Olympus Life Science Europa has introduced the latest member of the AU clinical chemistry family, the AU680. It is intended to help medium to high throughput laboratories meet ever increasing pressures on time and productivity. The benefits of the product are improved user convenience including automation options, extended analytical reach, and reduced operating costs. Regarding convenience, it is operated through a new and highly intuitive Graphic User Interface, including embedded videos to support key maintenance steps. Flexibility is assured with a menu capacity of up to 63 different assays on board. A new special Fast Track lane performs re-runs quickly. To increase automation levels, samples can be loaded via Easylink.