Across Europe’s applied, industrial, and life science laboratories, scientific ambition is growing as organisations face pressure to accelerate discovery, increase productivity, control costs, strengthen quality and compliance, improve sustainability, and translate science into real-world impact.
AI, automation, robotics, data science, IoT, advanced analytics, and connected laboratory technologies are transforming experimentation, workflows, decision-making, and enabling emerging autonomous capabilities.
Yet, scaling innovation remains challenging, as fragmented data, legacy infrastructure, interoperability, validation, cybersecurity, governance, regulatory complexity, sustainability, and workforce capability gaps continue to hinder progress.
Join industry experts in London for the 5th Annual Future Labs, Automation & Technology Europe Summit to gain practical insights and explore actionable approaches for scaling innovation, maximising existing capabilities, and streamlining technology implementation to help shape our increasingly intelligent, adaptable, and autonomous labs of tomorrow.
2026 European Future Labs, Automation & Technology Experts Include:

Camillo Moschner, PhD
Senior Automation Scientist
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Roman Jansen
Associate Director, Global Lab Automation Program
Novo Nordisk

Nicola Reid
Associate Director, Endotoxin and Pyrogen Detection Portfolio Microbial Solutions
Charles River

Andre Chieffi
R&D Senior Manager
Reckitt

Dr. Patrick Courtney
Director and Board Member
SiLA Consortium

Michael Peter Langner M.Sc
Research Department Manager, Pharma and Bioproduction Technology
Fraunhofer IPA

Kim Friis Olsson
Senior Research Scientist
Novonesis

Ahmad Khodr, Ph.D
Head of Microbiology Innovation Laboratory and Ambassador of R&I
L'Oréal
This summit will provide you with the necessary tools to:
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- Evolving for Tomorrow: Scaling Digital Capabilities While Navigating Adoption, Validation, and Technology Integration Challenges
- Technology with Impact: Unlocking Measurable Scientific and Operational Value with AI, ML, Robotics, and Automation
- Digital-First Ecosystems: Developing Smart, Connected, and Compliant Lab Environments that Accelerate Data-Driven Discovery and Collaboration
- Interoperable and Adaptable by Design:
Eliminating Scientific Data Silos through FAIR Principles, Standardisation, and Agile Workflows - Human-Centric Transformation: Upskilling Teams, Aligning Stakeholders, and Fostering Cultural Change for Sustained Innovation
Who you will meet:
VP’s, Directors, Global Heads and Managers of:
- Digital Transformation / Digital Strategy / Digital Enablement
- Lab Technology / Lab Innovation / Lab 4.0 / Lab of the Future
- Applied Technologies / Computational Biology / Automated Chemistry
- Emerging Technology / Digital Innovation
- Informatics / LIMS / LIS
- Drug Development / Research Systems
- Cell Culture / Assay Development
- High Throughput Screening (HTS)
- Sample Management
- Scientific Architecture
- Laboratory Operations & Strategy
- Cloud
- Cybersecurity
Our sponsors, technology & solution providers include:
- Laboratory Automation / Lab Digitalisation
- Automated / Integrated Workcells
- Robotics
- Liquid Handling Systems
- Dispensing & Extraction Technology
- Measuring, Testing & High Throughput Screening (HTS)
- Informatics / LIMS / LIS
- Sample Storage & Retrieval
- Data Capture / Storage / Transfer / Analytics / Security
Sponsorship Opportunities
Get in touch to be positioned as an industry expert amongst the most prominent and influential players in the development of Robotics, IoT and AI/ML.
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