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Novartis Unveils Futuristic Labs August 25, 2009
At the 2009 European Biotechnology Leadership Camp (BioCamp), Novartis unveiled its Lab of The Future (LOTF) concept, a global initiative to create state-of-the-art laboratories.
LOTF laboratories will comprise of flexible work spaces, modular furniture to meet changing team needs, cutting edge technology to support communication, interdisciplinary collaboration and enhanced innovation in research.
“Drug discovery evolves rapidly as new technologies and insights into biology modify the scientific approaches,” explains Daniel Vasella, CEO of Novartis. “LOTF equally allows us to rapidly adopt new research tools and foster interdisciplinary work to solve research challenges.”
The visionary LOTF lab environment supports the R&D model by further dissolving the typical divide among the scientific disciplines involved in drug discovery. For example, biologists, clinicians, toxicologists and chemists, are historically separated by organizational structure and often in separate areas. Now the core team members will work side-by-side in the LOTF.
Furthermore, integrated technology and innovative communications tools will allow scientists to work together both in real and virtual space.
“Traditionally, scientists have been separated by their respective areas of expertise,” says Pres. Mark Fishman. “However, the research approach at Novartis, driven by patient needs and understanding the basis of disease, requires that these boundaries disappear to create small, tightly-knit multi-disciplinary teams. These teams promote idea exchange and drive innovation.”
Source: Novartis
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