Life Sciences and Society - New Series in SLAS Technology
Kerstin Thurow's Blog 2021- ..... · 27. Oktober 2025
SLAS Technology is pleased to announce the new Life Sciences and Society series, authored by SLAS Technology Associate Editor Kerstin Thurow, PhD (University of Rostock Center for Life Science Automation). The series explores the critical intersection where rapid scientific advancement meets societal impact. By exploring the social and ethical dimensions of life sciences, the series invites readers to critically reflect on how scientific discoveries shape our world and how society, in turn ...

LCGC: The Present and Future of Automation in Analytical Laboratories
Kerstin Thurow's Blog 2021- ..... · 21. Oktober 2025
Analytical laboratories are undergoing a fundamental transformation. In the face of increasing sample volumes, growing regulatory requirements, and the rising demand for faster, more precise, and cost-efficient analysis, optimizing laboratory processes is becoming a central focus. Automation technologies offer promising solutions in this regard. Recently, they have evolved from isolated solutions to comprehensive systems that permeate nearly all areas of laboratory practice...

Viewpoint Paper in Science Robotics
Kerstin Thurow's Blog 2021- ..... · 02. Oktober 2025
Exited to share our new viewpoint paper in Science Robotics: Accelerating discovery in natural science laboratories with AI and robotic perspectives and challenges". The paper discusses how automation and AI can transform scientific discovery by taking over repetitive tasks, enabling flexible and robust experimentation, improving reproducibility , and unlocking new ways to manage and interpret complex data, while highlighting the challenges of integration, standardization, and ethics. The paper...

Review Paper selected as Editor's Choice
02. Oktober 2025
We are pleased to announce that our review paper "UWB-Based Real-Time Indoor Positioning Systems: A Comprehensive Review" has been selected as Editor's Choice in Applied Sciences (MDPI). This work provides an in-depth analysis of current Ultra-Wideband (UWB) positioning technologies, system architectures, challenges, and future directions — serving as a valuable resource for researchers and practitioners in the field of real-time indoor localization. Read the full paper here

Flexible Automated Capping and Decapping – One Tool for Many Lab Containers
Kerstin Thurow's Blog 2021- ..... · 03. September 2025
Our automated capping and decapping unit is designed for flexible use with various lab containers. With adaptive gripping and precise torque control, it ensures reliable, reproducible results—ideal for automated, high-throughput workflows.

New Addition to Mobile Robotics: M.Sc. Arman Ahmed Khan
Starting in August, M.Sc. Arman Ahmed Khan will join the celisca team to strengthen our mobile robotics activities, focusing on human-robot interaction. With a strong background in robotics, sensor data fusion, and dynamic gesture recognition on ROS-based platforms, he brings valuable expertise to our research.

celisca Summer Break
After successful months presenting our research at numerous conferences, celisca is now heading into summer break to prepare for upcoming exams. We’ll be back in October with renewed energy. Wishing all partners and friends a wonderful summer!

Automatisierung und Vielfalt
Automatisierung prägt zunehmend Lebens- und Arbeitsbereiche – effizient, skalierbar und scheinbar neutral. Doch bildet sie gesellschaftliche Vielfalt ab oder verstärkt sie Ausgrenzung? Wer entwickelt diese Systeme und für wen? Prof. Dr. Kerstin Thurow hat für die Essay-Reihe der Akademie der Wissenschaften Hamburg zum Thema „Vielfalt“ einen Beitrag über Automatisierung als Chance und Risiko für Vielfalt geschrieben.

New Team Member in Process Visualization: M.Eng. Manojkumar Krishnaramanujam Baskaran
We are pleased to welcome M.Eng.. Manojkumar Krishnaramanujam Baskaran to our process visualization team. With his background in software engineering and expertise in Python, Django, React, and UI/UX design, he will play a key role in shaping our future developments.

Strengthening Our Automation Team: M.Sc. Tianchu Wang Joins celisca
We welcome M.Sc. Tianchu Wang to the celisca team! Starting July 15, he will support our automation activities. As part of the GlasAgent project, he will work closely with SCHOTT and our team to develop an automation system for sample preparation in glass analytics. We look forward to the collaboration!

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