Hands-off precision: Automating Particle Analysis with Takeda

Automated Particle Analysis at Scale: A Takeda and Waters Success Story

Takeda and Waters collaborated to develop an automated particle analysis workflow that combines sample preparation and characterization into a single solution.

Through a real-world case study, Takeda and Waters will share their experience developing and implementing this workflow, including key considerations, lessons learned, best practices, and practical insights for successfully adopting laboratory automation.

Attendees will learn how automation can reduce hands-on time and operator variability while increasing throughput, reproducibility, and data quality for subvisible particle analysis in biologics, cell and gene therapies, and other emerging modalities.

Speakers will demonstrate how the Andrew+™ Robot, Extraction+™ Device, OneLab™ Software, and Aura™ Particle Analysis Systems work together to automate key workflow steps, from sample preparation and fluorescence staining through particle imaging, counting, sizing, morphology assessment, and identification.

Key takeaways

• See how the Andrew+™ Robot, Extraction+™ Device, OneLab™ Software automate the Aura Particle Analysis Systems for sample preparation from mixing, loading, and fluorescence staining workflows.
• Understand how standardized preparation reduces hands-on time and operator-driven variability.
• Learn how Aura Particle Analysis Systems backgrounded membrane imaging (BMI) analyzes up to 96 low-volume samples for particle count, size, morphology, and identification.
• Identify where automated particle analysis fits across biologics, gene therapy, cell therapy, and formulation development.

Who should attend

This webinar is designed for scientists, managers, and laboratory leaders in biopharma and CDMOs who support formulation development, analytical development, process development, particle characterization, biologics, gene and cell therapy, and emerging modalities. It is especially relevant for Aura Particle Analysis System or Andrew+ Robot users, laboratories screening large sample sets, and teams evaluating automation to improve throughput, reproducibility, and traceability.

Speaker: Dikran Khachadourian (Senior Product Manager, Waters Corporation)

Dikran Khachadourian is a Senior Product Manager for the Aura™ product line at Waters Corporation.

He earned a bachelor's degree in Biochemistry and a master's degree in biology from the University of California, San Diego. Prior to product management, he served as a Field Applications Scientist, supporting Aura customers across the western United States.

Passionate about translating customer challenges into meaningful solutions, Dikran combines scientific expertise with customer insight to develop innovative technologies that help researchers deliver safe and effective therapies to patients.

Speaker: Nikolas Vamvoukas (Principal Commercial Manager, Waters Corporation)

Nikolas Vamvoukas is a Principal Commercial Manager at Waters, with over 10 years of experience in lab automation. He holds a BSc in Automation Engineering and an MSc in Avionic Systems from the University of Sheffield.

He has worked across R&D, service, and commercial roles, contributing to the development and global deployment of laboratory automation solutions. Today, he focuses on enabling labs to improve efficiency, reproducibility, and compliance through connected automation technologies across pharma, biopharma, and food applications.

Speaker: Bruce Mason (Associate Scientific Fellow, Takeda)

Moderator: Guillaume Mignard (Lab Automation Product Marketing Manager, Waters Corporation)

Guillaume Mignard serves as the Lab Automation Product Manager at Waters Corporation, a position he has held since 2025. He previously occupied the roles of Product Manager and Product Designer of the OneLab™ Software.

Since his start at Waters in 2017, he has led the strategic vision, design, and deployment of the OneLab™ Software, a cloud-based platform that democratizes laboratory automation for scientists worldwide.

Guillaume initiated his professional journey as a UX/UI designer specializing in business software, where he pioneered user-centric design principles at a time when such approaches were still emerging beyond web marketing.