SBA and ALA Announce Proposed Merger

The Society for Biomolecular Sciences (SBS) and the Association for Laboratory Automation (ALA) have been strategizing a merger to unite their complementary missions within the context of one inclusive organization – the Society for Laboratory Automation and Screening (SLAS). The merger awaits membership approval via a proxy voting process.

With member approval, both organizations will unite as individual sections of SLAS, each retaining its individual identity and specialized educational focus. While they will also retain their individual missions as sections, they will collectively address the overall SLAS mission – to provide forums for education and information exchange to encourage the study of and improve the science and practice of laboratory automation and screening.

Voting opens March 15 and closes May 5. Upon member approval, the merger will become official July 1, 2010.