Society for Laboratory Automation and Screening
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|abbreviation = SLAS
|formation = 2010
|headquarters = Oak Brook, Illinois, United States
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|website = {{URL|www.slas.org}}
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Society for Laboratory Automation and Screening (SLAS) is a scientific and professional society formed in 2010 as a merger between the Association for Laboratory Automation and the Society for Biomolecular Sciences.{{cite book |last1=Meyerkord|first1=Cheryl |last2=Haian |first2=Fu |chapter=Harnessing the power of chemistry for biology and medicine|page=7|title=Chemical genomics |date=February 13, 2012 |publisher=Cambridge University Press |isbn=9781139021500 |chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=_kV0AgAAQBAJ&pg=PA7 |access-date=24 October 2018}} The mission of SLAS is "to bring together researchers in academia, industry and government to advance life sciences discovery and technology via education, knowledge exchange and global community building."
SLAS has its global office near Chicago, as well as offices in Brussels.{{cite news |title=SLAS Expands Global Operations with New Office in Europe |url=http://www.selectscience.net/product-news/Society-For-Laboratory-Automation-And-Screening/SLAS-Expands-Global-Operations-with-New-Office-in-Europe/?&artID=30112 |access-date=24 October 2018 |work=Select Science 20 |date=2 September 2013}} Since 2014, its annual meetings are held alternately in San Diego, California in even-numbered years, and in Washington, D.C., in odd-numbered years.{{cite journal |last1=Stevenson |first1=Robert L. |title=SLAS2015: Come Transform Your Lab |journal=American Laboratory |date=December 1, 2014 |url=https://www.americanlaboratory.com/169531-SLAS2015-Come-Transform-Your-Lab/ |access-date=24 October 2018}}{{cite news |last1=Dunlap |first1=Lloyd |title=Show Preview: SLAS goes East |url=http://www.ddn-news.com/index.php?newsarticle=9146 |access-date=24 October 2018 |work=DDNews |date=2015}} For 2021, the SLAS International conference will be held in a virtual format, online.{{cite news |url=https://www.slas.org/events-calendar/slas2021/
|access-date=9 December 2020 |date=2020 |title=SLAS 2021 Digital International Conference and Exhibition}} Starting in 2022, the East coast location for the conference will be held in Boston, MA.{{cite news |url=https://www.slas.org/events-calendar/slas2022-international-conference-and-exhibition/ |access-date=9 December 2020 |date=2020 |title=SLAS 2022 International Conference and Exhibition}}
Purpose
SLAS is organized and operated exclusively for charitable, educational, and scientific purposes as defined by Internal Revenue Code Section ("IRC") 501(c) (3). In particular, SLAS's exempt purpose is to advance laboratory science and technology through education, scientific research, and to serve as a public forum for the exchange of information related to laboratory science and technology.{{cite web |title=Return of Organization Exempt From Income Tax (Form 990) |url=http://990s.foundationcenter.org/990_pdf_archive/272/272620284/272620284_201406_990.pdf |website=Foundation Center|date=2013 |access-date=24 October 2018}}
History
In early 2009, the Society for Biomolecular Sciences (SBS) and the Association for Laboratory Automation (ALA) began discussing ways the organizations could work together to further their respective and similar missions. These discussions led SBS and ALA to recognize that coordinating programs and activities offered many significant advantages.{{cite journal |last1=Crook |first1=Malcolm |title=ALA & SBS: Two Towers of Excellence to Become One |journal=Journal of the Association for Laboratory Automation |date=April 2010 |volume=15 |issue=2 |pages=A9 |doi=10.1016/j.jala.2009.12.005 |s2cid=108749205 |doi-access=free }} Accordingly, SBS and ALA assigned a task force to determine the viability of an SBS-ALA amalgamation. The task force unanimously concluded that both SBS and ALA could be strengthened by merging into a new entity that advanced their common missions and goals while respecting and protecting their unique individual histories and identities.
As of March 15, 2010, the two organizations publicly announced that they proposed to merge SBS and ALA into one organization, which would be "dedicated to advancing scientific research and discovery through laboratory technology".{{cite news |last1=Bouley |first1=Jeffrey |title=ALA and SBS propose to merge as SLAS |url=https://ddn-news.com/index.php?newsarticle=3693 |access-date=24 October 2018 |work=DDNews |date=March 15, 2010}}
As of May 5, 2010, both memberships officially authorized the merger with more than 95% of the votes cast in favor of the plan. The inspectors for the proxy voting process reported that SBS and ALA exceeded quorum requirements by 124% and 218%, respectively, and certified the results as valid.{{cite news |title=SBS and ALA Set to Come Together as New Society for Laboratory Automation and Screening |url=https://www.rdmag.com/news/2010/05/sbs-and-ala-set-come-together-new-society-laboratory-automation-and-screening |access-date=24 October 2018 |work=R&D |date=May 12, 2010}}
Publications
SLAS publishes two scientific journals, SLAS Technology and SLAS Discovery, in partnership with SAGE Publications.{{cite web |title=Scientific Journals |url=https://www.slas.org/publications/scientific-journals/ |website=SLAS |access-date=24 October 2018}} SLAS Technology was published from 1996-2010 as the Journal of the Association for Laboratory Automation
and from 2011-2016 as the Journal of Laboratory Automation (JALA).{{cite journal |last1=Chow |first1=Edward Kai-Hua |title=SLAS TECHNOLOGY: Translating Life Sciences Innovation |journal=SLAS Technology |date=February 2017 |volume=22 |issue=1 |pages=1–2 |doi=10.1177/2211068216677920 |pmid=28256964 |doi-access=free }}SLAS Discovery was published from 1996-2016 as the Journal of Biomolecular Screening.{{cite news |title=Announcing the 2018 SLAS Technology Ten: Translating Life Sciences Innovation |url=https://www.newswise.com/articles/announcing-the-2018-slas-technology-ten:-translating-life-sciences-innovation |access-date=24 October 2018 |work=NewsWise |date=24 January 2018}}{{cite web |last1=Manning |first1=Tom |title=2016 Impact Factors Increase for SLAS Journals |url=https://www.slas.org/SLAS/assets/File/Press%20Releases/pr_061717.pdf |website=SLAS |access-date=24 October 2018}} Special collections of SLAS Technology and SLAS Discovery have been published in December 2020, which are available online as open-access articles for research related to COVID-19.{{cite journal| author=Spicer TP| title=Drug Discovery Targeting COVID-19. | journal=SLAS Discov | year= 2020 | volume= 25 | issue= 10 | pages= 1095–1096 | pmid=33215959 | doi=10.1177/2472555220970966 | pmc=8960151 | doi-access=free }}{{cite journal| author=Chow EK, Wong PK, Ding X| title=Advances in Technology to Address COVID-19. | journal=SLAS Technol | year= 2020 | volume= 25 | issue= 6 | pages= 511–512 | pmid=33215941 | doi=10.1177/2472630320969634 | pmc=8960230 | doi-access=free }}
References
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External links
- [http://www.slas.org/ SLAS web site]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20040819032408/http://jbx.sagepub.com/ Journal of Biomolecular Screening web site]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20120116051333/http://jla.sagepub.com/ Journal of Laboratory Automation web site]
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Category:Scientific societies based in the United States
Category:Organizations established in 2010