Berlin Lab Automation Community Kickoff

Lab Automation Community Kickoff

1st session: Homework: Data

17th March 2026

Host: Scaling Spaces (Berlin (Bahnhof Zoo), Hardenbergstr.32, 10623 Berlin
Sponsors: Standardization in Lab Automation (SiLA) and Zeiss Digital Innovation

1st session: Homework!

18:00 Warm up with Finger Food (vegetarian + vegan) and drinks
18:30 Vision of Berlin Lab Automation Community + Intro into FAIR data - Katharina Paulick, living to create a sustainable Industry 4.0
18:40 Importance of data standardisation in GMP, Heena Gupta, GxP Quality & Regulatory Compliance expert
19:00 Standardization in Lab Automation (SiLA) and Scaling Lab Automation Projects: The Role of Interoperability Standards- David Heinz, Driving Digital Innovation in Pharma and Life Sciences to Enhance Patient Health, Senior Business Development Manager at Zeiss Digital Innovation
19:30 Fireside Chat: How important are Standards for innovation?
Hauke Wulff, passionate Biochemist and Head of GMP operations, Bayer, and everyone else in the room ;-)