2026 LRIG-New England Fall Seminar and Exhibition

NEW RoundTable Discussion Announced!

Title: From Lab Robots to Lab agents: The Physical AI Revolution

Where: Endeavor Room

Time: 1-2pm

Summary:

Come join us prior to the opening of the Exhibition for Our Free Rountable on how laboratory automation has evolved from rigid, pre-programmed workflows to something far more powerful: physical agentic AI that can reason, adapt, and learn. Come and join our panelist for an executive discussion on how autonomous AI agents are transforming lab operations—from routine sample processing to complex experimental design.

In this session, you'll discover:

• What makes "agentic" AI different from traditional lab automation—and why it matters now
• Real-world deployment patterns from early adopters in biopharma and research labs
• The technical stack: How LLMs, computer vision, and robotics integrate into physical agents
• ROI beyond throughput: Flexibility, knowledge capture, and accelerated innovation
• Implementation roadmap: Where to start, what to avoid, and how to scale

Our Panelists:

• Olga Seltser, Head of Automation and Laboratory Technology, Dash Bio
• Kalpesh Gupta, Director of lab automation, Moderna
• Andrew Davis, Principal Automation Engineer, Lila Sciences
• Luis Villa, Sr. Developer Relations Manager Physical AI, NVIDIA

PLEASE Note the rountable is limited space event, so plan to arrive early if you would like to join the conversation. Also remember, the exhibition does not open until 2pm.

General Event Information

UPDATE: Workshop Agenda Released. Exhibition Floor is SOLD OUT!! Register now to Attend our Fall Event and stay tuned as we finalize the program.

We are happy to invite you to our annual LRIG New England 2026 Fall Seminar and Exhibition which is being held at the Boston Marriott Cambridge Hotel. This is a free event to our members where you can visit our seminars and exhibition floor and talk to our participating speakers and exhibitors. There are also free workshops provided by some of exhibitors where current issues and topics are discussed. There are 60+ exhibitor spots available.

Food and non-alcoholic beverages are provided for free to all members and exhibitors during this event. For those interested in purchasing alcoholic beverages a bartender is available to provide you this service for a fee. There are multiple parking options available including two parking garages within a block and street parking is available where appropriate. We do not validate parking for this event. The Grand Ballroom and Concept room are located on the 2nd floor of the hotel. The Endeavor and Enterprise meeting rooms are located on the 3rd floor. There is a stairwell just outside the Grand Ballroom which will lead directly to the meeting rooms. The elevator will also access the 3rd floor meeting rooms from the 2nd floor.

We regret that we need to increase our costs again based on rising costs for holding this event and maintaining the same event quality. We appreciate our vendor community for their help in supporting our initiatives, including our Community Outreach programs.