Biotage user group meeting
Thursday, September 24, 2026
This year's user group meeting features an incredible lineup of customer and collaborator presentations. Discover how your peers are pushing the boundaries of automated purification, overcoming bottlenecks, and driving actionable results in the labs.
Uber voucher available for early registrants!
Guest speakers from leading labs
Alexion: Richie Huynh, Associate Scientist II
"Automated small-scale protein expression and enrichment"
AstraZeneca: Richard Morales, Scientist, Automated Chemical Synthesis
"Building a robust automated workflow for reaction optimization and multi-parallel synthesis at AstraZeneca"
Pfizer: Hamza Sahil, Team Lead, Biomedicine Design
"DNA production and next-generation sequencing (NGS)"
X-Chem: Zhen Chen, Associate Director, Lead Discovery and Biochemistry
"DEL data-driven discovery of Brachyury (TBXT) ligands toward chordoma therapeutics"
Ashleen SC Joseph, Automation Engineer II
“Multi-Platform adaptability in lab automation”
DPX: Leighton Buckner, Lab Automation Engineer
"Better prep starts with NiX – Automated nucleic acid preparation for NGS and downstream analysis”
Biotage: Shawn Bourque, Application Scientist
“Biotage’s high-throughput solutions for automated AAV purification workflows”
Date: September 24, 2026
Time: 12:00 pm - 5:30 pm
Location: Cambridge Innovation Center
Enter through 255 Main Street, Cambridge, MA 02142 (Mosiac room)
Cost: Free
Meals: Lunch (12:00 - 1:00 pm)
Uber voucher: For early registrants
What you'll learn:
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Advances in purification and sample preparation
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Automation strategies that increase laboratory productivity
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Practical applications from Biotage users
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Emerging technologies for drug discovery
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Tips for maximizing existing laboratory investments
On-site experience
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Liquid handling robotics showcase
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Live demos and practical takeaways
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Free lunch and peer networking
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Raffle drawing for everyone
Seats are limited. Register today to secure your place.
Collaborator presentations
Analytik Jena: John Ham, Regional Sales Manager
“Perfect Purification”
Dynamic Devices: TBA
Hamilton: Dan Hartman, Senior Applications Specialist
“Purify, Automate, Repeat: Functionalized Tip Library for PhyTip on Hamilton Platforms”
Opentrons: Tyler Smith, Automation Sales Executive
“From Bench to Breakthrough: How Opentrons Automation
Powers Hit-to-Lead and Biologics Workflow”
Thomson Instrument Company: Alberto Estevez, National Field Applications Manager
“Increase Plasmid Production and Optimize Your Resources Using Plasmid+”
Tecan: Brynne Boyce, Senior Application Scientist
“Manual to Automated: Transforming Biprocessing with PhyTips on the Tecan Fluent”