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LabAutomation2008 delivers high-quality education and innovation:
Industry visionaries from academia, government, and industry spearheads this year's conference:
2001 Nobel Prize Winner K. Barry Sharpless, Ph.D., W.M. Keck Professor of Chemistry, The Scripps Research Institute
Henry Chesbrough, Ph.D., University of California, Berkley
Paul Gudonis, President, For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology (FIRST).
Cutting the ribbon for the official opening of LabAutomation2008 (L-R): Rob Nail, President of Velocity11, premier sponsor; James Sterling, Ph.D., ALA President, Keck Graduate Institute for Applied Life Sciences; and Erik Rubin, Ph.D., LabAutomation2008 Scientific Committee Chair
LabAutomation2008 featured the world's largest exhibition on laboratory automation with more than 240 multi-national companies showcasing their products and services on the exhibit floor.
Velocity11 hosted an outstanding evening of live music, gourmet food and celebration:
ALA Celebrates Innovation and Scientific Excellence at LabAutomation2008
$10,000 ALA Innovation Award. James Landers, Ph.D., University of Virginia
"A Simplified Microfluidic Device for Ultrafast Genetic Analysis With Sample-In/Answer-Out Capability: Application to T-cell Lymphoma Diagnosis"
In its second year, ALA's New Product Award (NPA) Designation recognized the top three outstanding new products showcased at LabAutomation2008:
Formulatrix, Inc. — Formulator™
QIAGEN — QIASymphony SP
Viaflo Corporation — Vision Pipettors™
LabAutomation2008 Student Poster Winners:
First Place — Nicole Tolan, Michigan State University
"Development of a High-Throughput Microfluidic Array for Detecting Multiple Metabolites From Blood Components to Determine Drug Efficacy and Mechanisms of Action"
Second Place — Peyman Najmabadi, University of California at San Diego
"A High Throughput Method for the Fabrication of Polycarbonate Based Bioactive Platforms"
Third Place — Derek Nowak, Portland, Oregon "Near-Field Optical Imaging of Biological Protein Systems in Atmospheric and Aqueous Conditions"
