Embracing Greater Digitalization – Barriers and Drivers of the Digital Lab

Digitization in the laboratory offers benefits such as comprehensive documentation, data integrity, and efficient use of resources. Nevertheless, many areas are lagging behind because training for laboratory staff does not place enough emphasis on digital data collection. To increase automation, digitization must go hand in hand with standardization and communication standards. You can find the reasons for this and possible solutions in an article in *Laborpraxis*.