15 February 2011 - The Society for Laboratory Automation and Screening (SLAS) has renamed the JALA journal, which is now to be known as the Journal of Laboratory Automation.
A user interface for JALA Online, hosted by Elsevier, was also announced, offering enhanced functionality and improved navigation for users. 26 January 2010 - The Association for Laboratory Automation (ALA) has announced 10 additions to its Journal of the Association for Laboratory Automation (JALA) editorial board. 15 January 2010 - The Association for Laboratory Automation (ALA) and the Laboratory Robotics Interest Group (LRIG) have selected 16 companies for a fire innovation session, entitled 'Late Night with LRIG - Rapid Fire Innovation Session', which will be held at the Labautomation2010 event on 23-27 January in California, US.
22 December 2009 - The Association for Laboratory Automation (ALA) has appointed three new board members; Craig Schulz has joined from Amgen, Nitin Sood has joined from Agilent Technologies and Robyn Rourick is currently self employed as a pharmaceutical consultant.
4 December 2009 - The Association for Laboratory Automation (ALA) has selected eight elite start-up companies for its fourth annual Innovation Avenew programme at Labautomation2010.
2 December 2009 - The Association for Laboratory Automation (ALA) has selected 46 up-and-coming scientists and engineers to present at Labautomation2010 in California, US, from 23-27 January.
30 October 2009 - The Association for Laboratory Automation (ALA) has announced an education-based addition to its collaboration with the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE).
The partnership focuses on student research involving the impact of chemical engineering on the science and technologies of laboratory automation.
14 July 2009 - The Association for Laboratory Automation (ALA) has announced international honours for print and online publishing initiatives, and aptitude in communications programs.
3 July 2009 - The Association of Laboratory Automation (ALA) has announced a partnership with Boxwood Technologies to improve online job services at ALA Career Connections.
