Open-Source Instrument Data Converter

Life Science laboratories today rely on a diverse ecosystem of instruments, producing data in proprietary or customized formats and creating a patchwork of datasets that cannot easily flow between systems or support lab automation. Each organization is forced to engineer their own one-off data conversion tools to resolve the bottleneck, slowing down progress and burdening both researchers and IT teams.
 
To address these long‑standing barriers, the Pistoia Alliance is exploring the development of a community-driven repository of open‑source instrument data converters — reusable scripts designed to transform data to standard open formats and thus reduce duplicated effort across the industry.
 
This interactive roundtable brings together members of the community to discuss challenges and opportunities in achieving interoperability across instruments and software platforms. 

For further information, please get in touch with Nathalie Batoux.