Kerstin Thurow's Blog 2021- .....
🔍 Are you curious, ambitious, and excited about advancing scientific research? We are hiring a Research Associate / PhD Candidate (m/f/d)! Join our team and contribute to cutting-edge work in biomarker analytics and metabolomics – with a clear path toward earning your PhD. You will develop modern, partially automated high-throughput analytical methods and shape research projects from initial concept to third-party funding proposals.
celisca expands its teaching portfolio with two new OpenTrons systems!
Supported by the Opentrons Education Program, the new platforms offer students hands-on experience in programming, system integration, and application development for laboratory automation — strengthening celisca’s long-standing commitment to innovation and education in automated laboratory processes.
Mit Datum vom 10.11.2025 wurde Prof. Dr.-Ing. habil. Kerstin Thurow (Lehrstuhl für Automatisierungstechnik der Fakultät für Informatik und Elektrotechnik der Universität Rostock) vom Präsidenten der Bundesanstalt für Materialforschung (BAM) im Benehmen mit dem Bundesministerium für Wirtschaft und Energie (BMWE) in den Wissenschaftlichen Beirat "Material" der BAM berufen. Die Berufung gilt für einen Zeitraum von 3 Jahren.
What once started as a research project has now become an integral part of daily laboratory operations: our mobile robots have matured and are now full-fledged research members of the celisca team.
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 ...
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...
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...
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.
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.
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!