SLAS2017: A Capital Success Story

SLAS welcomed 5,050 participants from 42 countries to SLAS2017, the flagship international Annual SLAS Conference and Exhibition, held at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, DC, Feb. 4-8, 2017. This diverse collection of scientists, academicians, business leaders and students from around the globe benefitted from an extensive lineup of education, new production information, and opportunities to connect with peers interested in charting the future of life sciences discovery and technology.

SLAS2017 Photo Gallery

Relive the education, innovation and community connections that was SLAS2017 through an extensive photo gallery.

SLAS2017 Presentations Now Available On Demand

Extend the value of the SLAS2017 scientific program and/or view presentations you may have missed while in Washington, DC! A limited number of podium presentations were recorded at SLAS2017, and are now available as on demand webinars (audio and presentation slide synch). This offering includes the 2017 SLAS Innovation Award winner, Elodie Sollier-Christen. Content is available free of charge to dues-paying SLAS members as part of their membership benefits. For complete details, click here.

SLAS Unveils New Strategic Plan

On Monday, Feb. 6, SLAS CEO Vicki Loise publicly introduced the 2017-21 SLAS Strategic Plan during the opening general session. Conveying that the plan was the result of nearly a year of careful deliberations by a committee of leaders and professional team members, Loise concluded that "The process of developing the plan is itself an empowering exercise, and I know the implementation phase will yield positive results, an improved and expanded program portfolio, and a broader membership base from which we will all benefit." View the SLAS Strategic Plan here.

2017 Class of SLAS Fellow Members Announced

In the same general session, SLAS President Scott Atkin announced the inaugural class of SLAS Fellow Members, a brand new, invite-only member category created to recognize the elite class of individuals who have made significant contributions to the Society by way of sharing technical expertise and volunteer service. Said Atkin, "These individuals are shining examples of the spirit of SLAS, freely sharing of their time, talent and connections to serve our entire community." See the 2017 class of SLAS Fellow Members.

Award Winners

As is the SLAS tradition, a host of distinctive awards were recognized at SLAS2017:

Student Poster Awards
A panel of SLAS judges give highest honors — and $500 each! — to these three promising young professionals:

• Alice Bong (University of Queensland): Imaging Intracellular Calcium Dynamics in Breast Cancer using Automated High-Content Fluorescence Imaging
• Sudip Mondal (University of Texas at Austin): Next Generation Screening Technology for High-Throughput Drug Screening using C. elegans Disease Models
• Bilal Zulfiqar (Griffith University): High-Throughput Phenotypic Screening Reveals Novel Pharmacologically Active Compounds for Visceral Leishmaniasis

New Product Awards
40 companies that participated in the SLAS2017 Exhibition submitted new products to be considered for the SLAS2017 New Product Award. SLAS congratulates the following winners that were selected in Washington, DC:

• Avidien Technologies; Product: Avidien MicroPro 300
• Infinitesimal, LLC, Innovation AveNEW ); Product: Nanofountain Probe
• Analytik Jena US, Inc.; Product: SmartExtraction

2017 SLAS Readers Choice Awards
Reflecting popularity among readers throughout 2016.

2017 SLAS Authors Choice Awards
Reflecting popularity among authors (citations) throughout 2016.

2017 SLAS Reviewer Excellence Awards
Reflecting review quality, timeliness and volunteer service in 2016.

2017 SLAS Innovation Award
Nine podium presentations were selected as finalists for the 2017 SLAS Innovation Award. The final round of judging took place during SLAS2017, when all presentations were evaluated by the judging panel using a specific set of criteria. Following deliberations at the conference, Elodie Sollier-Christen, Vortex Biosciences, Inc. was selected as the 2017 Innovation Award Winner for her presentation, Vortex Biosciences Technology for Fast and Label-Free Isolation of Circulating Tumor Cells from Blood Samples.

SLAS2018

SLAS2018 will be held February 3-7 at the San Diego Convention Center in San Diego, CA, USA. Short Courses will take place Saturday-Sunday, Feb. 3-4; the Exhibition and Conference will run Monday-Wednesday, Feb. 5-7. Three new educational tracks will be introduced at SLAS2018: Biologics Discovery, Chemical Biology and High-Definition Biotechnology. The latest information on SLAS2018 can be found at SLAS2018.org, where the SLAS2018 Call for Abstracts will be posted in April 2017. For exhibit and sponsorship opportunities, contact SLAS Exhibits Manager Barry Sacks at [email protected].

SLAS2017 is the annual International Conference and Exhibition from SLAS. Through a unique combination of education, access to innovative technologies and intelligent peer networking, SLAS2017 delivers unmatched value for professionals and students looking to leverage the potential of life sciences discovery and technology.

Keynote Speakers

Jennifer Lippincott-Schwartz
Group Leader
Howard Hughes Medical Institute's Janelia Research Campus

Rachel Swaby
Author of Headstrong: 52 Women Who Changed Science — and the World