Laboratory Robotics Interest Group (LRIG) Exhibits at LabAutomation

Jan. 15, 2011 - PRLog -- The Laboratory Robotics Interest Group (LRIG) is pleased to announce its participation in LabAutomation2011, January 29 - February 2, 2011, Palm Springs Convention Center, Palm Springs, California. All conferees, exhibitors, and media are invited to visit the LRIG booth, #492 to get the latest information about LRIG.

LabAutomation, sponsored by the Society for Laboratory Automation and Screening (SLAS), encompasses a diverse number of industries including:

* Drug Discovery and Development
* Clinical Diagnostics
* Agriculture and Food
* Forensics and Security
* Energy Generation and Petrochemicals

Key education tracks include:

* Detection and Separation
* Micro- and Nanotechnologies
* High-Throughput Technologies
* Informatics
* Evolving Applications of Laboratory Automation, featuring Agriculture and Food

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About the Laboratory Robotics Interest Group (LRIG)
LRIG is a continuously growing special interest group focused on laboratory automation. The membership consists of over 12,000 scientists and engineers in eleven international chapters. A majority of members are from the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industry with others from the chemical, agriculture, cosmetic, food, and specialty industries. Among the topics discussed are the uses of laboratory automation in high throughput screening, drug discovery, biobanking, combinatorial chemistry, chemical synthesis, compound purification, compound distribution, data management, pharmaceutical dosage form sample preparation, dissolution testing, bioanalytical technology, chemical analysis, solid phase extraction, validation, and product formulation.

Visit www.lab-robotics.org for more information.