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Check out the agenda for CTEC EMEA 2024.
Sunday, September 15
1:00 PM – 5:00 PM | Registration Open
6:30 PM – 8:00 PM | Registration Open
6:30 PM – 8:30 PM | Welcome Reception
Meet LabVantage and Software Point staff and other attendees at the Otro Mas Mexican restaurant within the hotel.
Monday, September 16
7:00 AM – 5:30 PM | Registration Open
6:30 AM – 9:00 AM | Breakfast
9:00 AM – 9:00 AM | Welcome
Marjut Pokkinen, Managing Director, Software Point - LabVantage Nordics
Carolina Wallenius, LabVantage Medical Suite, Sales & Business Development
Denise Bell, Director Product Management, LabVantage
9:30 AM – 10:00 AM | Opening remarks
Wolf Lichtenstein, President, LabVantage Europe
10:00 AM – 10:30 AM | LabVantage Group Strategy
Mikael Hagstroem, CEO of LabVantage and Executive Chairman of TCG Digital
10:30 AM – 11:00 AM | Break
11:00 AM – 11:30 PM | LabVantage Product Roadmap & Strategic Focus Areas
Matt Grulke, CTO; Denise Bell, Director Product Management, LabVantage
LabVantage Product Management and R&D departments monitor the laboratory informatics space, listen to customers, employees, and even regulatory agencies and social media, in order to anticipate the future demands of laboratories globally, in order to build compelling and effective solutions. This presentation will provide an overview of the areas we’re exploring, new products that we’re considering, and the strategic focus areas we’re prioritizing.
11:30 AM – 12:00 PM | Customer presentation
12:00 PM – 1:00 PM | Lunch
1:00 PM – 2:00 PM | Strategy in Action: What’s coming in LabVantage 8.9
Mark Hill, Gary Stimson, & Arjan Flierman, R&D, LabVantage
Get a sneak peek at some of the new functionality coming in LabVantage 8.9, which will be released later this year. We’ll provide a review of the improvements we’re making to the Stability module, ELN, data retention, dashboards for Portal.
2:00 PM – 3:00 PM |Biotech 360 - The digital native eco system driving innovation by connecting the dots using semantic integration of data and tools
Dr. Verena Mertes, Assistant Director Project Department, LabVantage-Biomax
The value of the digital native eco system is in orchestrating the interplay of complementary competencies and capabilities addressing key industry challenges to accelerate the translation of innovation into business value. In the presentation we will share case studies utilizing the AILANI technology.
3:00 PM – 3:30 PM | Break
3:30 PM – 4:00 PM | Customer presentation
4:00 PM – 4:30 PM | Expansion of Professional Services and Introduction of New Services
John O´Sullivan & Craig Bowie, Professional Services Organization, LabVantage
We’re expanding our professional services portfolio to better serve our clients’ evolving needs. Additionally, we’re excited to introduce a range of new services to further enhance our offerings.
4:30 PM – 5:30 PM | LabVantage Analytics – powering Labs with AI solutions
Panchali Roychoudhury & Krish Ghosh, TCG Digital
Learn about unlocking the full potential of lab data with AI using LabVantage Analytics. See how our solutions have helped global customers improve operational efficiencies, gain productivity, reduce costs, and drive innovation.
Start Breakout sessions for LabVantage Express Customers
1:00 PM – 2:30 PM
3:30 PM – 4:30 PM
End Breakout sessions for LabVantage Express Customers
5:30 PM – 6:15 PM | Prepare for the Social Event
6:15 PM – 11:00 PM | Group depart – Social Event at Luftkastellet
Tuesday, September 16
7:30 AM – 5:00 PM | Registration Open
6:30 AM – 8:30 AM | Breakfast
8:30 AM – 9:00 AM | Customer presentation
9:00 AM – 9:30 AM | Customer presentation
9:30 PM – 10:00 PM | It’s a SaaS World After All
Dennis Brown & Jon Davidson, SaaS Business Development, LabVantage
In the ever-evolving world of laboratory management, the advent of Software as a Service (SaaS) has ushered in a new era of efficiency and adaptability. LabVantage’s SaaS-based LIMS solution offers our customers unparalleled flexibility, scalability, and accessibility. Our customers can now leverage cutting-edge functionalities without the burden of complex installations or infrastructure maintenance. This streamlined approach empowers your organization to allocate resources more efficiently, focusing on core competencies rather than IT overhead. LabVantage SaaS LIMS empowers our customers to stay at the forefront of scientific discovery & manufacturing. In this SaaS world, the future of LIMS is brighter than ever before.
10:00 AM – 10:30 AM | Panel Discussion: LIMS Deployment Strategies – Industry Experts
10:30 AM – 11:00 AM | Break
11:00 AM – 12:00 PM | Strategy in Action: Stability in LabVantage 8.9
Mark Hill & Gary Stimson, R&D, LabVantage
Get a sneak peek at some of the new Stability functionality coming in LabVantage 8.9, which will be released later this year. Dive into a comprehensive review of the user interface enhancements, stability grid upgrades, and much more.
12:00 PM – 1:00 PM | Lunch
1:00 PM – 2:00 | PM Instrument Connectivity, SDMS, and more
Arjan Flierman & Lari Tuononen, R&D, LabVantage
Where have we evolved from in terms of our Instrument Integration and Data Storage solutions? What is our current state with LIMS CI, LV Connect, and SDMS? And where do we envision ourselves in the future, as we integrate all these components, including scientific data lakes?
2:00 PM – 2:30 | ELN
Mark Hill & Gary Stimson, R&D, Technical Sales, LabVantage
Let’s engage in a discussion about form ELN. What trends are you noticing in this area? What challenges are you currently facing, and what enhancements or configuration changes do you believe are necessary to optimize your ELN workflow?
2:30 PM – 3:00 PM | Break
3:00 PM – 3:30 PM |LabVantage Mobile App IoT Platform
Renato Marino, General Director, LabVantage
The LabVantage Mobile App IoT Platform is an innovative solution designed to seamlessly integrate mobile devices with laboratory information management systems (LIMS) through the Internet of Things (IoT). This platform enables users to remotely access and manage laboratory data, perform tasks, and monitor equipment status in real-time, enhancing efficiency and flexibility in laboratory operations. This Platform is fully integrated with the Labvantage product or can be a Standalone offer
3:30 PM – 4:00 PM | (TBD)
Laboratory Fair
1:00 PM – 3:00 PM | Laboratory Fair
LabVantage & Software Point & Customers
Have a snack, maybe a coffee, and walk around our Laboratory Fair featuring demo stations for all LabVantage solutions, Semantic Searching and LabVantage Analytics.
Breakout Track 1 – R&D
1:00 PM – 1:30 PM | How to Protect your Passwords
Peter Streng, CIO, Software Point – LabVantage Nordics
1:30 PM – 2:30 PM | Strategies for large databases
Yossi Drori, Database Engineer, LabVantage
Gain insights into large databases within LabVantage, encompassing an overview of their structure and scope, along with the architecture pattern employed to manage them effectively. Additionally, discover best practices aimed at optimizing performance to ensure efficient operations.
3:00 PM – 3:30 PM | State of DevOps
Ed Anderson, Senior Architect, LabVantage
What is DevOps? – DevOps is a methodology in the software development and IT industry. Used as a set of practices and tools, DevOps integrates and automates the work of software development (Dev) and IT operations (Ops) as a means for improving and shortening the systems development life cycle.
3:30 PM – 4:00 PM | Red Hat OpenShift and Container update
Lari Tuononen, R&D, LabVantage
LabVantage 8.9 aims to bring support for deploying LabVantage in Containerized environment. Container platforms like OpenShift from Red Hat provide a portable, scalable and fault tolerant way to deploy applications. In this session we will demonstrate how LabVantage can be deployed as a container in Red Hat OpenShift environment by utilizing Red Hat JBoss EAP container images.
Breakout Track 2 – Professional Services
1:00 PM – 1:30 PM | Components / Accelerators
Professional Services Organization, LabVantage
1:30 PM – 2:00 PM | Automation Testing
Sai Vikram, Professional Services Organization, LabVantage
2:00 PM – 2:30 PM | Next Gen Training
Professional Services Organization, LabVantage
Unlocking the full potential of our LIMS application involves overcoming common hurdles in continuous learning and user onboarding. Join us as we unveil our innovative approach to tackling these challenges through interactive training. Discover how we plan to revolutionize the way organizations empower their teams to master our platform seamlessly.
3:00 PM – 3:30 PM | CSM – Customer Success Management
Professional Services Organization, LabVantage
3:30 PM – 4:00 PM | Master Data
Professional Services Organization, LabVantage
Master Data forms the crucial foundation of every successful LIMS implementation. It’s the cornerstone upon which your entire system relies, and getting it right is paramount. Don’t miss out on our enlightening session where we delve into how we’re bolstering support for this pivotal task within your LIMS implementation. Gain insights into our strategies aimed at ensuring your master data sets the stage for success.
Breakout Track 3 – LabVantage Express
10:00 AM – 12:00 PM
End of breakouts
4:00 PM – 4:30 PM | Q&A With the LabVantage Leadership Team
LabVantage Leadership Team
This open-mic session is your chance to ask questions, hear answers, and give feedback directly to our LabVantage leaders. We look forward to hearing from you!
4:30 PM – 5:00 PM | Closing Remarks
