Helical Brew

Guest: Eli Fine, Lab Automator, Software & Informatics Engineer Hosts: Elizabeth Rodziewicz, Sura Hadi, Jeff Nagle, and Mike Ouren Description: Join us for a deep dive into startups, automating lab workflows, and the role of open-source code in driving innovation. -Open Source and the powerful community approach to solving complex problems. -Robolint, an open source tool for automated analysis...

Guest: Will Serber, VP of Automation at Ginkgo Bioworks Hosts: Elizabeth Rodziewicz, Sura Hadi, Jeff Nagle, and Mike Ouren Description: The Brew Crew kicks off our SLAS (Society of Laboratory Automation and Screening) 2025 with our special guest Will Serber. -Standardization within Science and Technology used in the pursuit of it -Community knowledge sharing and elimination of reinvention -Unique...

Hosts: Elizabeth Rodziewicz, Sura Hadi, Jeff Nagle, and Mike Ouren As we wind down 2024 with our final episode of the year, we discuss some of the things we are looking forward to in 2025. In this Episode: -AI is no doubt part of our daily dialog, but what does it really mean when you peel back the message and dig deeper. -How much is AI actually coming up in discussions about -What are some of th...

Hosts: Elizabeth Rodziewicz, Sura Hadi, Jeff Nagle, and Mike Ouren From all of us at the Helical Brew we wish you a Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays! In this Episode: -How did we get here and where are we going to go with the podcast. We reflect on the flood of ideas that have come from having a web domain, logo, and a growing audience. -AirPods Pro 2 are an amazing gadget given that they are st...

Hosts: Elizabeth Rodziewicz, Sura Hadi, Jeff Nagle, and Mike Ouren The Helical Brew Crew is back with a new episode and also back on schedule with weekly releases. Enjoy! In this Episode: -A new logo is coming soon and share some initial reactions to this very exciting upgrade to our channel and content. -We check-in on some of the technology that was announced at SLAS in 2024. With 12 months unde...

Hosts: Elizabeth Rodziewicz, Sura Hadi, Jeff Nagle, and Mike Ouren The Helical Brew Crew is back with a new episode and also back on schedule with weekly releases. Enjoy! In this episode: -The brew crew can definitely appreciate all the resources available for kids to learn new skills these days. 10 years of programming experience before even starting college... It's all possible and we have a goo...

Hosts: Elizabeth Rodziewicz, Sura Hadi, Jeff Nagle, and Mike Ouren The Helical Brew Crew is back with a new episode and also back on schedule with weekly releases. Enjoy! In this episode:  -Why half days at school are basically get nothing done days. -How some recently proposed appointments are taking their toll on life science and healthcare stocks. The future of insurance covered pharmaceuticals...

Hosts: Elizabeth Rodziewicz, Sura Hadi, Jeff Nagle, and Mike Ouren The Helical Brew Crew is back with a new episode and also back on schedule with weekly releases. Enjoy! In this episode:  -Form over function or function over form. We reflect on some of the different approaches to design of some widely popular instruments. -FIRST Robotics is a fantastic STEM program for students to learn about pro...

Hosts: Elizabeth Rodziewicz, Sura Hadi, Jeff Nagle, and Mike Ouren The Helical Brew Crew is back with a new episode and also back on schedule with weekly releases. Enjoy! In this episode:  -Recalling some of the robots we have seen out in the wild. Boston Dynamics Spot, The Knightscope Autonomous Security Robot, Shark Firefighting Robots. -What happened to google glass and the promise of augmented...

Hosts: Elizabeth Rodziewicz, Sura Hadi, Jeff Nagle, and Mike Ouren The Helical Brew Crew is back with a new episode and also back on schedule with weekly releases. Enjoy! In this episode:  -Sura and Mike are in an unofficial competition for who does more episodes out of hotel rooms.  Sura 1 Mike 2 -Jeff talks about how crazy of a concept it is to let other people populate his calendar with the Boo...

Hosts: Elizabeth Rodziewicz, Sura Hadi, Jeff Nagle, and Mike Ouren The Helical Brew Crew is back with a new episode and also back on schedule with weekly releases. Enjoy! In this episode:  -We dig into cloud architecture and how it's being used in the increasingly data heavy pharmaceutical research space. Applications include experiment design and image analysis. Later in the show we review some o...

Hosts: Elizabeth Rodziewicz, Sura Hadi, Jeff Nagle, and Mike Ouren The Helical Brew Crew is back with a new episode and also back on schedule with weekly releases. Enjoy! In this episode:  -Building out labs with automation in mind. What are the challenges and how are they being addressed. We also take a deep dive into some examples of both starting with a completely new facility versus a budget l...

Hosts: Elizabeth Rodziewicz, Sura Hadi, Jeff Nagle, and Mike Ouren We might have taken a break after episode 1 but we back on the air with a packed episode 2 where we dive into standardization in the lab automation industry. In this episode:  -Instrument interface driver standardization efforts. We talk through the efforts to standardize driver interfaces for instrumentation including what has wor...

Hosts: Elizabeth Rodziewicz, Sura Hadi, Jeff Nagle, and Mike Ouren Welcome to episode 1 our new podcast! In this episode: -Why haven't industrial robots had any significant traction in the laboratory automation research industry? -Robot + Mobile Robot = Mobile Manipulator (aka MoMa) We share some thoughts on how these new machines can and can't transform automation in the laboratory. -Disc...