Labs of the Future
🔬 Science Creates hosts 'Labs of the Future' — a day exploring what the next generation of Deep Tech laboratories looks like, inside a working Deep Tech incubator.
Join us for live AI/robotics equipment demos, specialist workshops with suppliers, lab tours and a panel on the Future of Labs.
This event is ticketed and open to both Science Creates members and non-members.
🗓️ Thursday 18 June 2026
📍 Science Creates OMX, BS2 0JZ
🕝 12:30-18:30: we will open the doors of OMX from 12:30
🎫 Free for members, £5 for non-members* (all proceeds go to our STEM outreach charity)
Please select the appropriate ticket type when registering. This will be checked by the Science Creates team.
*If you are a supplier of laboratory goods and services or architectural services and interested in joining this event, please email [email protected].
Non-member tickets are for scientific R&D professionals, researchers, tech transfer / spinout / startup professionals, Deep Tech founders, CXOs and investors only. Your request to join as an attendee may be declined if you are not within one of these groups.
ℹ️ About this event
Science Creates is a Deep Tech ecosystem that enables scientists and engineers to turn their groundbreaking discoveries into disruptive businesses that can revolutionise the health of people and the planet.
This summer, we're bringing the scientific innovation community inside our newly opened incubator, OMX, for a day that goes beyond a typical supplier fair. Discover specialised technologies, lab consumables and cutting-edge equipment — and explore what the future of scientific infrastructure could mean for your work.
🧪 Programme
12.30-15.45 Supplier fair, workshops & seminars at OMX
Suppliers attending: Hamilton, Nikon, Qiagen, Evident Scientific, Thermo Fisher Scientific, Beckman Coulter, BMG Labtech, TWIST Bioscience, Haier Biomedical, JEOL & GPE Scientific
Specialist workshops & seminars include:
13.00-13.30 University of Bristol facilities talks from Flow Cytometry, Wolfson Bioimaging & GW4 Cryo-EM
13.40-14.00 “Intelligent imaging - streamlining microscopy workflows” by Nikon
14.10-14.30 “Sample to insight: QIAGEN solutions for your molecular workflow” by Qiagen
14.40-15.00 “Focus variation microscopy in 3 forms: traditional, confocal and white light interferometry” by Evident Scientific
16.00-16.30 Featured talk* “Enabling the most powerful experiments for biology” by Markus Gershater, Synthace Co-Founder & CEO - at Science Creates Old Market
16.30-17.15 Panel Discussion* “Labs of the Future” at Science Creates Old Market, with:
Dr Harry Singer — CEO, Singer Instruments
Dr Anna Andreou — CEO & Co-founder, CheMastery
Dr Adam Glen — CEO & Co-founder, Unicorn Bio
John Rees — Director of Data Platforms, REACH Industries
17.15-18.30 Drinks reception and refreshments at our 1023 Bar, Science Creates Old Market.
*Spaces limited and allocated on a first-come, first-served basis.
📍Venue information
Please note that parking is not available on site for non-members, except for those with accessibility requirements. The venue is a 10-minute walk from Bristol Temple Meads train station and close to local bus routes on Old Market Street and Temple Way. Should you need to drive, the nearest pay and display car park is at the end of the road from the venue at Gardiner Haskins.