The importance of automation in modern life sciences is more pronounced than ever before. Laboratory professionals are grappling with numerous challenges, highlighting the compelling need for automation. Currently, 46% of laboratory professionals dedicate over 9 hours each week to manual pipetting tasks. This not only consumes valuable time but also raises the potential for human errors, impacting experimental precision and consistency. Furthermore, over 70% of researchers find it challenging to reproduce their peers' experiments, intensifying concerns about the reliability and reproducibility of research outcomes. Adding to these woes, a significant 85.3% of laboratory professionals report experiencing burnout, while 36.5% contend with limited human resources. These difficulties manifest as a burden on both the workforce and research quality.

In light of these pressing realities, automation emerges as an indispensable solution to enhance laboratory operations, streamline workflows, and elevate research standards.

This poster serves as a clarion call for the adoption of innovative, automated solutions to address these multifaceted challenges, promising not only enhanced research quality but also improved well-being for laboratory professionals.

Moreover, as the life sciences field continues to evolve and expand, the demand for quicker results and more comprehensive data is paramount. Researchers and laboratory professionals are under immense pressure to not only produce results but to do so in a more time-efficient and cost-effective manner.

The need for automation goes beyond addressing the current challenges; it is about future-proofing research and enabling the life sciences community to stay at the forefront of scientific advancements.

Solution of this Problem

As a solution to these various challenges, automation offers significant advantages that greatly benefit laboratory professionals, improving the research environment and fostering innovation. Among these advantages, the following stand out prominently:

Time Savings in Research 

Automation using NOTABLE results in significant time savings. For PCR sample preparation, the processing time for a single 96-well plate is reduced to approximately 9 minutes, a remarkable 63% reduction compared to manual processes.

In the case of sample preparation for COVID-19 diagnostics, we observed a time reduction of about 68%, or roughly 32 minutes, when processing 16 samples. This demonstrates how NOTABLE outperforms other sample preparation equipment, reducing overall processing time and saving researchers' valuable time.

Reduction of Costs  

Automation is now more cost-effective than ever before. One of our customers confirmed that NOTABLE not only reduced experiment time by approximately 3 minutes compared to manual testing, which took over 38 minutes, but also allowed them to cut labor costs by around 50% annually.

When considering NOTABLE, you can take into account not only employee satisfaction and retention but also potential cost savings in terms of labor and consumables.

Precision  

Automation systems adhere to precise protocols consistently, minimizing human errors. This enhances the accuracy and reliability of experimental results.

Moreover, minimizing errors and variability stemming from human actions improves data quality. When using NOTABLE for PCR preparation, it delivers CT (Threshold Cycle) values similar in quality to those prepared manually.

Additionally, experiments with NOTABLE show R2 values close to 1 for serial concentration samples, indicating higher accuracy.

Consistency  

Automation ensures that systems operate consistently, minimizing human errors and guaranteeing experiment consistency.

This maintains the uniformity of experimental results, facilitating comparisons between various experiments. This enhances the reliability of research results and improves experiment reproducibility. When ABLE Labs employs NOTABLE for PCR sample preparation, data exhibits a more even distribution of CV values. Moreover, this consistency is maintained not only in PCR but also in the nucleic acid extraction process using the Magnetic module in NOTABLE.

The results above highlight how NOTABLE not only minimizes human errors to enhance experiment reliability but also serves as an alternative to the concerns of staff turnover. This can help prepare you and your lab for success, even in the face of personnel changes.

Many tasks aimed at enhancing productivity are often repetitive and labor-intensive. Consider automation for such tasks, as it allows researchers to focus on strategic and creative work.

This not only enhances productivity but also includes the additional benefit of increasing job satisfaction and reducing job-related psychological fatigue.

In summary, automation not only accelerates processes but also ensures precision and consistency, which are critical in any research setting. It frees up laboratory professionals from repetitive and labor-intensive tasks, allowing them to focus on more strategic and creative aspects of their work. This, in turn, can have a profound impact on reducing burnout rates and enhancing the overall well-being of professionals in the field.

In conclusion, the adoption of innovative, automated solutions is not just a choice; it's a necessity for modern life sciences. The potential benefits are twofold: it enhances research quality and contributes to the improved well-being of laboratory professionals. Embracing automation is not merely a response to challenges but a proactive step toward a brighter and more productive future for life sciences research.

Considering these advantages, automation has become an essential tool for laboratory professionals and the future of research, offering a brighter outlook for both professionals and the field of life sciences.

Discover if your experiments can be automated.

To achieve time and cost savings in your laboratory, you can experience NOTABLE.

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