Smartlab Exchange is an exclusive event for lab transformation leaders, with presentations and networking sessions. SciY are proud sponsors of this event series and this year our Senior Director of Strategy and BD, Anna Codina, is contributing twice to the presentation agenda on the first day of the event.
AI‑Powered Experimentation and Workflow Orchestration: Real‑World Use Cases Across R&D and Manufacturing
Anna Codina, Senior Director Strategy and Business Development at SciY
9:30 am - 10:00 am | April 20, 2026
Across R&D, QC and commercial manufacturing, organizations are investing heavily in AI, automation, and digital platforms, yet many struggle to translate these investments into reliable, end‑to‑end execution. Fragmented systems, inconsistent data structures, and disconnected workflows often prevent (AI-driven) automation from moving beyond isolated use cases or proof‑of‑concepts.
This session presents real‑world use cases of AI‑powered experimentation that address these challenges directly. Drawing on examples spanning from discovery to product development and manufacturing, the talk illustrates how orchestrated workflows, standardized data pipelines, and AI‑assisted decision‑making enable closed‑loop execution. Rather than focusing on architecture diagrams or future visions, the session highlights what is running today: how data is captured from heterogeneous instruments, transformed into AI‑ready assets, and operationalized through automated and human‑in‑the‑loop workflows.
Attendees will gain practical insight into everyday scientific and manufacturing operations that improve throughput, reproducibility, and decision quality, while remaining vendor‑agnostic, compliant, and scalable across the enterprise, supporting continuity across the full ecosystem and scientific lifecycle.
From Strategy to Impact: Closing the Gap Between AI Ambition and Lab Reality
Anna Codina, Senior Director Strategy and Business Development at SciY
9:30 am - 10:00 am | April 20, 2026
Many organizations have bold strategies for AI‑enabled and agentic laboratories, yet struggle to translate this ambition into consistent, scalable impact in day‑to‑day lab operations. Fragmented systems, disconnected data, unclear ownership, governance constraints, and limited trust in automation often create a widening gap between vision and execution. This roundtable will explore where and why that gap emerges in real laboratory environments, drawing on practical experiences across R&D, analytics, and downstream hand‑offs. Participants will discuss the key blockers to impact, emerging patterns that successfully bridge strategy and execution, and what it truly takes to turn AI ambition into meaningful scientific and operational results.
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