Panel Discussion: Trends in Lab Design

Panelists in this video:
+ Vinod Arora, Principal Advisor, Institute of Good Manufacturing Practices India (IGMPI)
+ Naresh Narasimhan, Principal Architect & Managing Partner, Venkataramanan Associates
+ Archana Salil, Founder Director & Principal Architect, Arena Consultants
+ Dr Ajeet Kumar Agrawal, Assistant Director- Analytical Science Division-Biology (ASD-Bio), Shriram Institute for Industrial Research, New Delhi India
+ SM Mudda, Managing Director, Misom Labs

Key Highlights:
+ There is a need to shift from traditional labs to automated labs: Vinod Arora, Principal Advisor, Institute of Good Manufacturing Practices India (IGMPI)

+ Flexibility balanced with functionality to change the very nature of laboratory itself, indicating clever engineering is crucial while designing a lab: Naresh Narasimhan, Principal Architect & Managing Partner, Venkataramanan Associates

+ Digitisation of lab designing is the future. Lab infrastructure cost will rise with digitisation but things are going to change drastically and will move in the positive direction: Archana Salil, Founder Director & Principal Architect, Arena Consultants

+ Recruitment & retention of staff, purchase of capital equipment, laboratory facility upgrade & maintenance and management of changes are some of the current major challenges faced by laboratories: Dr Ajeet Kumar Agrawal, Assistant Director- Analytical Science Division-Biology (ASD-Bio), Shriram, Institute for Industrial Research, New Delhi

+ Focusing on the innovation and modern technology is the need of the hour. Smart labs are the future of lab design: SM Mudda, Managing Director, Misom Labs