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eCONNECT, eMANAGE, eDECIDE, eARCHIVE
What is the Paperless Lab Academy about? At the PLA we set the stage for discussions on strategies and implementation of 21th-century technologies in the laboratory. It is about discussing key milestones to generate solid business insights from the laboratory, connecting with colleagues who share similar operational issues as you have, learning about user's case studies and how they are deployed into their processes, discovering the informatics trends from cutting-edge thought leaders, being in the know about the last informatics tools and methodologies in a creative and productive atmosphere.
Paperless Lab Academy® Goes Global
Thank to the continuous support of our sponsors, partners and speakers, we are been able to run alternative virtual editions during during this pandemic situation.

Discover the Academy Webinars Program
- Webinars organised by the Academy
- Multiple recorded sessions available On Demand
- Webinars from the industry from the PLA partners

WHY COMING TO #PLA Congress Editions
- A unique occasion to liaise with the major providers of LIMS, ELN, LES & SDMS systems
- A unique showcase opportunity of innovative solutions
- Multiple sponsored workshops
- Outstanding opportunities for networking, interacting and learning
- Senior managers of international companies sharing experiences and strategies
- Free registration for attendees from companies that own a laboratory
THE LAB INFORMATICS LEARNING PLATFORM



PAPERLESS LAB ACADEMY® PARTNERS
Thanks to our partners, the Paperless Lab Academy® has proposed virtual congress editions during the hardest time of the pandemic. The PLA is also organising webinars for & from the industry, sharing knowledge through this platform, monthly Newsletters and Socials.
We are aiming for coming back to in-person edition by 2022 and looking for welcoming you!
THE LAB INFORMATICS LEARNING PLATFORM

WHY YOU SHOULD COME TO OUR #PLA CONGRESSES
The past Paperless Lab Academy® edition has a unique format
- Rich content agenda
- Multiple hosted workshops
- Networking session
- Exhibitors hall
- Free entrance for qualified visitors
#PLA is the number one learning platform where discussions are all about laboratory automation and digital data management

WHY PARTNERING with #PLA
- Solid international reputation
- Increasing number of attendees, subscribers and followers and new partners
- 90% of attendees involved in a digitalisation project
- 80% of attendees with budget allocated
- 75% of attendees actively looking for new solutions
- Numerous collaboration agreement born at PLA amongst our partners
- Multiple Open Networking Sessions
- Active promotions of our partners activities through the PLA community
- Collaboration for webinar activities
WHAT THEY SAY ABOUT THE #PLA
Tom Wilkie
Scientific Computing World Review
The Paperless Lab Academy continues to be possibly the most interesting and thought-provoking event dealing with laboratory informatics. By providing a synoptic overview of the informatics landscape and identifying trends and developments for the future.
Rory McCan
Astellas
Coming from outside the Laboratory area I found the Paperless Lab Academy conference to be very informative and by listening to the various speakers both Industry and Vendors. I gained a good insight into where Laboratory systems are going system-wise and gained an understanding of the challenges they face in the current environment.
Gerhard Noelken
Pistoia Alliance
The Paperless Lab Academy creates a highly creative atmosphere for system providers and end-users to brainstorm together. I have hardly ever seen this at any other places. Discussing your solution or integration idea with colleagues and friends is what makes this event so valuable.
Shree HARSHA
Dassault Systemes
We are really happy to partner with Paperless Lab Academy on this unique project to bring in our expertise addressing Indian pharma companies and improve their overall operational excellence in their laboratories and support their digitalisation journey.
Dassault Systemes provides “ONE Lab” Industry Solution Experiences which can integrate people, resources, processes, and data for improved efficiency and collaboration. In addition, these consolidated information and processes reduce regulatory risks and help enable faster time-to-market by eliminating data silos, remove paper processes, reduce review time and errors, and improve overall compliance.
Sergio Nasi
Boehringer Ingelheim
I am impressed by how the Paperless Lab Academy event has grown year over year. It is for me an authoritative source of information the helps me stay current with market trends and anything that matters in the industry, not to mention the excellent networking opportunities.
I found the 2021 Edition particularly remarkable for the breadth of topics in the agenda and the quality of the presentations: I was very pleased to see that sessions provided by sponsors, far from being pure sales pitches, provided very useful context and insight on the industry and the market vendors’ ecosystem
Clara Kao
Danone
The Paperless Lab Academy® remains an important platform for exchange and sharing for us and we will do our best to maintain Danone’s involvement in the 2021 agenda. Actually, we are also very interrested by the webinars being organised this summer.
Andrea Costigliola
& Miguel Ramos Lopes
Hovione
The PLA2018 reinstated that Automation and Digitalization of Laboratory processes & workflows are at the forefront of innovation in the laboratory realm.
The conference, expertly organized in a pleasing venue, provided a great blend of plenary sessions and interactive workshops, along with good networking opportunities to interact with industry peers and solution providers. We hold the overall level of the presentations to the highest standard, having enjoyed the contributions from thought leaders, fellow peers from the pharmaceutical industry and other areas of expertise.
Our sincerest compliments on the quality of the event – it´s ranked as the best lab informatics conference we attended
Claudio Scaramuzza
Chiesi
We spent 2 interesting days professionally speaking and very pleasant thanks to the organisation, company and location.
Samantha Kanza
& Nicola Knight
AI3 Science Discovery Network+
This is a fascinating conference with a strong focus on Research Data Management and different strategies to not only go paperless in the lab, but also how to best organise one’s data. There were a range of talks and workshops/demos including some on FAIR data and the use of semantic web technologies both in conjunction with AI and for interoperability purposes.
Eric Little
Osthus
One of the nicest conferences to attend on the entire circuit. Great location, great atmosphere, great program. Looking forward to next year.
May Roca
Dow Chemical
The Paperless Lab Academy has been a very interesting experience for me. I´ve learned on other markets´ initiatives which could potentially be of interest for my company´s journey. It has given me the opportunity to discuss further with the speakers to expand on my understanding. I am already looking for projects internally based on the learnings from the PLA. I can honestly say that I got a lot out of it.
Erwan David
DEXSTR
The Paperless Lab Academy 2019 has been even more focused on data than before. Understanding FAIR data, leveraging ontologies, create and share knowledge are now part of most discussions and presentations. We are truly in the data era.
Mark Newton
Eli Lilly
Had a great time at the Paperless Lab Academy. I really like the close interaction between attendees and the vendors. The forum provides a chance to really interact on a personal level – I like that. Enjoyed my time, and hope to come again.
Lawrence Barratt
Unilever
The Paperless Lab Academy is an essential networking event for all involved in the automation of laboratories. I found it a great way to connect with others facing the same decisions and operational issues as me – and of course, learning how other industries dealt with them. Having easy access to the major vendors also helped enormously in laying out our Digital roadmap. I would thoroughly recommend this event.
Patrick Pijanowski
Accenture
The Paperless Lab Academy has consistently proven to be rich in content and an excellent forum in which to exchange ideas with industry thought leaders