In collaboration with 20/15 Visioneers

Paperless Lab Academy® and 20/15 Visioneers forge strategic collaboration to shape the future of scientific and laboratory digital transformation. see Press Release

This event is not a conference led by a large, impersonal event company

It’s a next generation laboratory and scientific informatics event created by life sciences professionals. Join us for hands-on labs, thought leaders’ presentations, workshops, and opportunities to converse, and leave armed with innovative ideas and knowledge.
Topics include:
  • In Silico First Science (AI and ML augmented)
  • Scientific Informatics and Data Management
  • Creating Smart or Smarter Labs
  • Hands-On Labs: BPM, Prompt Engineering, Lab Automation with No Code Agents, and more!

Sponsors of the edition

sponsors at PLA 2026 Europe

PLA2026Europe Speakers & Panellists

Hands-on Sessions on March 17, 2026

ADVANCE YOUR SKILL SET !

Attend an Interactive, Hands-On Lab at Paperless Lab Academy® Europe 2026.

Building skills will help you thrive through change. And, as we’ve all witnessed, technology changes from business process management to AI and LLM are coming at us fast and furious. That’s why 20/15 Visioneers has put together four hands-on, interactive labs at The Paperless Lab Academy® Europe on March 17, 2026

Seats are limited to 20 registrants/workshop Act now!

Contact us at info@20visioneers15.com 

MORNING LABS OPTIONS

from 10:00 to 14:00

AFTERNOON LABS OPTIONS

from 15:00 to 17:00

Prompt Engineering for Scientists led by Raminderpal Singh, Ph.D. 
10:00 - 12:00

Scientists regularly use tools like ChatGPT in work and home.  But how do you power-house their use without any software skills?  It’s called Prompt Engineering and it’s an art to get right.  In this Lab, you'll design the key parameters for a clinical 1 trial for an aging compound!  We’ll set you up with best-practice  methods, so you won’t be lost.  But you will be challenged to build effective prompts.  Everything you learn will be reusable back in your workplace (and at home).

Practical Computerized System Validation for Quality Control led by Bob McDowall
12:00 - 14:00
Computerized system validation (CSV) should deliver real business value to regulated laboratories, not function as a paper-generation exercise. This session explores a streamlined, risk-based approach to CSV, starting with eliminating paper and manual data entry in favor of compliant electronic workflows. Attendees will learn why a one-size-fits-all validation strategy is ineffective and how to tailor validation effort through a flexible validation plan, including when a simple system can be validated using a single document. The workshop will also cover writing clear, testable user and system requirements with traceable numbering, leveraging supplier development and testing activities to reduce in-house effort, defining realistic testing scopes and limitations, executing effective tests with appropriate evidence, and completing the validation summary report with confidence
Vibe Coding 101 for Scientists led by Raminderpal Singh, Ph.D. 
15:00 - 17:00 
This hands-on workshop is designed for scientists and researchers with little to no coding experience  who want to quickly build practical data science applications. The session introduces an intuitive,     accessible approach to coding that helps participants translate scientific questions into functional     tools, explore core data handling and analysis concepts, and gain confidence using modern     technologies to prototype and iterate. By the end of the workshop, attendees will understand how coding can support everyday scientific workflows and leave with the foundation needed to continue building and experimenting independently.

SaaS: Handling the Validation Treadmill led by Bob McDowall
15:00 - 17:00 ​

Traditional computer system validation (CSV) in the pharmaceutical industry has long relied on a “don’t touch it once it’s validated” mindset. However, the rise of Software as a Service (SaaS) has challenged this approach. While SaaS offers flexibility, lower infrastructure costs, and operational pricing models, it also introduces frequent software updates, often every three to four months, placing laboratories on a continuous validation treadmill.
This practical workshop explores how to manage SaaS updates while maintaining a validated state. Attendees will learn how to assess release notes, evaluate the impact of changes, determine whether updates or new functionality can be deferred, and apply effective change control and regression testing strategies. The session provides actionable guidance for releasing updated systems into operational use without sacrificing compliance.

PLA2025Europe previous edition Sponsors  & Workshops

plenary session PLA

Keynote presentations & Panel Discussions

The PLA offers a program with a comprehensive storyline on how to master your edata lifecycle and what to consider when defining your strategies for digital transformation.

Learn from the experiences of industry though leaders and matter experts, discuss your own projects with them. Delve into the requirements for your processes, your people, and your data to achieve your paperless goals.

workshops PLA

Deep Dive Product & Interactive Workshops

Our sponsors host special breakdown sessions in the form of workshops or roundtables. As subject matter experts, they bring their latest solutions (products and/or services) and share with you their experience and knowledge to support your specific needs.

networking PLA

Networking with the Experts

The Paperless Lab Academy® brings multiple solution providers in the exhibition hall, and offers you a good understanding of today and future tendencies. An excellent combination of well known international providers of the lab informatics industry and new companies coming with new innovative proposals.

A real showcase room with quality networking opportunities to gather deeper information with your peers, colleagues, presenters and providers.

QGAT HOTEL SANT CUGAT 

WHERE
Av. de la Via Augusta, 51
08174 Sant Cugat del Vallès
Barcelona
HB-004184
Tel: +34 935 441 922
Email : reservas@qgat.net

DISTANCES
20 minutes taxi from Josep Tarradellas Barcelona-El Prat Airport

EVENT BADGE IS REQUIRED AT ALL SESSIONS

QGAT HOTEL SANT CUGAT

Reasons to attend

  • A 2-day conference about digital lab transformation strategies and enhancing your company digital mindset
  • A 2-day conference about listening, learning, interacting with industry leaders and executives from international companies who share their experiences and strategies
  • A content-rich, non-commercial plenary session
  • Multiple interactive workshops and panel discussions
  • Excellent opportunities to network, interact and learn
  • A unique opportunity to connect with key software and service solution providers
  • Free registrations for visitors

Reasons to sponsor

  • Solid international reputation
  • Exhibition &  sponsored workshops opportunities
  • 90% of attendees involved in a digitalisation project
  • 80% of attendees with budget allocated
  • 75% of attendees actively looking for new solutions
  • Multiple Open Networking Sessions
  • Possibilities to own and lead a one-hour workshop, product intro session, round table discussion
  • Active promotions of our partners activities through the WW PLA community
  • Collaboration for additional marketing activities along the year

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