Luis Villa
@lvilla.bsky.social
Lab Automation Engineer & co-founder of the Bay Area Lab Automators. Background in Genomics from UC Berkeley. Exp in NGS, CLIA, FDA, Clinical, Cell Therapy, Software Dev, and 2x Cat Dad. 🇲🇽🇸🇻
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Celebrated International Lab Automation Day with a 24 hour hackathon at Studio 45 where be built MCP servers for robots and integrated them into agentic workflows. Folks flew in from Boston, Denver, Seattle, Houston and more to come together and build at the edge. #labautomation
June 23, 2025 at 3:56 AM
Celebrated International Lab Automation Day with a 24 hour hackathon at Studio 45 where be built MCP servers for robots and integrated them into agentic workflows. Folks flew in from Boston, Denver, Seattle, Houston and more to come together and build at the edge. #labautomation
SF New Event Alert: Build in public, learn in public, level up as a community. It's never been easier to build and building is without a doubt the best way to learn. if the only constant in our industry is change, how are you making the space & time to keep up with these changes?
May 29, 2025 at 2:14 PM
SF New Event Alert: Build in public, learn in public, level up as a community. It's never been easier to build and building is without a doubt the best way to learn. if the only constant in our industry is change, how are you making the space & time to keep up with these changes?
The number one question I get asked is, "how can I break into automation?" The number two question I get asked is, "how can I make that next leap?" My answer is generally the same, "Come to our hackathons." Why?
May 21, 2025 at 6:24 PM
The number one question I get asked is, "how can I break into automation?" The number two question I get asked is, "how can I make that next leap?" My answer is generally the same, "Come to our hackathons." Why?
We are co-hosting our third AI x Lab Automation hackathon in San Francisco to kick off International Lab Automation Day & SF Deep Tech Week: lu.ma/3ys6obhi
ai + lab auto 24hr hack @ studio 45 · Luma
we're bringing together the best of the bay area ai, hardware, and bio communities to explore solving challenges in lab automation.
**no pre-reqs. all…
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May 20, 2025 at 3:17 PM
We are co-hosting our third AI x Lab Automation hackathon in San Francisco to kick off International Lab Automation Day & SF Deep Tech Week: lu.ma/3ys6obhi
Massive loss
Breaking News: The top vaccine official at the FDA abruptly resigned, saying that Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s “misinformation and lies” were irresponsible.
Top FDA Vaccine Official Resigns, Citing Kennedy’s ‘Misinformation and Lies’
Dr. Peter Marks, a veteran of the agency, wrote that undermining confidence in vaccines is irresponsible and a danger to public health.
www.nytimes.com
March 29, 2025 at 2:41 AM
Massive loss
Unfortunately being heads down as an IC (for some reason VP's & founders still seem to have unlimited time even when they're heads down) means that even within that month or two, you miss out on a lot of research and updates.
March 15, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Unfortunately being heads down as an IC (for some reason VP's & founders still seem to have unlimited time even when they're heads down) means that even within that month or two, you miss out on a lot of research and updates.
Impossible to imagine a future where agents aren’t some of the first “workers” at startups.
February 27, 2025 at 1:40 AM
Impossible to imagine a future where agents aren’t some of the first “workers” at startups.
Using @anthropic.com Claude Code and this is what agents should feel like day to day. Simple terminal, easy to prompt. Curious to see how it does with DI and self generation of Swagger comments. Vibe coding is here to stay.
February 26, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Using @anthropic.com Claude Code and this is what agents should feel like day to day. Simple terminal, easy to prompt. Curious to see how it does with DI and self generation of Swagger comments. Vibe coding is here to stay.
It's clear when folks aren't familiar with or using the technologies they're hyping. You may have interviewed or spoken with 100 experts to arrive at a conclusion that supported your initial hunch but did you talk to the correct 100 people? I doubt it.
February 26, 2025 at 2:55 PM
It's clear when folks aren't familiar with or using the technologies they're hyping. You may have interviewed or spoken with 100 experts to arrive at a conclusion that supported your initial hunch but did you talk to the correct 100 people? I doubt it.
I've been hibernating since #SLAS, I've been grinding & pushing through professional & personal deadlines. Lab automation remains a domain that still requires a whimsical and dizzying array of skillsets. Currently using my first "free" day to read through a backlog of papers, blogs and code. 🥂
February 22, 2025 at 9:38 PM
I've been hibernating since #SLAS, I've been grinding & pushing through professional & personal deadlines. Lab automation remains a domain that still requires a whimsical and dizzying array of skillsets. Currently using my first "free" day to read through a backlog of papers, blogs and code. 🥂
Excellent to see self-driving laboratories as one of the technologies to watch in 2025: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Self-driving laboratories, advanced immunotherapies and five more technologies to watch in 2025
Sustainability and artificial intelligence dominate our seventh annual round-up of exciting innovations.
www.nature.com
January 21, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Excellent to see self-driving laboratories as one of the technologies to watch in 2025: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Reposted by Luis Villa
Can a headline alone be eligible for a Pulitzer?
January 17, 2025 at 9:08 PM
Can a headline alone be eligible for a Pulitzer?
Always happy to talk about lab automation! I had a lot of fun sitting down for this podcast, thanks for having me @nabilwrites.bsky.social
“You sit in between three of the biggest problems in the [biotech] industry.”
I love this insight from @lvilla.bsky.social – co-founder of Bay Area Lab Automators – on why a career in biotech lab automation is so compelling.
Catch the full conversation here: youtu.be/oT8VnQ_UNNo
I love this insight from @lvilla.bsky.social – co-founder of Bay Area Lab Automators – on why a career in biotech lab automation is so compelling.
Catch the full conversation here: youtu.be/oT8VnQ_UNNo
January 16, 2025 at 10:05 PM
Always happy to talk about lab automation! I had a lot of fun sitting down for this podcast, thanks for having me @nabilwrites.bsky.social
Reposted by Luis Villa
“You sit in between three of the biggest problems in the [biotech] industry.”
I love this insight from @lvilla.bsky.social – co-founder of Bay Area Lab Automators – on why a career in biotech lab automation is so compelling.
Catch the full conversation here: youtu.be/oT8VnQ_UNNo
I love this insight from @lvilla.bsky.social – co-founder of Bay Area Lab Automators – on why a career in biotech lab automation is so compelling.
Catch the full conversation here: youtu.be/oT8VnQ_UNNo
January 16, 2025 at 6:17 PM
“You sit in between three of the biggest problems in the [biotech] industry.”
I love this insight from @lvilla.bsky.social – co-founder of Bay Area Lab Automators – on why a career in biotech lab automation is so compelling.
Catch the full conversation here: youtu.be/oT8VnQ_UNNo
I love this insight from @lvilla.bsky.social – co-founder of Bay Area Lab Automators – on why a career in biotech lab automation is so compelling.
Catch the full conversation here: youtu.be/oT8VnQ_UNNo
After visiting an autonomous lab, saw this view from Lawrence Berkeley National Lab at @ucberkeleyofficial.bsky.social
January 12, 2025 at 4:02 AM
After visiting an autonomous lab, saw this view from Lawrence Berkeley National Lab at @ucberkeleyofficial.bsky.social
Favorite time of the year!
January 11, 2025 at 12:50 AM
Favorite time of the year!
Reposted by Luis Villa
or even "people are actually pretty rational and not that impressionable." All of this seems quite ahistorical and unscientific, even in the context of Meta's own history and own research. Do the ads influence people but not the malicious posts? It doesn't hold water. 5/7
January 10, 2025 at 11:42 PM
or even "people are actually pretty rational and not that impressionable." All of this seems quite ahistorical and unscientific, even in the context of Meta's own history and own research. Do the ads influence people but not the malicious posts? It doesn't hold water. 5/7
Co-hosting a FREE, all-day workshop in San Francisco prior to #SLAS. Learn #SiLA and #AnIML standards with practical examples (real & cloud based instruments) and datasets. Great opportunity to upskill and fix your lab! #LabAutomation
Check out the details here: www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...
Check out the details here: www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...
January 10, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Co-hosting a FREE, all-day workshop in San Francisco prior to #SLAS. Learn #SiLA and #AnIML standards with practical examples (real & cloud based instruments) and datasets. Great opportunity to upskill and fix your lab! #LabAutomation
Check out the details here: www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...
Check out the details here: www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...
Holidays & Community 🥰 that’s what it’s all about in the end!
The good vibes were palpable at our SF meetup with Bay Area Lab Automators! Can you spot Santa (@lvilla.bsky.social ) in the crowd? 🤖🧬✨
Big thanks to our SF leads Adam Ferguson and Jack Morel for making this happen! More to come in 2025!
Big thanks to our SF leads Adam Ferguson and Jack Morel for making this happen! More to come in 2025!
December 22, 2024 at 5:29 AM
Holidays & Community 🥰 that’s what it’s all about in the end!
Reposted by Luis Villa
I'm about to rebrand all my cron jobs to AI agents and raise a $100,000,000 seed round.
December 18, 2024 at 1:22 AM
I'm about to rebrand all my cron jobs to AI agents and raise a $100,000,000 seed round.
Patiently waiting for @stiles.io to learn about the OpenAI API @golang.org library.
December 18, 2024 at 12:25 AM
Patiently waiting for @stiles.io to learn about the OpenAI API @golang.org library.
Attending SLAS 2025 in San Diego? Is there an event meetup map? Trying to figure out the optimal date & time for a bootstrapped event. Tag or share if you know anyone!
December 15, 2024 at 6:00 PM
Attending SLAS 2025 in San Diego? Is there an event meetup map? Trying to figure out the optimal date & time for a bootstrapped event. Tag or share if you know anyone!
Sora is pretty cool. Storyboard in comments.
December 14, 2024 at 12:22 AM
Sora is pretty cool. Storyboard in comments.
Of course I am going to refactor my code before the holiday break. 😅
December 11, 2024 at 3:32 PM
Of course I am going to refactor my code before the holiday break. 😅
Join the Bay Area Lab Automators and @techbio.bsky.social for our Year-End Community Celebration in San Francisco on December 19th!
lu.ma/urgc9y2e
lu.ma/urgc9y2e
TBT x BALA San Francisco Meetup · Luma
TechBio Transformers and Bay Area Lab Automators are hosting the final San Francisco meetup of the year! Come hang out with us for drinks and great…
lu.ma
December 10, 2024 at 4:03 AM
Join the Bay Area Lab Automators and @techbio.bsky.social for our Year-End Community Celebration in San Francisco on December 19th!
lu.ma/urgc9y2e
lu.ma/urgc9y2e