ALA Selects 15 Companies From Around the World for Late Night With LRIG Program at LabAutomation2009

The Association for Laboratory Automation (ALA) a multi-disciplinary, non-profit scientific association spanning diverse industries and technology sectors, and the Laboratory Robotics Interest Group (LRIG), today announced that 15 companies were selected for the third annual program: Late Night with LRIG – Rapid Fire Innovation Session at LabAutomation2009, Jan. 24-28, 2009, Palm Springs, CA, USA.

The mission for Late Night with LRIG is to offer a select few companies on the leading-edge of laboratory automation and technology a completely commercial venue to showcase their latest new products and technology improvements. Late Night with LRIG, which will take place during LabAutomation2009, is set for Monday, January 26, 7:00-9:00pm, Mojave Learning Center, at the Wyndham Palm Springs Hotel. The following 15 companies were selected to participate by an esteemed panel of judges from ALA and LRIG’s member & volunteer base:

• BioTek Instruments, Inc. - Synergy Mx

• BioMicroLab, Inc. – XL 100 Vial Handling Instrument

• BioTrove, Inc. - RapidFire multidimensional chromatography system (2D-RF-MS)

• Boreal Genomics, Inc. - DNA purification instrument based on SCODA

• Cellectricon AB - Cellaxess®HT

• Cynvenio – Micro-Magnetic Separation (MMS)

• Labcyte – POD™ 810 plate assembler with Next Generation Intellectual Scheduler

• MaxCyte, Inc. - MaxCyte ® STX™ Scalable Transfection System

• Nexus Biosystems, Inc. – The XPeel

• Promega Corporation – Automated Triplex Assay

• Resonant Sensors, Inc. – Vides Label-free Bioassay System

• Roche NimbleGen – Microarray Dryer

• SonoPlot, Inc. – SonoPlot’s GIX Microplotter

• SparkLix – iELN

• Ziath, Ltd. – DataPaq

“In its first two years at LabAutomation, Late Night with LRIG has proven to be exceedingly interactive, weaving together each of the audiences – technology users, technology vendors and those working in the academic and government sectors – attending LabAutomation2009,” said LRIG Executive Chair and ALA Member, Andy Zaayenga. “We expect nothing less from this year’s program, which should continue to be successful at creating a venue that is quick, yet still vastly informative.”

The evening offers quick, discerning information-bites from these 15 companies serving the many industries occupying the science of laboratory automation. Each presentation will be a few minutes long including up to four PowerPoint slides. Presentations will be following by a short question and answer period followed immediately by the next presentation. Seating is limited and given on a first-come, first-served basis. Admission is free to all registered participants of LabAutomation2009.

A judging panel of experts in laboratory automation and technologies conducted the preliminary screening and final selection of all the candidate companies. LabAutomation2009 will feature more than 250 exhibits and some 5,000 participants from around the world. This five-day event is the world’s largest conference and exhibition focused on emerging and merging laboratory technologies that promotes knowledge-sharing across diverse industries and scientific disciplines.

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