New Solutions for the Sample Transport and Results Delivery: A Digital Lab

The consolidation of laboratories, the evolution to integrated care network as well as an environment of consumerization are disrupting laboratory services and operations. The switch to SMART (Speed Metrics Automation Remote Technologies) digital laboratories based health ecosystems depends on several prerequisites for successes. Intelligent processes, integration of big data and real-time data management, automation, blockchain, Internet of things and enhancement of user experiences are key element of the smart digital laboratory. Safety, security and cost-effectiveness are pillars for the credibility and transferability of such smart digital laboratory environment. This transforming ecosystem will also trigger novel human – machine interfaces and we will be the gatekeepers for this new “click to brick” ecosystem.