Today, laboratories around the world are under greater pressure to deliver accurate results while also dealing with more stringent regulations, increased workflow complexity, and a serious shortage of skilled workers.
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Conventional manual workflows are falling behind and often lack the pace to keep up with the expected demands of the modern lab. This means organizations are being forced to look for other solutions, which include robotic automation. Such is this pressure that the global laboratory automation market alone is predicted to grow to $12.3 billion by 2033.
METTLER TOLEDO, along with ABB Robotics, has published a series of three papers that draw on their joint “Voice of the Customer” survey, conducted by experts across the pharmaceutical, biopharmaceutical, chemical, and battery development industries.
The survey allowed METTLER TOLEDO and ABB Robotics to carefully evaluate current attitudes toward the operational conditions of today’s laboratories, as well as to focus on the opportunities and challenges that arise when implementing automated workflows at scale.
This is the first paper in the series, and it highlights the conditions and state of laboratory operations worldwide. This whitepaper will assess the key drivers for transitioning towards robotic automation while highlighting the most frequently encountered challenges and issues that tend to slow the pace of widespread adoption.
This series will also highlight other key areas of discussion related to robotic automation by looking at how organizations can build an autonomous, data-rich lab of the future. On top of this, the discussion shifts to planning and guidance on the key considerations for choosing the most appropriate partner for this journey.
This information has been sourced, reviewed, and adapted from materials provided by Mettler-Toledo International Inc.
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