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This February, SLAS 2026 heads to Boston! This year's theme, Where Inspiration Gains Momentum, is all about where scientific ideas are not only sparked, but continuously propelled into meaningful discoveries.

Our team will be there alongside other industry leaders, sharing how the latest in lab automation is helping scientists around the world achieve breakthroughs that truly make a difference to human health with our powerful lab automation solutions, you can find out more below.

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In today’s discovery labs, productivity isn’t limited by ideas, it’s limited by the complexity of automation. Fragmented workflows, steep learning curves, and rigid platforms often slow progress instead of accelerating it. firefly was built to change that! Combining intuitive software, smart connectivity, and a small laboratory footprint, firefly makes it easier to automate diverse workflows - from assay development to screening and sample preparation.

Meet our application scientists and product experts at SLAS 2026 to discover how firefly:

  • Simplifies automation with easy-to-use, workflow-driven software

  • Connects seamlessly into modern lab ecosystems to reduce manual intervention

  • Provides flexible, cloud-enabled methods that adapt as your science evolves

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Bring your colleagues and step into the spotlight at our selfie station!

 

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25 Years of Innovation, Refined for the Future.

For over 25 years, our positive displacement technology has set the standard for speed and precision in liquid handling. At SLAS 2026, we aren’t just celebrating our history we’re launching the future.

Join us as we unveil the refreshed and updated mosquito® and dragonfly® discovery platforms. These instruments have been refined to help you achieve even faster, more efficient workflows, laying the foundation for the next generation of laboratory automation.

Explore mosquito  and dragonfly

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Spotlight Presentation

We’re excited to see our technology featured in the Solutions Spotlight Theatre at SLAS. Join us for a live session highlighting real world automation in action.

Scientists from the Whitehead Institute GTC will share how they implemented a true walkaway workflow for Watchmaker mRNA library prep on firefly®+, covering:

  • The full automated workflow

  • How firefly performs in day-to-day lab use

  • Achieving reliable NGS library generation with minimal hands-on time

Presented by Jennifer Love, Whitehead Institute Genome Core, with over two decades of expertise in NGS library prep and Huw Rees, Field Applications Scientist, SPT Labtech, specializing in RNA library automation.

If you’re looking to scale RNA library prep while freeing up valuable scientist time, this session is one to add to your agenda.


Partnering with application leaders globally, we co-create to solve new challenges across the life sciences.

Collaboration lies at the heart of our mission to revolutionize human health.

By joining forces with industry leaders across the globe, we develop innovative solutions to address emerging challenges in life sciences. Together, our collective expertise and creativity drive the limits of what’s achievable. Each partnership moves us closer to transformative breakthroughs that can truly make an impact.

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Join us at our booth #616 for demos with 10X Genomics and NEB

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Visit dragonfly discovery  at Synthace booth #2628

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Visit apricot DC1 at Cenevo booth #1829

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Presentation Title: Normalized Library Preparation and Simplified Hybridization for Targeted Sequencing Applications

Presentation Date: Monday February 9, 2026

Session Time: 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

Poster Number: 1365-A

Presentation Title: Automating 10x Genomics GEM-X 5’ Gene Expression V3 Library Prep with SPT Labtech’s firefly® to enable screening of over 12M activated primary human T cells

Presentation Date: Tuesday February 10, 2026

Session Time: 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM

Poster Number: 1198-D

Presentation Title: Automating the Illumina DNA Prep Workflow with SPT Labtech’s firefly® for Streamlined, High-Quality DNA Library Preparation

Presentation Date: Wednesday February 11, 2026

Session Time: 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

Poster Number: 1204-E

Presentation Title: Automating High-Efficiency Genomic Workflows: Agilent SureSelect Max DNA Library Preparation and Target Enrichment on the firefly+® Liquid Handling Platform

Presentation Date: Tuesday February 10, 2026

Session Time: 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

Poster Number : 1202-C

Presentation Title: Automation of NEBNext® Ultra™ II RNA Library Prep Kit for Illumina® and the NEBNext® Poly(A) mRNA Magnetic Isolation Module® on SPT LabTech Firefly® Workstation at Weil Cornell Medical School Genomics Core.

Presentation Date: Wednesday February 11, 2026

Session Time: 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

Poster Number: 1209-E

Presentation Title: A Design of Experiments Toolbox for Assay Development and Optimization

Presentation Date: Tuesday February 10, 2026

Session Time: 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM

Poster Number: 1128-D

Presentation Title: Enabling VPS4B Drug Discovery Through a Robust and Miniaturized ATPase Screening Platform

Presentation Date: Monday February 9, 2026

Session Time: 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM

Poster Number: 1281-B

Not attending SLAS but want to learn more?

Our team of experts are always on hand to answer any questions or arrange a demo of our solutions if you'd like to see them for yourself - so get in touch if you'd like to learn more!