Sudha Gollapudi & Madeline Wolf (ex Genentech, Ginkgo Bioworks, Calico/Alphabet) are lab automation experts and co-founders of The Automated Lab: an open resource and contract engineering service for building automated labs. See below for episode links and chapters.
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Episode Links:
Chapters:
- (00:00) - Teaser
- (00:54) - Episode Introduction & Preview
- (05:38) - Sudha and Madeline’s Academic + Professional Experience
- (06:53) - Madeline’s Path Into Biotech Lab Automation
- (09:40) - Sudha’s Path Into Biotech Lab Automation
- (10:55) - Career Pathways Into Lab Automation
- (15:38) - What Encompasses Lab Automation?
- (17:29) - Lab Automation Example: Workcell for ELISA Immunological Assay
- (22:19) - Environmental Impact of Lab Automation
- (27:31) - SLAS Conference Hot Takes; Move to Smaller Footprint Products
- (36:28) - Modular-First Design In Lab Automation
- (41:51) - LIMs, ELNs, And Making Data More Accessible
- (46:10) - Solving the Human-Robot Interface With NLP, Flexible Data Infrastructure
- (52:23) - Automation For R&D vs Manufacturing
- (57:07) - Adapting The Culture of Science To Increased Automation
- (01:00:29) - Standardizing Scientific Language
- (01:08:02) - How To Partner With The Automated Lab
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