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Professional Profile: Andrea Ingersoll Totte
Andrea Ingersoll Totte has joined HERA Inc. as a lab planner, bringing a passion for creating adaptable, human-centric, and technology-integrated laboratory environments that foster collaboration, innovation, and sustainability
Leveraging Lab Design in a Shifting Life Science Market: Designing for Adaptability
In today’s shifting life science market, companies and building owners must prioritize adaptable, technology-ready lab designs that align with growth stage, specialized programmatic needs, and emerging trends, using early planning and feasibility studies to turn market volatility into competitive advantage
Webinar Review: Building the Sustainable Automated Lab of the Future
The on-demand webinar, “How to Build a Sustainable Automated Lab,” explores how automation, robotics, and AI are reshaping research environments and offers practical guidance on designing flexible, energy-efficient laboratories
How Flexibility and AI Are Reshaping the Future of Lab Real Estate
With AI-native biotechs changing how—and where—science happens, design teams are rethinking flexibility, retrofits, and speed-to-market strategies to prepare labs for the next decade of discovery
The AI-Driven Shift in Lab Design
AI is transforming research so rapidly that laboratories must evolve into flexible, digitally integrated, and automation-ready ecosystems—designed as dynamic platforms for both current and future technologies—where adaptability, smart infrastructure, and cross-sector best practices are the new gold standard for accelerating discovery at “machine speed”
Professional Profile: Matt Malone
Lab Design News spoke to Matt Malone, science and technology practice leader at Perkins&Will, about how his multidisciplinary experience—from architect to developer—shapes his holistic approach to lab planning, fuels his commitment to end-user collaboration
The Future of Labs—Designing for Automation
At the 2025 Lab Design Conference, architect Yvonne Choe emphasized that as automation and AI transform laboratory workflows, infrastructure, and staffing, lab design must evolve to support not only robotic systems but also the human collaboration and innovation that drive scientific discovery
Designing Tomorrow’s Labs Today: The Role of AI and VDC in Modern Life Sciences Facilities
AI and Virtual Design and Construction (VDC) are transforming life sciences facilities by enabling smarter, more sustainable, and highly adaptable lab environments through data-driven design, streamlined construction, and real-time collaboration
Converging Labs and Data: How AI Is Shaping the Future of Life Sciences Infrastructure
AI’s growing role in life sciences is driving the convergence of laboratories and data centers, leading to the design of hybrid, scalable facilities—often through adaptive reuse—that support secure, efficient research and data processing in emerging innovation hubs
Lab of the Future Starts Now: Why Modular, Tech-Ready Design is Key to Reducing Downtime
Thoughtful, tech-enabled lab design—featuring scalable infrastructure, modular layouts, and IoT integration—can significantly reduce equipment downtime, streamline operations, and future-proof laboratories for emerging technologies like AI and real-time monitoring