Beverly, MA (July 14, 2026) — HighRes®, a provider of intelligent data and laboratory automation workflows for life science organizations, today announced that it has been named as a Sample Vendor for Lab-in-the-loop in the Gartner Hype Cycle for Life Science R&D, 2026.
Lab-in-the-loop (LitL) is an emerging approach that automates the design-make-test-analyze (DMTA) cycle by combining AI-driven experiment design, robotic execution, and standardized, high-fidelity data that flows back to inform the next iteration. The model shifts scientists away from manual execution and toward governing the strategic intent and guardrails of a self-optimizing workflow, with the goal of compressing discovery timelines and improving data quality.
HighRes builds the automation infrastructure and software orchestration that operationalize this approach. Its Cellario® Platform coordinates complex, multi-instrument workflows and captures structured, model-ready data, while its modular Nucleus® Lab Automation Systems provide the reconfigurable hardware backbone that closed-loop experimentation requires.
"Closed-loop, data-driven experimentation depends on automation that is reliable, scalable, and tightly orchestrated. The Cellario Platform and our modular Nucleus Lab Automation Systems are built to coordinate multi-instrument workflows and return high-integrity, model-ready data, the foundation AI-driven discovery requires. We believe our inclusion as a Sample Vendor reflects the central role automation plays in making this approach real for laboratories."
Ira Hoffman
CEO at HighRes
HighRes systems are deployed across drug discovery, genomics, and synthetic biology, applications, where they support higher throughput, reproducibility, and operational readiness for laboratories adopting more autonomous ways of working.
Gartner Attribution
Gartner, Hype Cycle for Life Science R&D, 2026, Reuben Harwood, Jeff Smith, 12 June 2026.
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