Merck Millipore organises virtual conference for lab automation

Merck Millipore, the Life Science division of Merck KGaA of Germany, announced its first Lab Water Virtual Conference in India on December 11, 2013. The conference theme, ‘The Lab of Tomorrow, Bringing the Future to Life Today’, brought together industry experts from around the world to discuss the drivers for change and the future of the laboratory, the evolving need for more advanced automation and innovation, and worldwide trends and insights into the life sciences industry.
 
The virtual conference started with a webinar entitled ‘Towards the Lab of the Future’ by guest speaker, Dr Ian Watkins, Director Strategic Planning – Strategy & Market Insights for Lab Solutions, EMD Millipore. “Laboratories worldwide are facing complex challenges that involve balancing increasing workloads with constraints in available resources. We anticipate that these challenges will continue in the foreseeable future, and have a few recommendations for addressing these challenges, as we progress towards the lab of the future,” commented Dr Watkins.
 
Other conferences and discussion forums followed; featuring industry leaders and guest speakers from world-renowned university laboratories who introduced new data.
 
The Lab Water Virtual Conference also included a Lab Water Exhibit Hall featuring live application specialists with whom participants could discuss their application needs in the laboratory and get answers any questions they might have. Participants also had access to the latest information on the science and life industry with published articles, abstracts and posters.