Trivia games - meet people at your table. Have fun.

Lace up for an energizing run to kick off Day 1 with fresh air, steep climbs, and unbeatable San Francisco views.

Kicking off Labapalooza with a warm welcome, an overview of what’s ahead, and our aim to level up every attendee’s game—together.

Big problems show up fast when labs grow. In this session, we’ll cover the most impactful Quartzy releases from the past year and share a preview of what’s ahead. Expect practical examples, clear direction, and a look at how the roadmap is shaping the future of LabOps.

A practical look at the core systems every growing life science organization needs—plus how to strike the balance between moving fast and doing things right early on so you can avoid major headaches down the road and scale with confidence.

Join us for a live “vibecoding” session where we use AI to solve real-world lab friction and bridge manual data gaps in real time.

Join the Quartzy product team for a 45-minute session where a small group of Quartzy users participates in a design exercise that will directly influence the Quartzy product roadmap. We’ll discuss challenges within your labs and work together to organize them into themes for the product team to work on in the near future.

A sharp, insider look at where biotech funding is headed—featuring experts from prominent VC firms and lenders who live and breathe the market every day, giving attendees a clear sense of how money is moving and what it means for growing companies.

Meet the industry’s New Serological Pipetting Powerhouse! The latest in precision, performance, and power to redefine how you aliquot.

Early biotech never goes exactly to plan. Funding shifts, timelines slip, vendors fail, and unexpected hurdles appear. In this candid session, Stephanie Wisner, Co-Founder and Chief Business Officer of Centivax and author of Building Backwards to Biotech, shares a practical framework for staying ahead of inevitable curveballs. Drawing on more than a decade in biotech operations, she’ll outline how to build contingency planning into your company from day one so you can adapt quickly and keep moving forward.

Save Time and Effort in the Lab with Our mPAGE Lux, Scepter, and DCI.

A Polynesian-themed celebration of all the hard work in LabOps that keeps life sciences organizations humming. Because working in a smoothly running lab is like working in a tropical paradise.

Plus, we’re introducing the “Labbies” - where we recognize the most resourceful, organized, and downright ingenious lab legends in the business.

Elevate your morning in the iconic Crown Room with an energizing 30-minute sunrise flow sponsored by Scilogex. All levels are welcome, just bring your breath and enjoy the view.

A forward-looking dive into how AI is transforming discovery, operations, and decision-making across the life sciences—with real examples, practical takeaways, and a look at what’s coming next.

Lab operations professionals are often responsible for introducing new systems, workflows, and vendors, but rarely have the formal authority to force change. So, how do you actually get people on board? In this interactive session, Jamie Shah (Adjunct Professor, University of Chicago Booth School and President of Chem-Impex) shares practical frameworks for building credibility, navigating resistance, and influencing stakeholders across your organization. You’ll leave with simple tools you can use immediately to turn pushback into progress and successfully lead change from wherever you sit in the organization.

Leadership and Team collaboration to scale effectively 

● Questions about career development here 

● Bharath’s discussion of the loneliness of ops

A practical panel on choosing the right site, navigating permits, and designing spaces that actually support collaboration and culture. Plus the common pitfalls teams wish they’d seen coming.

The leap from research to manufacturing is one of the most difficult transitions in biotech. This talk explores the realities of tech transfer, facility buildouts, supply chain complexity, and CDMO partnerships that determine whether promising science becomes a scalable therapy.

A hands-on panel exploring the lightweight automation tricks real teams use to scale—practical, creative, and focused on high-impact wins that don’t require massive resources.

A quick-hitting, upbeat panel where each speaker shares one game-changing insight, hire, tool, or decision that transformed their company’s operations—fast stories, honest reflections, and takeaways you can use immediately.

We wrap up Labapalooza with final reflections, big thank-yous, and the always-chaotic raffle giveaway—one last burst of energy before everyone heads home inspired.