Welcome to PLA Conference 2025
From Data to Discovery โ Empowering R&D with In Silico Science, Informatics, and Smarter Labs
October 5-7, 2025 | Orlando, Florida
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Sponsors & Exhibitors
Meet our premier conference sponsors and exhibitors - industry leaders driving innovation in laboratory science and informatics
Semaphore Solutions
Laboratory Informatics & LIMS Implementation
Laboratory informatics consulting and software provider specializing in LIMS implementation, with flagship product Labbit featuring AI-powered workflow configuration. Serves clinical, molecular diagnostics, and biopharmaceutical labs with BPMN-based workflow automation and graph database technology.
CDD Vault
Cloud-Based Drug Discovery Platform
Cloud-based drug discovery platform managing chemical and biological data with structure-aware search, assay tracking, and collaborative features. Supports registration, visualization, inventory, and ELN modules with AI-driven generative chemistry tools for pharmaceutical and academic research.
Excelra
Data Analytics & Informatics Services
Data analytics and informatics services provider transforming life sciences data into AI-ready assets through bioinformatics, data curation, and visualization. Offers omics analysis, biomarker discovery, HEOR services, and custom databases for drug discovery acceleration.
ZONTAL
Life Science Data Platform
Life science data platform enabling scalable data ingestion (1TB/hour across 5,000+ instruments) with automated analytical data management. Provides digital lab solutions, methods hub for instrument standardization, and AI/ML-ready data harmonization for pharmaceutical and biotech research.
ACD/Labs
Chemistry Software Solutions
Chemistry software for analytical data handling, structure elucidation, and molecular property prediction. Spectrus platform manages LC/MS, NMR, GC/MS data across vendors with nomenclature tools, predictive algorithms, and ChemSketch drawing software for pharmaceutical, chemical, and academic institutions.
Revvity Signals
Scientific SaaS Platform
Scientific SaaS platform integrating ChemDraw, ELN (Signals Notebook), data analytics (Spotfire), and Signals One multimodal platform. Supports chemistry, biology, and clinical workflows with AI capabilities, workflow automation, and real-time collaboration for pharma, biotech, and specialty chemicals.
LabVoice
Voice-Enabled Digital Lab Assistant
Voice-enabled digital lab assistant with low-code workflow designer (LabFlow) for hands-free data capture. Integrates with lab software and instruments for protocol execution, quality control, and automated data collection specializing in animal research, cell culture, and GLP/GMP workflows.
Kalleid
Laboratory Software Implementation
Boutique IT consulting firm specializing in laboratory software implementations for pharmaceutical and biotech organizations. Provides project management, business analysis, change management, training, data migration (especially chemistry data), and validation services for LIMS, ELN, and scientific applications.
SiLA
Laboratory Automation Standards
Non-profit consortium developing open standards (SiLA 2) for laboratory automation device connectivity and data exchange. Enables plug-and-play instrument integration using modern protocols, reduces custom interfacing costs, and ensures long-term data readability across lab automation vendors.
Automata
Lab Automation Robotics
Lab automation robotics provider with LINQ platform for end-to-end workflow integration. Combines robotic benches, cloud software, and AI for genomics, drug discovery, and clinical diagnostics with modular, scalable automation featuring real-time run management and remote monitoring capabilities.
Dotmatics
R&D Scientific Software
R&D scientific software combining workflow platform with applications including GraphPad Prism, SnapGene, Geneious. Luma platform provides multimodal data integration, lab data informatics, and AI-ready data structures serving 2M+ researchers in biopharma, chemistry, flow cytometry, and proteomics.
Adroit DI
Scientific Data AI Readiness
Structures scientific data for AI readiness with pre-clinical chemistry toolkit. Specializes in chemistry data searching, chirality handling, mixtures, and comprehensive data organization. Provides software solutions and consulting for organizing complex scientific data to enable future AI applications.
CellPort
Cell Culture & Bioprocessing Platform
SaaS platform specifically for cell culture, banking, and bioprocessing management. Provides digital protocols, master batch records, cell lineage tracking, and resource management ensuring GMP compliance with automated scheduling, barcode tracking, and comprehensive documentation for cell-based manufacturing and research.
Rowan
Computational Chemistry Platform
Cloud-based computational chemistry platform for molecular design and simulation. Combines physics-based methods (DFT, xTB) with ML models (AIMNet2, OMol25) for property prediction, conformer search, pKa calculation, and protein-ligand docking featuring no-code interface for drug discovery and materials science.
Veritas Automata
Automation Consulting & AI Solutions
Automation consulting firm providing blockchain-based autonomous transaction platforms, custom software development, and AI/ML solutions. Focuses on life sciences, manufacturing, supply chain, and transportation with Kubernetes deployment, IoT integration, and digital chain-of-custody solutions emphasizing trust and transparency.
Presentations
Download presentation materials from industry leaders at PLA Conference 2025
Day 1 - October 6, 2025
David Dalgarno, PhD โ Dalgarno Scientific
"Making In-Silico First Discovery a Reality"
Wolfgang Colsman โ ZONTAL
"Smarter Labs, Faster Science"
Michael Bradfield, PhD โ Takeda
"An InSilico First Approach to Process Development"
Andrew Doran โ 20/15 Visioneers
"Beyond the Bench: The Evolution of Scientific Discovery"
Peter Smith โ Semaphore Solutions/Labbit
"From BPMN to Knowledge Graph"
James White, PhD โ Collaborative Drug Discovery
"Biology as Chemistry: Chemically Aware Data Management"
Kelcy Newell โ AstraZeneca
"FAIR Data, FAIR Robots and the pursuit of the Orchestrated Lab"
William Warren โ WKLW Consulting
"If Your Lab Could Talk Back"
Fred Bost โ LabVoice
"Harnessing LabVoice AI to Streamline Lab Workflows"
Sam Mohler โ Lab Automators
"We Are Our Few Discoveries"
Day 2 - October 7, 2025
Michael Swartz โ Dotmatics/Siemens Digital Software
"Multimodal Informatics from Research through Manufacturing"
Holly Lynch โ Lynch Consulting
"AI and Lab-in-the-Loop Strategies Redefining Partnerships"
David Harburger, PhD โ Greenberg Traurig
"Building IP as an Asset for the Innovation Life Cycle"
Joseph Dremock โ AstraZeneca
"AstraZeneca's Next Generation Scientific PMO"
Patrick Combes โ AWS
"Automating Labs with Agentic AI"
Norman Azoulay โ Excelra
"Automating Labs with Agentic AI"
Jonathon Vandezande โ Rowan
"Building ML-Accelerated Simulation Tools for Chemists"
Patrick Dentinger โ CellPort
"Breaking the Lab Mold: Why Structure Wins Over Tradition"
Stefan Golas โ Duke University/Hamilton
"Rewriting the Stack: Python for NGS Automation"
Panel Discussions & Additional Sessions
Panel Discussion
Moderated by John F. Conway โ 20/15 Visioneers
Panel Discussion
Moderated by John F. Conway โ 20/15 Visioneers
Round Table Discussion
Special AI in the Lab Round Table - Moderated by Raminderpal Singh, PhD โ 20/15 Visioneers
Panel Discussion
Moderated by Andrew Doran โ 20/15 Visioneers
Panel Discussion
Moderated by John F. Conway โ 20/15 Visioneers
Panel Discussion
Moderated by Patrick Pijanowski โ Scientia Advisory Services
Panel Discussion
Will AI transform the nature of scientific informatics? - Moderated by Patrick Pijanowski โ Scientia Advisory Services
Hands-on Labs
Interactive workshops led by industry experts at PLA Conference 2025
Presentation videos & slides will be available for you on Monday Oct 13th
๐ ๏ธ Hands-On Laboratory Workshops
Interactive 4-hour workshops led by industry experts - Complete guided projects to build digital skills
Discover Cheminformatics
led by Subhas Chakravorty, Ph.D.
Learn to digitally encode chemical structures, explore chemical diversity, build predictive QSAR and machine learning models, and rapidly analyze bioactivity properties using Python and RDKit for pharmaceutical research.
Building No-Code LLM Workflows for Your Lab
led by Raminderpal Singh, Ph.D. and Andrew Doran
Learn about no-code LLM tools to integrate AI into experimental workflows while ensuring data privacy and security. Build and run better experiments without technical debt.
AI Prompt Engineering for Scientists
led by Raminderpal Singh, Ph.D.
Master prompt engineering techniques to effectively use AI tools like ChatGPT in scientific work. Design key parameters for clinical trials and build reusable prompts for laboratory applications.
Requirements Analysis and Business Process Mapping
led by David Hessler & Semaphore Solutions
Take a hands-on approach to mapping data flow, analyzing subsystems, and producing business process maps for laboratory informatics ecosystems and ELN optimization.
๐ก Workshop Learning Outcomes
Complete guided projects โข Expand digital skill set โข Build organizational efficiency โข Hands-on experience with cutting-edge tools โข Expert-led instruction โข Take-home materials and templates
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Highlights from PLA Conference 2025