Last Updated on: 11th November 2024, 08:55 am
Today, the Design, Automation, Manufacturing, and Processes (DAMP) Lab and eLabNext announced a partnership to align with the opening of the International Workshop for BioManufacturing Automation 2024, held at Boston University (BU). This collaboration will develop an ordering platform for DAMP Lab’s molecular biology services, named DAMP Lab Canvas, which will be integrated with the eLabNext Digital Lab Platform (DLP).
“This initiative could provide an open-ecosystem software to biotech companies and the entire science community that could streamline their manufacturing and discovery processes,” explains Professor Douglas Densmore, PhD, Director of the DAMP Lab. “We chose to collaborate with eLabNext because the platform is so easy to use and the positive, supportive relationship we’ve developed over years of working alongside one another.”
In recent years, DAMP Lab and eLabNext have partnered on several initiatives, most notably during the COVID-19 pandemic, when they processed 2.4 million COVID-19 tests from 2020 to 2022 to help prevent virus transmission across the BU campus. The eLabNext DLP was integral in this work, serving as a comprehensive ELN and LIMS for storing protocols, managing inventory, and tracking samples.
“This collaboration is rooted in an alignment on several foundational values, all to encourage innovation in the scientific community,” says Zareh Zurabyan, Head of eLabNext, Americas. “Creating the tools for any organisation to build an ecosystem that connects all of their digital needs to optimise their physical lab operations is a win for everyone. On a more granular level, this collaboration simplifies the ordering process, connects customers directly with vendors, and facilitates the transfer of protocols and other information between eLabNext and other laboratory systems. Together, we hope to garner more engagement in automated LIMS management and ease the burden of order placement with the DAMP Lab.”
