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Tuesday, November 11, 2025 in Duisburg
Communication and data standards for laboratory and analytical applications are two sides of the same coin: communication standards capture live data generated during experiments and result creation, while data standards document the results along with critical context—such as who conducted the experiment, when, with what materials, and using which methods. Ideally, both should be built on shared definitions of entities and information elements. For the first time, the combination of OPC UA LADS and Allotrope Foundation framework enables seamless integration between communication and documented data. Ontologies like the Allotrope Foundation Ontology (AFO) provide the conceptual foundation necessary to achieve true FAIR data across laboratory environments.
Program
09:30 AM
Registration
10:00 AM
Introduction by Thorsten Teutenberg und Ricardo Cunha: Bridging tow universes or: how to get the standards applied in routine laboratories?
10:15 AM
From Data Silos to a Connected Laboratory World: How OPC UA & LADS Enable Digitalization, Automation and AI Benefits
Stefan Hoppe, OPC Foundation
11:00 AM
Coffee Break
11:15 AM
Challanges for generic and agnostic data access, management and processing
Gerrit Renner, University of Duisburg-Essen, Ricardo Cunha, IUTA e. V.
11:40 AM
Allotrope Foundation Data Standards explained
Matthias Mailänder, Lablicate GmbH
12:05 AM
Lunch
13:00 PM
Enabling LADS OPC UA in laboratory devices
Maximilian Wiens, Wiens Synefex GmbH
13:25 PM
Data standardization in LADS OPC UA via Allotrope Simple Model
Heiko Fessenmayr, Agilent Technologies GmbH
13:50 PM
Bridging laboratory systems with LADS OPC UA: LES, ELN, and LIMS integration
Julian Lübke, labforward GmbH
14:15 PM
OpenChrom: interoperability and FAIRness in data analysis
Philip Wenig, Lablicate GmbH
14:40 PM
Coffee break
15:00 PM
Relevance of LADS OPC UA and Allotrope Data Standards for research and industry users with roundtable discussion
Janina Bolling, SPECTARIS - German Industry Association for Optics, Photonics, Analytical and Medical Technologies, Lena Meyer, Bundesanstalt für Materialforschung und -prüfung (BAM), Jochen Türk, Kooperationslabor Ruhrverband, Emschergenossenschaft und Lippeverband, Gerrit Renner, Universität Duisburg-Essen
16:00 PM
Closing remarks
16:15 PM
End of Workshop
