SLAS 2026

The future of lab automation is agentic.

Whether we connected during the conference or missed each other in the rush, the story is the same: labs already have remarkable hardware, but the software bottleneck still slows scientific iteration.

b12 Labs bridges that gap with an agentic AI designed for the laboratory; translating natural language into automation-ready workflows, plate layouts, and synthesis planning support.

Conference takeaway Stop coding around lab software limitations. Start designing experiments directly.

What we showcased

Three tools that made the value legible.

01

Automation Copilot

Transform natural language into execution-ready automation workflows for instruments like Chemspeed without specialized programming.

02

Plate Designer

Describe your optimization goal and generate plate layouts that surface high-value experiments earlier in the campaign.

03

Synthesis Expert

An agentic retrosynthesis partner that turns planning bottlenecks into actionable, reviewable synthesis strategies.

Why it matters

Hardware is not the constraint anymore.

Scientific teams do not need more scripting burden. They need interfaces that preserve intent, expose constraints clearly, and generate execution-ready structure without forcing every user to become a software specialist.

01

Automation Copilot

Translate scientific goals into low-level machine instructions for real instrument stacks.

Good for labs that already know the workflow but need faster deployment.
02

Plate Designer

Create optimization layouts from plain language and surface high-value conditions earlier.

Describe your goal, get a balanced plate layout with >80% conversion on the first plate.
03

Synthesis Expert

Give chemists an agentic planning partner for retrosynthesis and pathway evaluation.

An agentic retrosynthesis tool for molecular pathway analysis and planning.

Let's continue the conversation.

Whether you saw us at SLAS or are discovering b12 for the first time, we'd love to show you what's possible.