SLAS International Conference and Exhibition

Experience this year's show with SelectScience

The SLAS International Conference and Exhibition is the flagship annual conference and exhibition presented by Society for Laboratory Automation and Screening (SLAS). SLAS2026 is taking place in Boston, MA, between February 7 and 11, and is the must-attend event dedicated to life sciences discovery and laboratory automation technology. If you can't attend the event in person or just want to stay up to date on the latest updates from the conference, this dedicated page will share key announcements, exhibitor highlights, and the ground-breaking innovations on display at the show.

Latest SLAS announcements

Hear from SelectScience Editor Cameron Smith-Craig about the key takeaways from last year's conference below.

SLAS2025 featured eight educational tracks, 17 short courses, hundreds of podium and poster presentations, and saw over 6,700 professionals and 400 exhibitors attending from a variety of fields. Key topics explored during presentations and on the show floor include assay development and screening, automation technologies, data science and AI, new modalities, omics and spatial omics, and more.