Vera Jost

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Vera Jost is a leading figure in the digital transformation of chemical synthesis, specializing in high-throughput experimentation (HTE) and laboratory automation. Her major contribution is the development of **HTE OS**, a pioneering, free, and open-source workflow that redefines how chemists design, execute, and analyze experiments. Unlike proprietary systems, HTE OS integrates a central Google Sheet to orchestrate everything from experiment submission and reaction planning to robot communication and data management, making advanced automation accessible to any lab. Her work has rapidly gained traction, with her foundational 2024 paper accumulating 14 citations in its first year, signaling a paradigm shift toward democratized, data-rich research. By lowering the barrier to entry for HTE, Jost empowers researchers to accelerate discovery, improve reproducibility, and focus on scientific insight rather than manual labor. Her achievements mark her as a key architect of the open-source laboratory, bridging the gap between bench chemistry and scalable, automated workflows.