Discovery Engines
Discovery Engines
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Featuring the people and platforms accelerating scientific discovery.
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The podcast covers a variety of topics related to scientific innovation, technology in research, and the deep tech startup ecosystem. Specific episodes explore themes such as the ethics and advancements in animal testing, the cultural shifts in lab automation, and the role of AI in life sciences, with examples including conversations around the founding of Olden Labs and the business structure of Bay Area Lab Automators.
Featuring the people and platforms accelerating scientific discovery. Hosted by Nabil Laoudji. Our newsletter: www.discoveryengines.co
Rick Wierenga is creator of PyLabRobot, an open-source, hardware-agnostic Python SDK that’s lowering the barriers to lab automation for scientists, startups and hackers.
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Episode Links:
- Rick’s Twitter
- Rick’s LinkedIn
- PyLabRobot GitHub
- PyLabRobot Forum
- PyLabRobot Twitter
- Dana Gretton, PyHamilton
- PyTorch
- Flow Cytometry
Chapters:
- (00:00) – Preview & Introduction
- (03:33) – Rick’s Serendipitous Foray Into Lab Automation
- (07:00) – Why AWS for Biology
- (09:17) – Understanding Liquid Handling Robots
- (10:49) – Generic Robotics Stack
- (13:20) – Robot Automation With PyLabRobot
- (15:07) – The Community Building PyLabRobot
- (16:54) – Why A Big Pharma Would Support PyLabRobot
- (18:36) – PyTorch: An Open Source Inspiration
- (20:32) – Sharing Technology In A Competitive Industry
- (23:11) – Supported Device Ecosystem
- (25:49) – Surprises in Device Integration
- (27:54) – Reverse Engineering 101
- (31:26) – How Useful Are Github CoPilot, Codex, LLMS for Reverse Engineering
- (34:34) – How Device Manufacturers, Automation Experts, Are Reacting to PyLabRobot
- (39:17) – Open Source Efforts and Device Safety
- (41:11) – How PyLabRobot Enables Sharing Protocols, Reproducibility
- (45:03) – Creating a 3D Scanner From a Liquid Handler
- (48:49) – Supporting Self-Driving Labs
- (54:49) – How PyLabRobot Will Evolve
- (55:40) – Automating Flow Cytometry
- (58:17) – How To Contribute and Connect
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