Janina Bolling, Spectaris, Berlin
Matthias Schuh, Essentim, München

Today's laboratory infrastructure is still extremely heterogeneous:

  • we have many highly specialized devices from many different manufacturers
  • different interfaces and data formats that make it difficult to network these devices with each other and integrate them into existing IT infrastructures
  • and a wealth of digital tools for laboratories

The digital laboratory is the basis for additional possibilities such as automation, robotics and AI. For this, the smart laboratory needs a communication standard!

In this presentation, the added value of a manufacturer-independent, industry-compatible and future-proof standard for the smart laboratory will be presented. In addition, it will show how LADS OPC UA meets the challenges of the laboratory of the future in a technical point of view (e.g. automation, robotics, AI) while also considering Cybersecurity and Regulatory Compliance in the Laboratory and addressing Challenges with the Cyber Resilience Act.