Innovation in Automation Workshop

26 - 26. March 2026
Join Waters in Wexford for an exclusive automation workshop and factory tour. Discover how the Andrew+ Robot and OneLab Software are transforming QA/QC, protein therapeutics, and genetic medicine workflows.
Innovation in Automation Workshop

Why attend?

  • Discover how Waters innovations are transforming QA/QC laboratories, including simplified Endotoxin Testing, seamless Empower–OneLab integration and the new OneLab Secure Deployment Solution (SDS) that redefines cybersecurity, regulatory compliance (21 CFR Part 11, ALCOA), and efficiency. 
  • Explore breakthrough automation applications from Waters across Protein Therapeutics and Genetic Medicine—unlock efficient workflows and smarter lab operations that deliver enhanced data quality. 
  • Go behind the scenes with an exclusive factory tour in Wexford and see where cutting‑edge column technologies, SPE devices, LC and mass spectrometry systems, along with Andrew+ Robots, are built to power the labs of tomorrow. 

Waters Technologies Ireland Ltd

  • IDA Business Park
  • Drinagh
  • County Wexford, Y35D431
  • Ireland

AGENDA

10:00 Registration  
10:30 Welcome to the Lab of the Future

Discover how the Andrew+ Robot, powered by intuitive OneLab Software, is redefining what’s possible in the modern lab

  • Joe Walsh, Waters
10:50 The QA/QC Lab Redefined

Redefine your QA/QC lab with innovations from Waters Automation that include:

  • OneLab Secure Deployment Solution (SDS),  
  • OneLab–Empower integration, and the  
  • Andrew+ Pod.  

Together, these breakthroughs strengthen cybersecurity, simplify compliance, streamline LC workflows, and elevate lab safety.

  • Matt Smith, Waters
11:20 Break
11:30 Transforming Protein Therapeutic Characterization with the Andrew+ Robot

Unlock advanced mAb characterization workflows such as:

  • Protein A Purification 
  • Peptide Mapping 
  • Glycan Profiling 
    • N. Dilip Padliya, Waters
12:00 From Complexity to Control: Advancing Genetic Medicine with the Andrew+ Robot

Discover powerful approaches to solving critical Genetic Medicine challenges such as:

  • Optimizing LNP formulation strategies 
  • Precise measurement of LNP–mRNA encapsulation efficiency 
  • Robust oligonucleotide bioanalysis workflows 
    • N. Dilip Padliya, Waters
12:30  Lunch
13:30 OneLab Software & Andrew+ Robot Demonstration

Session A: Introductory Track – Discover how simple it is to build lab protocols in OneLab Software—streamlining tasks like serial dilutions and plate reformatting 

  • N. Dilip Padliya, Waters

Session B: Advanced Track – Explore advanced workflows through seamless OneLab Software integration with Empower and MassLynx—making LC and LC‑MS sample preparation simpler and smarter. 

  • Matt Smith, Waters
14:30 Wexford Manufacturing Facility Tour

Take an insider’s tour of Wexford Manufacturing and see firsthand how cutting‑edge SPE plates and cartridges, columns, LC and mass spectrometry systems, and Andrew+ Robots are built to drive tomorrow’s labs.

16:00 Close

Attendance is free, and we’ll provide lunch and refreshments.

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