Lab of the Future | How Open-Source Accelerates Research with Jon Brennan-Badal

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In this installment of our "Lab of the Future" series, we take a look at how open-source is changing the research landscape at a rapid pace. Our guest is Opentrons CEO Jon Brennan-Badal, who's here to share his perspectives on open-source technology in the life sciences and how Opentrons' latest product Opentrons Flex™ is designed to help researchers break new grounds in R&D.

Key Learning Points:

• The benefits of offering a product with open-source
• The future outlook of open-source-capable devices in biotech
• The advantages of using AI to generate protocols
• Trends in open-source technology within the life sciences industry

Full transcript available on Buzzsprout.
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