Lean Lab 2025 – Towards Lean, Green, Digital, and Data-Driven Laboratories

The Lean Lab returns in 2025 for its fifteenth edition, confirming its role as the reference event for Life Science laboratories. Organized by LifeBee and PLG Consulting & Digital, the Lean Lab has become a unique platform for professionals, managers, and innovators operating in pharmaceutical, biotech, and cosmetic laboratories.

With its consolidated format and an audience that grows in both size and quality each year, the 2025 edition will explore how laboratories are evolving towards leaner, digital, sustainable, and data-driven models. The event is designed as a practical study day, featuring real-life case studies, hands-on experiences, and open discussions with leading companies.

• Green Labs: strategies and tools for building sustainable laboratories
• AI, KPIs & Smart Labs: practical applications of AI to enhance decision-making and operational efficiency (e.g., voice recognition in ELNs)
• Laboratory Robotics: use cases of robotic solutions to streamline repetitive tasks, increase safety, and reduce errors in QC and R&D labs
• Lean Layout: redesigning spaces and workflows to improve efficiency
• Change Management: managing cultural and organizational change during technology adoption
• Multi-site Digitalization: governance models and local rollouts for distributed laboratories
• R&D Laboratories: the strategic role of R&D labs in creating value, with cross-sector case studies
• Cosmetic Focus: a dedicated session on innovation in cosmetic R&D

As always, the true value of Lean Lab lies in the sharing of real experiences. On stage, 20 speakers from leading companies will present their transformation journeys, including experts from Merck, Menarini, Valpharma, SIT Pharma, Fine Cosmetic, Angelini, Eli Lilly, AbbVie, and more.

The agenda includes contributions on digitalization journeys, sustainability projects, lean design, real-time release, robotics, and the results of the annual Lean Lab Survey, which provides an up-to-date snapshot of Life Science laboratories.

The event is held under the patronage of AFTI and SISNIR, with the support of leading Life Science media partners: AboutPharma, Chimica Magazine, Labworld, MakingLife, and NCF.

Lean Lab is designed for directors, managers, and professionals in:

• Quality Control and R&D laboratories
• Third-party testing labs
• Quality Assurance
• Operational Excellence
• IT and Innovation functions

Lean Lab is a unique opportunity to:

• Gain first-hand insights into the most advanced laboratory transformations
• Connect with peers and experts from the Life Sciences sector
• Discover practical solutions to current challenges in laboratory operations
• Be part of a community that shapes the future of laboratories

Save the Date – 25 September 2025
Register now to secure your place.