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Presentation of SiLA’s achievements at MipTec Luncheon 2010
Posted by dspeidel in Announcements on September 29, 2010
With more than 70 attendees also this year’s SiLA MipTec Luncheon was completely booked. Besides presentations about SiLA’s visions and mission, an overview about product developments, implementations and integration projects supporting the SiLA Device Control and Data Interface Standard (DCDIS) was provided by speakers of different member companies. The luncheon closed with an overview about current standards development projects such as Labware Specification, Data Capture, Imaging Data Interface, and Remote Service&Monitoring. SiLA partners presented live demos of their implementations and products (product informations will be added to this website soon). The feedback received from attendees during luncheon talks was very positive and encouraging !
Proof of Concept for SiLA Labware Specification Standard
Posted by dspeidel in Announcements on September 14, 2010
SiLA finished the first implementations providing a proof of concept for the SiLA Labware Specification Standard. Details will be presented during a presentation at the MipTec User Group Informatics on Sept 21, 2010 in Basel.
New SiLA Training Program
Posted by dspeidel in Announcements on September 8, 2010
SiLA introduces a training program for the SiLA Device Control and Data Interface Specification (Basic and Advanced Courses) for device and software vendors, system integrators and lab managers. Please contact SiLA for further details.
Stratec Biomedical joins SiLA
Posted by dspeidel in Announcements on September 8, 2010
SiLA welcomes STRATEC Biomedical Systems AG (Germany) as a new corporate member of the SiLA Consortium. STRATEC designs and manufactures fully automated analyzer systems for its partners in the fields of clinical diagnostics and
biotechnology.
3rd Annual SiLA MipTec Luncheon 2010
Posted by dspeidel in Announcements, Events on September 6, 2010
SiLA invites all corporate members to the 3rd annual SiLA Luncheon at MipTec Conference. This event will be carried out on Wednesday, 22 September 2010, 10:30 – 13:30 at Messe Basel, CH-4000 Basel, Lecture Hall F.
SiLA Luncheon Program |
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| Begin | End | Agenda Topic |
| 10:30 | 10:35 | Welcome Peter Schleiffer (President, SiLA Consortium) |
| 10:35 | 10:50 | Keynote Address
Standardization enables Innovation Dr. Oliver Peter (Head HTS, Actelion) |
| 10:50 | 11:00 | SiLA’s Mission and Vision Dieter Speidel (VP CTO, SiLA Consortium) |
| 11:00 | 11:20 | SiLA Device Control and Data Interface Standard
Dr. Henning Baer (Senior Software Engineer, Infoteam) |
| 11:20 | 11:50 | SiLA Implementation Projects
Dr. Remo Hochstrasser (Head automation and electronics, discovery technologies, Roche) Erwin Althof (Scientific Technical Leader, Novartis) |
| 11:50 | 12:10 | SiLA Standards Development Projects: Overview
Dieter Speidel (VP CTO, SiLA Consortium)
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| 12:10 | 12:20 | SiLA Partner Program 2011
Dieter Speidel (VP CTO, SiLA Consortium) |
| 12:20 | 12:30 | Q&A |
| 12:30 | 13:30 | Demonstrations, Lunch, Networking |
Please send your registrations by email directly to SiLA.
Non-Member Companies who are interested to attend, can sign up for Observing Membership (EUR 600.- p.a.) before the event. Observing Membership entitles for free access to SiLA Member Events, work-in-progress documentation from all SiLA projects, Please request our membership agreement form by email to SiLA for this purpose.
1st Annual SiLA Conference replaced !
Posted by dspeidel in Announcements, Events on August 22, 2010
Due to a majority of people requesting webcasts instead of live event participation we decided to start a series of SiLA webinars in November providing similar content as planned for the SiLA Conference. Therefore the live SiLA Conference event, originally planned for Sept 20, 2010, at Novartis Basel, will not take place ! Thank you for your understanding.
PAA joins SiLA
Posted by dspeidel in Announcements on August 21, 2010
SiLA welcomes paa Process Analysis & Automation Ltd. (UK) as a new corporate member of the SiLA Consortium. paa provides state-of-the-art automation and measurement technology to the pharmaceutical and chemical industries.
Noser Engineering joins SiLA
Posted by dspeidel in Announcements on July 20, 2010
SiLA welcomes Noser Engineering (CH) as a new corporate member of the SiLA Consortium. We are looking forward to cooperate with Noser Engineering in SiLA integration projects.
SiLA Device Control and Data Interface Standard V1.1 now available !
Posted by dspeidel in Announcements on May 31, 2010
The SiLA Device Control and Data Interface Standard V1.1 has passed our final ballot and is released. The standard has been validated successfully in several reference project implementations. SiLA interfaces can be realized in the form of software drivers or interface converters for legacy products or natively implemented in new device models.
The specification document for the SiLA Device Control and Data Interface Standard V1.1 can be ordered via email for EUR 490.-. (free of charge for Corporate and Observing SiLA Members).
Free SiLA Membership for Industry Professionals
Posted by dspeidel in Announcements on May 31, 2010
SiLA introduces a new Membership Category for Individuals and invites Industry Professionals to join the SiLA community. Individual members will benefit from being included in SiLA’s mailing list, invitations and discounts for SiLA events and publications, access to the new SiLA social networking platform (under preparation) and participation in topic-related discussion forums. For registration applications please send a short bio to SiLA. Registration fee is EUR 95.-.
Lab Services BV joins SiLA
Posted by dspeidel in Announcements on May 30, 2010
SiLA welcomes Lab Services BV (NL) as a new corporate member of the SiLA Consortium . We are looking forward to cooperate with LabServices for integration of SiLA interfaces in their products and solutions.
HighRes Biosolutions joins SiLA
Posted by dspeidel in Announcements on April 18, 2010
SiLA welcomes HighRes Biosolutions (US) as a new corporate member of the SiLA consortium. We are looking forward to working with HighRes’ highly experienced team in our various technical workgroups and upcoming integration projects.
Please find further details in the related press release.
SiLA News Update April 2010
Posted by dspeidel in Announcements on April 17, 2010
SiLA is currently finalizing Version 1.1 of the SiLA Device Control and Data Interface Standard, a detailed 60 page technical specification of the new Ethernet based connectivity and communication protocol. The document will be published early May and can be ordered by email and soon through our website.
SiLA has developed a Common Command Dictionary containing more than 100 commands, each of them applicable to multiple device classes out of our device class library which contains more than 30 different device classes.
Device Class Interface Specifications for Incubators, Washers and Dispensers are currently being finalized and will be available soon as well. Device Class Interface Specifications for Pipetting Workstations, Microplate Readers, Robots and Storage Systems are currently under development in our technical workgroups.
Another SiLA workgroup is developing a specification standard for Labware products with the goal to provide XML based Labware specification parameter files for equipment vendors and end users. A reference implementation project has been started recently implementing labware from different vendors on different devices used at Novartis, Roche and Actelion in Switzerland. This project is still open for additional participants. Please contact us if you are interested to join.
SiLA’s data standardization efforts are organized in the SiLA data capture workgroup, in which more than 15 companies contribute with their technical expertise and knowledge at this time. The data capture workgroup currently focuses on developing a standardized glossary and data dictionary as well as a standard format for microplate reader result data.
In may we will start a new technical workgroup addressing standardization of Remote Access and Remote Service interfaces and another workgroup for standardization of LIMS interfaces.
Please contact us if you like to participate in one of our technical workgroups (open for corporate members only) or if you would like to be included in periodic public workgroup conferences (accessible for observing members and for non-members upon registration).
We are planning to start more pilot projects soon, we would be very happy to hear from you in case you are interested to use SiLA interface standards in one of your current or future integration projects.
SiLA’s ambitious program requires strong support of a constantly growing partner- and membership base including financial contributions through membership fees to help finance our projects.
SiLA at Lab Automation 2010
Posted by dspeidel in Announcements, Events on January 21, 2010
SiLA exhibits on Lab Automation 2010 in Palm Springs, booth 367 from 24.-26.01.2010. The newest standardisation projects and pilot implementations will be presented on Jan 27 11:15-12:45 by Dieter Speidel, CTO of SiLA. Location: Smoketree A-D, Palm Springs Convention Center
SiLA launches Data Capture Standardisation workgroup
Posted by dspeidel in Announcements on November 27, 2009
Microplate reader suppliers, Pharma Corporations, IT solution providers and Academia Partners have launched a workgroup within SiLA to develop a standardized data interface for microplate readers. Interested institutions are invited to participate in this effort. Contact us for more details !
SiLA develops Labware Parameter Specification Standard
Posted by dspeidel in Announcements on November 16, 2009
The SiLA Labware Workgroup currently develops an innovative approach to specify labware parameters allowing to establish a standardized basis for suppliers to provide XML files for their labware products. These XML files can be used to configure any device using the labware freeing users from tedious parameter conversions and manual data entry.

Labware and device suppliers who would like to support this effort are invited to join our Labware Workgroup !
SiLA Status September 2009
Posted by dspeidel in Announcements on October 1, 2009
SiLA will achieve all major goals set in the plan for the year 2009 and has even started additional activities such as standardisation of labware specifications and data capture.
The most intensive part of the work, SiLA’s General Interface Specification (Part I) has been finalized by end of August, Part II will be completed before end of this year. As a result, the SiLA standard will be ready for implementation by end of 2009 .
The 2009 SiLA success stories are as follows:
- SiLA General Interface Specification (Part I) V1.0 is released and available.
- First draft of SiLA Data Class Specifications will be ready for review in Q4 2009
- Status of SiLA Device Class Interface Specifications
- Incubators: ready for review
- Dispensers: ready for review
- Readers: under development
- Pipettors: workgroup will start during the last quarter of this year
- Robots: workgroup will start during the last quarter of this year
- SiLA Labware Parameter Settings First draft will be available by end of Q4 2009
- Research Project for Standardisation of result data structures and formats
- Pilot Projects
Several member companies started their first implementations of the SiLA interface standard in pilot projects and products development already in Q3. - SiLA Certification procedures and trainings are being prepared to allow us offering these services during the course of the first half of 2010 to our implementation partners.
Technical presentation of first SiLA Standards
Posted by dspeidel in Announcements on October 1, 2009
SiLA invites for technical presentation of the first SiLA standards which will take place on October 14, 14:00-15:30 at MipTec in Basel.
AGENDA
14:00 Welcome and short intro
14:15 SiLA General Interface Specification V1.0: Short overview on the content of our first released version
14:30 SiLA Incubator Device Class Interface Specification: Detailed presentation and kick-off for review
14:50 SiLA Dispenser Device Class Interface Specification: Detailed presentation and kick-off for review
15:10 Discussion
15:30 Registrations for review
Attendance for the technical presentation at MipTec is limited. Registrations will be accepted in date order. Admission is free of charge (SiLA Membership required).
SiLA MipTec Luncheon 2009
Posted by dspeidel in Announcements, Events on September 16, 2009
SiLA is pleased to announce its luncheon on Tuesday, October 13, 2009 (11:00-12:15) at MipTec Drug Discovery Congress in Basel (Room Nairobi). In the course of this luncheon, a presentation will be given featuring the SiLA Initiative, its mission and goals, as well as informing about the status of SiLA’s activities. Participants will get the chance to receive a registered copy of the SiLA General Interface Specification and signing up for Validation or Implementation Partnership with SiLA.
Attendance is limited. Admission is free. Contact us for receiving a personal invitation.
SiLA Implementation Partner Qualification
Posted by dspeidel in Announcements on September 16, 2009
SiLA Companies deciding for implementation of the SiLA Interface Standard can now qualify as SiLA Implementation Partner by joining the SiLA Consortium and passing the Basic Training for the SiLA Device Interface Standard. Implementations cover development of drivers, interface converters up to native embedded SiLA device interfaces.


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