7:00 am Check in & Networking Breakfast Briefing
7:50 am Chair’s Opening Remarks
8:00 am Case Study: Completely Digitizing Sarepta’s Lab Space: Integrating All Lab Operations & Scientific Systems for Holistic Lab Management & Visibility
Synopsis
- Transitioning away from legacy systems with integrated smart technologies such as Splashlake to streamline scientific and operational information
- Integrating asset management, tracking, and CapEx purchases to allow for ease of control over your strategic lab decisions
- Understanding your vendors full capabilities to avoid conflicts and better manage data hostage
- Managing internal governance to promote internal buy in and fully transition towards digitalization
8:30 am Case Study: GSK’s Offsite Hub: Maximizing Your Real Estate Footprint to Give Space Back to Your Scientists
Synopsis
- Assessing the benefits in reducing CapEx, reallocating spatial footprint back to the scientists, and consolidating site services to inspire future strategies
- Explaining our robust business continuity plan from concept to delivery to influence the operations strategy
- Eradicating bottlenecks in internal buy-in for an offsite hub to smoothen the transition to a new organizational structure
Maximizing Your Spatial & Digital Footprint
9:00 am Your Analytics are Lying to You: The Hidden Cost of Bad Data & What to Do About It
Synopsis
- Elevate Data Consistency: Establish lab-wide standards and KPIs that provide a reliable, unified view of asset performance, utilization, and cost-of-ownership, directly reducing costly surprises
- Implement Active Governance: Move beyond passive compliance to define what active and passive data governance means in the lab, helping to reconcile scientific needs with operational recommendations
- Future-Proof Lab Operations: Adopt a flexible model for data consumption (from self-service to "do it for me") and prepare their organization to successfully leverage AI use cases, ultimately turning raw asset data into actionable, cost-effective lab intelligence
9:30 am Morning Refreshments & Guided Networking
Synopsis
Join this extended networking break, find a table with your peers, and connect with the LAFM community using our structured questions to break the ice!
Asset Management: Inventory, Utilization & Maintenance
Facility Management & EHS
Procurement & Vendor Management
Asset Management: Inventory, Utilization & Maintenance
Maximizing Efficiency Through Smarter Asset Management & Systems Integration
10:30 am Case Study: Taking a Blended Approach to Lab Instrumentation for GXP & Non-GXP Operations to Efficiently Manage Inventory
Lady Janet Perez, Facilities Operations Senior Specialist, Vertex Pharmaceuticals
11:00 am Session reserved for Nuvolo
11:30 am Roundtable Discussion: Identifying Novel Technologies to Support Modern Day Asset Management
Driving Operational Value & Efficiency Through Utilization & Inventory Software
12:00 pm Consolidating Your Operations Systems to Cut Inefficiencies, Minimize Spend, & Obtain Holistic Operational Visibility
Brandon King, Director - Site Operations, Sanofi
Facility Management & EHS
Procurement & Vendor Management
12:30 pm Lunch Break & Networking Sponsored Lunch
Asset Management: Inventory, Utilization & Maintenance
Facility Management & EHS
Procurement & Vendor Management
Asset Management: Inventory, Utilization & Maintenance
1:30 pm Managing & Maintaining Your Lab Equipment Inventory to Support Safety Culture & Ensure Compliance
Ronald Amoling, Associate Director EHS, Bristol Myers Squibb
2:00 pm From Frost to Facts: Identifying and Tackling the Hidden Costs of Cold Storage
Kathi Shea, Chief Client Solutions Officer, Azenta Life Science
2:30 pm Optimizing our Equipment Fleet: A Critical Enabler
Nivetha Paterson, Head of Scientific Services, Sanofi
3:00 pm Session reserved for Elemental Machines
Facility Management & EHS
Procurement & Vendor Management
3:10 pm Afternoon Refreshments & Networking
Advancing Scalable & Efficiently Executed Facilities
4:00 pm How Thoughtful & Innovative Design & Operation of our R&D Headquarters (The DISC) Can Enhance the Discovery Pipeline
Synopsis
- Explaining the initial concept and rationale behind the DISC building to understand early project success
- Establishing efficient campus-inspired layout for optimal and productive workflows and flexibility
- Understanding sustainability and energy considerations when planning ahead for the new build to help best execute on your wider initiatives
4:30 pm Session reserved for Agilent
5:00 pm Case Study: Scaling Up Pharma Personnel & Lab Space to Adapt to Changing Facility & Scientific Requirements
Synopsis
- Learning how to adapt to a changing environment and make strategic decisions ahead of time to accommodate growth quickly and efficiently
- Exploring critical considerations to take into account before scaling to ensure a seamless transition of personnel and lab assets
- Scaling up your lab assets successfully and managing installations across your team to enable seamless transition