Astrix will be a Gold Sponsor of the Lab of the Future Congress Europe 2026 in Amsterdam at the Beurs van Berlage.
- When: September 22-23
- Booth: 29
Join us at the meeting of Innovation, Collaboration and Technology
About the Tab of the Future Congress Europe
The Lab of the Future Congress series interrogates the latest advances and drivers shaping life science research, development and manufacturing, and how these advances can be harnessed to deliver much needed therapeutics at pace and scale. The Congress focuses on the changing nature of the modern research environment, the role of new and emerging technologies and modalities, and the shift to a more collaborative research culture. Our format of curated content, lightening talks, and discussion sessions delivers thought leadership, open discussion, and high levels of audience participation.
About the Astrix Presentation
Keynote Session | September 22nd at 11:15 AM
- Topic: Changing the Tires While the Car Is Driving: How to Modernize Digital Lab Platforms Without Disrupting Operations
- Presenters: Max Petersen, Senior Principal Architect, Astrix & Kristof Verleyen, Program Manager – Molecular Characterization, BASF
Modern laboratory environments are under constant pressure to innovate while continuing to operate at full speed. For many organizations, decades-old systems have evolved into highly complex, tightly coupled platforms that are difficult to scale, integrate, or replace.
In this joint keynote, BASF and Astrix share a real-world transformation journey from monolithic, application-centric architectures toward a data-centric lab platform. At the core of this shift is a simple but powerful principle: data, not applications, should be the stable foundation of the enterprise, enabling flexibility, interoperability, and continuous innovation.
Rather than pursuing a high-risk “big bang” replacement of legacy capabilities, BASF is applying an incremental modernization strategy that gradually introduces modular services, connected through a data integration layer. This approach allows new digital capabilities to be delivered continuously while existing systems remain operational, effectively “changing the tires while the car is driving.”
The session will explore:
- Why traditional application-centric architectures lead to fragmentation, complexity, and limited scalability in modern labs
- How a data-centric architecture enables interchangeable applications and sustainable integration layers
- The role of incremental modernization, service decoupling, and domain-driven design in reducing risk and accelerating value delivery
- Practical lessons learned from BASF’s implementation, including governance, sequencing, and organizational alignment
This keynote provides a pragmatic blueprint for laboratory leaders seeking to modernize complex digital ecosystems without disrupting critical operations, turning transformation from a one-time event into a continuous innovation strategy.
About Astrix
Astrix is the global leader in delivering innovative strategies and solutions to the life sciences industry. Powered by world-class people, proven processes, and advanced technology, Astrix partners with clients to drive measurable improvements in business performance, scientific advancement, and clinical outcomes—ultimately driving towards a goal of improving quality of life. Founded by scientists to address the industry’s most complex challenges, Astrix provides a growing portfolio of strategic and technical services that deliver immediate impact while enabling long-term digital transformation. Our deep expertise spans strategic planning, data strategy, AI/ML readiness and technologies, lab informatics, and modern clinical operations and eClinical platforms so we can successfully deliver solutions that have high impact and drive better outcomes for everyone.