# Women in Science, Robotics, Automation, SLAS, and Lilly Updates Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/touching-base-6714887/women-in-science-robotics-automation-slas-and-lilly-updates Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/touching-base-6714887/women-in-science-robotics-automation-slas-and-lilly-updates.md Podcast: [Touching Base](https://stenobird.com/podcast/touching-base-6714887) Published: 2026-02-13T13:27:10+00:00 Episode link: https://shows.acast.com/touching-base/episodes/women-in-science-robotics-automation-slas-and-lilly-updates Audio file: https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/65736d39d32e730012c98919/e/698f26aed6c27a06bb5d7778/media.mp3 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/touching-base-6714887/episodes/women-in-science-robotics-automation-slas-and-lilly-updates Duration seconds: 1964 ## Resource Women in Science Day (February 11) was the top of the list for discussion for GEN editors in this week’s podcast. They shared an anecdote on the history of the term “scientist”—hint it was coined for a woman. A modern scientist, Medra CEO Michelle Lee, discussed with GEN how the company is integrating robotics with AI for use in biological research. GEN attended SLAS this week and we got an update on the automation updates along with endeavors to increase the presence of women in biotech leadership. Finally, we get an update on Eli Lilly’s recent major deals followed by an update on Nektar Therapeutics clinical trial updates.     Join GEN editors Corinna Singleman, PhD, Fay Lin, PhD, Uduak Thomas and Alex Philippidis for a discussion of the latest biotech and biopharma news.    Listed below are links to the GEN stories referenced in this episode of Touching Base :    Data Is a Robotics Problem, Medra CEO Says Physical AI Will Transform Biology By Fay Lin, PhD, GEN Edge , February 11, 2026 Robots on the Red Line: A Video Update from SLAS 2026 GEN , February 11, 2026 SLAS Highlights: AI Labs, Small-Molecule SPR, Protein Interaction Assays, and Paper Labware By Uduak Thomas, GEN , February 11, 2026 SLAS Highlights: Opening Keynote Spotlights Novel Target in Genomically Unstable Tumors By Uduak Thomas, GEN , February 11, 2026 Opentrons Uses Nvidia Tech to Build Training Data That Powers Physical AI in the Lab By Uduak Thomas, GEN , February 9, 2026 Beyond Obesity: Lilly Inks Up to $11.25B in Cancer, Immune System Deals By Alex Philippidis, GEN Edge , February 10, 2026 Lilly, Seamless Ink Up-to-$1.12B Hearing Loss Collaboration By Alex Philippidis, GEN Edge , January 28, 2026 Touching Base Podcast   Hosted by Corinna Singleman, PhD  &… ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/touching-base-6714887/episodes/women-in-science-robotics-automation-slas-and-lilly-updates/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/touching-base-6714887/women-in-science-robotics-automation-slas-and-lilly-updates.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.