutions like LINQ are changing the game.

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Balancing usability and functionality

5th March 2024

Why is lab automation so hard to use? And why does it only do one thing well? We explore this and more in our...

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Making error handling better

5th March 2024

Discover how automation platforms like LINQ handle errors to improve trust and repeatability in the lab.

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What are laboratory workflows?

16th January 2024

Learn how to simplify your workflows and boost your lab’s efficiency, for example by using a lab workflow management system.