We’re excited to announce Merel Instruments Partner Week 2025, taking place October 6–10, 2025 in Maribor, Slovenia. The week is designed for distributors and partners—to exchange knowledge, share best practices, deepen relationships, and plan for shared growth.
The event offers a comprehensive program that combines in-depth training on our portfolio, sales, and marketing with a technical deep-dive led by international experts in dissolution, automation, and IDIS. It also provides practical, hands-on service training and certification, plus ample opportunities to network.
Key sessions & speakers
Tuesday, October 7 — Distributor Training (Sales & Portfolio)
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09:00–09:20 · Coffee & welcome
Welcome speech: Matjaž Golič, CEO, Merel d.o.o. -
09:20–10:50 · Portfolio overview + NEW product introduction · Q&A
Merel Product Leads — key lines, use cases, positioning -
10:50–11:05 · Coffee break
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11:05–13:00 · Sales & Marketing Training — Part 1
ICP of target accounts, value-based messaging, objection handling -
13:00–14:00 · Lunch
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13:30–15:00 · Sales & Marketing Training — Part 2
Pipeline hygiene & KPIs, launch playbooks, territory planning, campaign kits -
15:00–15:15 · Coffee break
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15:15–16:00 · Open discussion & roundtable
Market insights, local challenges, best practices, next steps
Wednesday, October 8 — Technical Deep-Dive & Service
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09:00–09:20 · Coffee & light snacks
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09:20–10:30 · Dissolution hands-on, Lee Dowden (Agilent Technologies)
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10:30–11:15 · In-bath cleaning & retest prep
“Can efficient cleaning and retest preparation be achieved without having to remove the vessels from the bath?” Alex Fiechter (Labmix24) -
11:15–12:00 · Advanced IDIS Usage
“Dissolution Data Management Software Enhances Compliance in Automation” — Keith Wilkinson (Automated Lab Systems) · demo + Q&A -
12:00–13:00 · Lunch
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13:00–14:00 · Laboratory Automation
Merel Collaborative Laboratory System — architecture, integrations (e.g., UV-Vis, LIMS/ELN), workflows · Matjaž Golič (Merel d.o.o.) -
14:00–18:00 · Service Training & Certification
Hands-on procedures, maintenance, troubleshooting; assessment & certificates
(Brief comfort break around 15:30)
Thursday, October 9 — 1-on-1 meetings
- book a 1-on-1 meeting with us HERE
Friday, October 10 — dissoDISCO day
Registration & support
Registration was officialy opened until September 3rd. If you’ve missed the deadline, contact us anyway—we’ll do our best to accommodate.
