Breda, 17 August 2026
Imagine this: Your research team identifies a cutting-edge instrument or a new assay technique that could significantly accelerate your discovery phase. You are ready to integrate it into your workflow, only to find that your current setup lacks the flexibility to connect with technologies outside its standard ecosystem.
In early-stage research, agility is everything. Hypotheses change, protocols evolve, and new analytical tools emerge overnight. When an automation setup struggles to adapt to these changes, the research pace naturally slows down.
At LAB Services, we believe research automation requires a platform designed for change: Freedom by Design.
Research moves fast. Your platform should too.
Every research laboratory has unique goals, which is why we advocate for a genuinely open, vendor-neutral approach. Powered by PlateButler® IV and ArchiTECHt OS, our platform gives laboratories the freedom to integrate the hardware and software that best serve their science.
Because we focus on integration rather than instrument manufacturing, our priority is simple: making your chosen tools work together seamlessly. Your team retains full control over your platform design, your scientific roadmap, and your future technology choices.
What "freedom by design" delivers for research
• Unrestricted instrument choice: Combine the absolute best tools for your specific research applications, regardless of the manufacturer.
• Agile experimentation: Easily pivot workflows, adopt new methods, and test emerging technologies as your scientific focus evolves.
• Modular scalability: Upgrade or replace individual instruments over time, allowing your platform to grow alongside your research.
• Long-term continuity: Protect your capital investments with an adaptable framework that avoids unnecessary platform overhauls.
• Focus on discovery: Keep your team's energy where it belongs—on advancing science, supported by a flexible operational foundation.
Built for the frontier of science
PlateButler® IV and ArchiTECHt OS are engineered around open standards, modular integration, and seamless interoperability. As your research expands and new analytical devices enter the market, your automation environment easily expands with them.
No rigid boundaries. No unnecessary complexity. Just an agile automation platform built to support your next scientific breakthrough.
For over 30 years, LAB Services has partnered with research laboratories worldwide to build automation solutions that maximize flexibility, minimize operational risk, and drive long-term value.
Because real innovation shouldn't be constrained by a single ecosystem.
Build an automation platform as dynamic as your science.