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Dear SiLA friend Get the latest news from the lab, updates on SiLA, insightful articles, event highlights, and where you can meet us next.Download it here: https://sila-standard.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/SiLA_Connection_Newsletter_July_2026.pdf We hope you enjoy the content! Your SiLA-Team  ...Continue reading
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Events

  • PyLabRobot Workshop

    Date: Sept 28-29

    Place: Copenhagen, DK

  • SiLA Cyber Hackathon

    Date: Oct 6-7, 2026

    Place: Munich, DE

  • BioTechX

    Date: Oct 6-8, 2026

    Place: Basel, CH

Learn more about SiLA 2

We are excited to present our new standard

Benefits of using SiLA

“Without SiLA we would continue to have increased development costs, time, and project risks for integrated systems as we deal with proprietary instruments and data interfaces.”

Inken Plitzko, Scientist, F-Hoffmann-La Roche AG

“Having a SiLA standard will allow us to have a much more modular and versatile system.”

Geoffroy Bourquin, Senior Research Expert, Actelion Pharmaceuticals Ltd

“SiLA gives scientists more time to innovate because it makes automation possible for every lab.”

Oliver Peter, Director, Actelion Pharmaceuticals Ltd.

Core Competencies

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Connect

Connect your analytical balance to your Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS)

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Interface

Interface your plate reader with your liquid handler

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Integrate

Integrate your control software with your Electronic Laboratory Notebook (ELN)

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Merge

Merge your data with John’s data from the lab next door

SiLA

SiLA enables the Lab of the Future through free and open systems communication and data standards. Whether you are a scientist, an integrator, or a supplier, we help future-proof labs, offering end-to-end integration by connecting instruments to informatics systems, lab systems to each other, and people with their data.

Our Vision

Enabling technology so you can run your lab.

Setting up a lab is a breeze.
Nobody likes lab setup so the least we can do is make it easy. By eliminating custom interfacing, we make integration for any device or data system quick and simple.

Build the lab you want and we’ll sustain it.
As your lab needs change, re-use your tools across different workflows and trust that your data integrity and flow will be robust.

We’ll save you a fortune, not cost you one.
SiLA standards help reduced overall cost of ownership including initial setup, operating costs and cost due to system changes or upgrades.

 We’ll benefit you in the short term. And in the long term, too.
Beyond facilitating lab setup, SiLA enables data retention by storing information in a standard, consistent format for later processing.

Not a scientist? We help system suppliers too!
Whether you expose the SiLA interface to your customers or not, re-using SiLA components within your devices and software reduces development costs, time, and risk.

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