New Matter: Inside the Minds of SLAS Scientists

Our guest for this episode is BLINK Product Developer Hartmut Bocker, Ph. D. , to talk to us about the BLINK X device that won the New Product Award at SLAS2023!   Listen in to learn how BLINK X's lightning-fast cycling times and unique color-coded bead system are making cross-interference free multiplexing a reality. As we discuss the future of the BLINK X system, you'll learn about the...

Recorded straight from the SLAS Europe 2023 exhibit hall floor – New Matter host, Hannah Rosen, Ph. D., and SLAS Scientific Director Lesley Mathews, Ph. D., speaks with winners of the Tony B. Award and the Student Poster Award! Congratulations to our winners! (Listed in interview order) Tony B. Travel Award Ádám Wolf, Ph. D. Student (Óbuda University) Towards robotic laboratory automation Plug &am...

We continue our series on the "Lab of the Future "  by delving into the importance of end-to-end workflows with Agilent Director of Digital Lab Innovation, Informatics Division Robert Williams, Ph. D. Williams discusses how Agilent views the lab of the future and why end-to-end workflows are so critical. He explains the benefits of these workflows and how they can streamline processes an...

Help improve New Matter by taking this short survey ! Welcome to another installment of our "Lab of the Future" series! This week is a very special episode as we learn about augmented reality and how one company uses Microsoft Hololens to provide the kind of technical support seen in movies. We're joined by CBRE ILS Global Training Director Adam Prosho , and Head, XRS, Extended Real...

In this special episode, we're joined by Cytosurge CSO Tobias Beyer, Ph. D. , and SEED Biosciences CEO and Co-Founder Georges Muller, Ph. D. , for an overview of gene editing with Cytosurge's FluidFM® in combination with DispenCell™ dispensing technologies. Tobias and Georges explain the FluidFM® technique and how it differs from traditional CRISPR methods along with the advantages the t...

Continuing with our "Lab of the Future " series, we welcome Limmi CEO and Co-Founder Trevor Vieweg, M.S. , to the podcast to discuss how artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) are integrated into life sciences labs. Vieweg shares his perspective on the lab of the future and Limmi's approach to integrating AI and ML, and how AI/ML can revolutionize the life sciences i...

We welcome the 2023 SLAS Graduate Education Fellowship Grant recipient Samuel G. Berryman, Ph. D. candidate in the Department of Mechanical Engineering from the University of British Columbia (Vancouver, BC, Canada), as our guest. The SLAS grant will support Berryman’s research in developing and designing technologies for studying Chimeric antigen receptor (CAR)-T cells, a cell type used for a nov...

This week we're exploring a new analytical technique quantum electrochemical spectroscopy (QES) developed by Probius , an SLAS2023 Innovation Ave NEW company. To explain how QES uses molecular vibrations to analyze biological specimens are Co-founder and CTO Chaitanya Gupta, Ph. D. , and SVP of Marketing & BD Juan Cruz Cuevas, Ph. D.   Key Learning Points What is quantum electrochemical s...

Recorded straight from the SLAS2023 exhibit hall floor -- New Matter host, Hannah Rosen, Ph. D., speaks with each winner of this year's Student Poster Awards. SLAS2023 was a record-breaking year, and nearly 400 posters were displayed throughout the exhibit hall. Three students were awarded the Student Poster Award and received a $500 cash prize! Congratulations to our winners (in order of int...

Joining us this week is the XIV  Spanish Drug Discovery Network Meeting   2022 Poster Award Winner, Marisa Parra López , predoctoral researcher at the University of Granada (Spain), to discuss the research featured in her poster titled, " A multidisciplinary approach for the identification of Tsg101-UEV ligands with potential as novel broad-spectrum antivirals ." View Marisa's award...

We've invited Crown Point Technologies Co-Founder, Stephen Kahmann, M.S. , and Ontologist, Knowledge Graph Engineer, Cameron Gibbs, Ph. D. , to explain how ontologies and knowledge graphs are used in life sciences research. Key Learning Points What ontology and knowledge graphs are How the data from ontologies and knowledge graphs are applied to life sciences Why these tools are becoming more...

We're joined by Lesley Mathews, Ph. D. , who is the new SLAS Scientific Director! Mathews joins SLAS after serving as the associate director, cellular pharmacology for the Center for the Development of Therapeutics at the Broad Institute of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Harvard (Cambridge, MA). As the Society’s Scientific Director, she will provide strategic leadership for sci...

Welcome to another installment of our series focused on the lab of the future! In our previous episodes, we laid out the foundation of what the lab of the future is and how this initiative can advance research. Now, we're setting our sights on identifying where we should be heading with the lab of the future to get closer to making the concept a reality.  Our guest is Olga Seltser, M.E. , sen...

In continuing our Lab of the Future series, we're joined by Maaike Bras , scientist assay development ( Pivot Park Screening Centre ), for a detailed discussion on the applications of mass spectrometry methods in high-throughput screening. For a transcript of this episode, please visit this episode's page on Buzzsprout . Key Learning Points:   How mass spectrometry can be used for high-t...

Welcome to our series:  Accessibility in the Lab, where each episode explores the importance of accessibility in the lab, academia, the workforce and other applications. From our previous episodes, we've learned how accessibility needs compare between academic and professional settings and different approaches to conversating with a colleague or a supervisor. For this episode, we're expa...

Welcome to the third part of our series on Accessibility in the Lab . Each episode explores the importance of accessibility in the lab, academia, the workforce and other applications. In the previous accessibility episodes, we asked our guests for their input on how to talk to someone about accessibility – specifically in education and the workplace. For this episode, we're expanding our look...

Welcome to the second part of our series on Accessibility in the Lab . Each episode explores the importance of accessibility in the lab, academia, the workforce and other applications. In our first episode, we discussed accessibility in education to get a perspective on the accommodations and resources available for students. For this episode, we're exploring what accessibility looks like out...

Welcome to the first part of our series on Accessibility in the Lab . This series will explore different areas of accessibility throughout education and the workforce, along with the necessary conversations about the topic. In this episode, we begin by discussing the current state of accessibility in education with our guests Sara Rivera, Ph. D., lab manager at the University of Michigan, and Made...

In this episode, we're joined by Venomtech Founder and Chief Scientific Officer Steve Trim , for a lesson on the use of venoms in drug discovery and other fields! He explains the many uses of animal venom including cosmetics and crop protection. Also, Trim shares the story of the Ventomtech exclusive hot sauce that simulated a venomous spider bite! Key Learning Points: Why venom isn't wi...

In this episode, we're joined by Broad Institute Senior Group Leader and Head of the Cimini Lab Imaging Platform Beth Cimini, Ph. D. , for a lesson in high-content image analysis! Cimini is a subject matter expert who shares her knowledge to explain how high-content image analysis works and how it pertains to cell painting. Key Learning Points: The types of research high-content imaging is id...

Our guest for this episode is ViQi Inc. AI Engineer and Data Scientist Rupert Dodkins , Ph. D., who shares his story on how a visit to the Jodrell Bank Observatory as a child inspired him to pursue a career in astrophysics before transitioning into the life sciences field. Also, Dodkins explains what it was like to achieve the Guinness world record for the most consecutive heelflips while he was s...

This week we're joined by Tecan Associate Director of Product Management Ashesh Saraiya, Ph. D. , to discuss Tecan's achievement in winning the New Product Award at SLAS Europe 2022. for their MagicPrep™ NGS system !   Saraiya is the expert on the award-winning product as he played a vital role in getting the MagicPrep™ NGS system to market.  Also, he shares a glimpse into what Tecan&apo...

This week we welcome the President of BioSignal2, Inc Roger Bossé, Ph. D. , to discuss using technologies based on Lanthanides emission (TRF, TR-FRET, LOCI) to perform ultrasensitive assays. Bosse is a leading expert on a wide range of detection technologies and applications that work in conjunction with microplate readers. Key Learning Points : What lanthanides are and how they can be used for as...

In this episode focused on career mentorship, we're joined by Christina Minnick , senior scientist at Merck, who shares some of her personal stories and experiences in career mentorship. Minnick shares the success story of one of her SLAS Mentor Match mentees who was able to land a better role at a great company by following Minnick's advice. Learn more about our Mentor Match program by...

Welcome to the first episode of our new series: "Lab of the Future." We begin this series by centering our discussion on the foundation of this evolutionary concept: What is the “Lab of the Future”? What does the Lab of the Future look like for academia vs industry? What barriers are preventing people from utilizing current technologies in unique ways? What role does academia have in tra...