Building LabOps That Keep Up with Growth: Practical Lessons from the Start-Up to Scale-Up Journey

• Evolving LabOps infrastructure, processes, and equipment strategy to support rapid scientific expansion without slowing research teams or overbuilding too early
• Balancing agility with structure as organisations mature, defining roles, governance, and cross-functional workflows while preserving the speed and flexibility of start-up culture
• Scaling safety, compliance, digital tools, and vendor partnerships in a way that remains cost-effective, resource-efficient, and adaptable across changing team sizes, sites, and priorities

Speakers:

Lotte Koopman

Team Lead of Laboratory Operations

Single Cell Discoveries BV