LabTech: Your transformation to digital and automated solutions

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Enabling digital lab transformation

Enhancing productivity through advanced data-driven lab technology

For over 70 years, the average R&D productivity in pharma has remained stable, while the average development costs for a new drug have risen steadily, reflecting a significant decline in R&D efficiency.

Consequently, pharmaceutical companies are facing increasing revenue and cost pressure, prompting a shift towards enhanced productivity and reduced lead times in the development and release of new drugs. From early R&D to production, final QC and batch release, lab digitalization and automation are key drivers to boost efficiency. This transformation is changing user requirements for instruments and systems, with a growing demand for advanced lab technology that ensures seamless integration, data interoperability, automation capabilities, and compliance with regulatory standards.

For labtech manufacturers, aligning product development and corporate strategies with digital demand is crucial—not just to keep pace, but to lead the way into a future of data-driven, autonomous laboratory operations. This transformation presents both a threat of falling behind and an opportunity to become an innovative, customer-focused leader in digital, data, and automation-first solutions.

The shift from isolated lab instruments and systems to integrated, automated, data-first solutions is complex but achievable!

How we help

We partner with you to provide comprehensive support on your journey towards integrable and automatable lab devices - from strategy development over software development to testing and maintenance. We use our expertise in regulated environments such as GxP and deep industry insights as well as our experience in open interoperability and data standards to digitalize and automate your portfolio.

We help position your lab instruments and systems as an integral part of modern labs, by making them easy to integrate in lab infrastructures, easy to automate within lab workflows, supporting data harmonization and transfer and GxP compliance. This also involves leveraging our experience with GenAI-based solutions to enhance the usability of your lab solutions.

Empower your customers to reduce operational costs, increase data reliability and accuracy, and improve regulatory compliance monitoring! Discover how we can bring your goals to life.

Device integration

We develop connectivity features for your lab devices and systems for integration into leading lab systems and enable smooth data transfer—using open interoperability and data standards like SiLA 2, OPC UA/LADS, AnIML or Allotrope for maximum compatibility.
Device software

We develop device software features that ensure GxP-readiness of your devices, including 21 CFR Part 11 controls for audit trails, user management, and electronic signatures—so your product portfolio remains secure and regulatory-ready.
Workflow automation

We develop single features or completely new versions of your scheduling and orchestration software to support your customers' lab automation needs, including event-based scheduling via open standards like SiLA 2 or OPC UA LADS.
System integration

We develop connectivity features for your lab software to enable harmonized system control and data flow across platforms—breaking down silos and making your portfolio truly interoperable.

Your benefits

When you work with us, you benefit from our in-depth expertise in laboratories and in regulated environments. Our experienced colleagues provide forward-thinking technology consultancy tailored to the labtech industry, combined with a deep understanding of workflows and environments of your clients and a versatile tech stack for software development, testing and maintenance.

Seamless integration and flexibility

By prioritizing open interoperability with standards such as SiLA 2, OPC UA, AnIML, and Allotrope, our experienced experts ensure that your systems can be easily integrated and adapt to your customers' future needs of plug-and-play integration and automation, even in dynamic global environments.
Expert guidance and stability

With our extensive experience in Pharma, Labtech, and Medtech, we provide you with expert knowledge on GxP requirements and data integrity standards, ensuring compliance and reducing risks. As part of the ZEISS Group we provide you long-term stability and the support of a global innovation leader, delivering sustained value for you.
Accelerated innovation through collaboration

Our collaborative approach fosters strategic networks and cross-industry ecosystems. We work closely with Pharma and Labtech stakeholders to develop strategic alliances and leverage synergies from similar projects, enabling you to benefit from shared knowledge and faster implementation of innovative, future-proof solutions tailored to your specific challenges.
Tailored solutions to meet your goals

Whether you need specialized expertise from one of our colleagues, such as developing a SiLA 2 server for a device, or comprehensive project teams, for example to develop GMP-ready lab devices, softwares or IT architecturea, we customize our services to align with your specific objectives to drive your roadmap forward.

Let’s work together

to create digitalized and automated solutions today to improve people health tomorrow!

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