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8:00 am Registration & Coffee
8:55 am Chair’s Opening Remarks
Supporting Scientific Operations Through Operational Excellence
9:00 am Establishing Operational Excellence Through Targeted Process Improvements to Free Up Time & Transform Value-Add Activities
- Changing the operational culture post-COVID to meet modern day demands
- Understanding where to operationally prioritize process improvements to achieve operational excellence
- Maintaining your operational culture after implementing change to ensure consistency and productivity
9:30 am Embedding Scientific Data Management to Improve Efficiencies & Futureproof Growth
- Understanding the value of implementing rigid data management and governance practices early to avoid mismanaged scientific operations
- Understanding realistic ways of managing scientific data to avoid rebuilding from the ground up
- Considering ELN implementation to accompany future business growth and support organized research operations
10:00 am Networking & Coffee Break
Establishing Effective Monitoring & Maintenance to Minimize Downtime
10:30 am Advancing Cold Storage Maintenance & Monitoring to Minimize Scientific Disruption
- Discussing constraints on cold storage implementation to understand where improvements should be made
- Assessing on-site cold storage including set up, redundancy, and response
- Assessing off-site cold storage including enablement and justification
11:00 am The Hidden Freeze: Exposing Waste & Unlocking Lab Potential
- Applying data-driven strategies to optimize cold storage use, reduce lab space consumption, and cut operational costs
- Evaluating tools and techniques that streamline cold storage material management and support sustainable lab practices
- Focusing on change management to create lasting, sustainable improvements in sample storage practices
11:30 am Roundtable Discussion: Managing & Preventing Instrument Downtime to Effectively Troubleshoot
- What are the forums and open streams of communication you have used to help with troubleshooting?
- What are the optimal ways of educating personnel to share appropriate information to help lab operations cut downtime?
- How do you decide upon third party maintenance against internal troubleshooting to make the best decisions for your end-users?
12:00 pm Lunch Break
Aligning on EHS Strategies to Protect the Working Environment
1:00 pm Lab Instrument Capacity, A Case Study in Resource Management
- Optimizing Instrument Utilization: Maximize efficiency of lab instruments by analyzing usage patterns and reallocating minimal resources effectively
- Data-Driven Decision Making: Using data analytics to monitor instrument performance and make informed life cycle management decisions on resource allocation and investments
1:30 pm Implementing Scalable & Customizable Solutions for EHS Management to Promote Long-Term Safety & Compliance
- Pinpointing how to best assess validity of new software to select the most effective platform for EHS
- Evaluating incident, inspection, and ESG data to understand areas to cut inefficiencies and optimize for regulatory inspection
- Actively responding to internal feedback on EHS systems to make process improvements accordingly
2:00 pm Session reserved for Neta Scientific
2:10 pm Afternoon Break & Networking
2:45 pm Assessing Advantages of Outsourcing Safety Services to Understand Opportunities for Efficiency
- Assessing your working environment end-to-end to prioritize safety areas for outsourcing and understand where to effectively spend budget
- Understanding the current market landscape and realistic outsourcing options for limited budgets
- Addressing how to improve internal trainings, emergency drills and safety programs using external third parties to support safety culture
Understanding Infrastructure Requirements to Promote Functionality of the Lab
3:15 pm Discussing the Requirements & Importance of Utility Set Up to Support Your Facilities
- Differentiating power usage for emergency power (generator) and uninterrupted power supply (UPS) for optimal equipment functionality
- Outlining shortcuts to learn the basics of electrical engineering to help support facilities infrastructure
- Understanding how to equip your utilities for installation and relocations to support changes with fast turnaround
3:45 pm Creating Facilities from the Ground Up from Concept to Functionality for a Stable Working Environment
- Enforcing strategic planning and design with compliance and scalability in mind as a starting point into execution
- Mapping out critical infrastructure and systems integration to factor in HVAC, cleanrooms, and utilities for functionality
- Understanding how to conduct appropriate risk assessments and safety protocols for operational stability