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==History==

Advancements seen on the home consumer electronics marked like [[USB]] or [[UPnP]] triggered the idea of applying a similar approach to the laboratory automation environment. Why was it possible to easily upload pictures from any digital camera on any computer but in the same time not even thinkable to replace a lab device (e.g.: a [[Shaker|Shaker_(laboratory)|Shaker]]) of one brand with a Shaker of a different brand? Analyzing the situation led to the conclusion that the incompatibility was a result of missing interface definitions. The idea of a standardized interface based on the '''Common Command Set''' (CCS) concept was born.

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| 2007 / August || Novartis and Hamilton decided to initiate a proof of concept (PoC) based on the Common Command Set concept.

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| 2007 / October || Successful proof of concept (PoC) at Hamilton’sHamilton′s premises in [[Bonaduz|Bonaduz/CH]]

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| 2008 || Foundation of SiLA Consortium as a not-for-profit membership organization to develop the SiLA Device Control and Data Interface Standard and Common Command Set. |-

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| 2008 || Poster at MipTec ‚Pilot“Pilot implementation of Common Command Set‘Set”

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| 2008 / October || First SiLA Luncheon at MipTec conference. Representatives of major suppliers, pharma/biotech and system integrators confirmed that the time is right for “'''SiLA Rapid Integration”''' and that they welcome the initiative.

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| 2008 / November || SiLA Kick-Off meeting at Novartis Campus Biovalley Basel with representatives from 20 supplier and 8 pharma companies. SiLA will operate on the platform of Toolpoint for Life Science.