Lab of the Future 2025

Our 2025 The Evolution of Labs Report has been conducted in partnership with Open Pharma Research, organizers of the Lab of the Future Congress. For the third year running, the survey examines lab technology use and investment, the key benefits and barriers to adoption, and what support is needed to enable the lab of the future. 206 experts contributed to the survey from pharma, biotech, software, services, academia and non-profits across Europe, the Americas and APAC.

Key highlights include:

• AI use continues to rise but lack of skills is a growing barrier 
• Hype is cooling in digital twins, quantum and wearables as companies prioritize practical tools like ELNs and cloud platforms
• The biggest benefit cited for digitizing the lab shifts from efficiency to innovation