ðɪ ɐsˌoʊsɪˈeɪʃən fɔːɹ lˈæbɹətˌɔːɹi ˌɔːɾəmˈeɪʃən ˌeɪˌɛlˈeɪ wʌzɐ saɪəntˈɪfɪk ɐsˌoʊsɪˈeɪʃən, ˈɔːɹɡənˌaɪzd æz ɐ nˌɑːnpɹˈɑːfɪt fˈaɪvhˈʌndɹɪd wˈʌn sˈiː θɹˈiː, fɚðə mˈɛdɪkəl, kˈɛmɪkəl ænd bˌaɪəlˈɑːdʒɪkəl lˈæbɹətˌɔːɹi ˌɔːɾəmˈeɪʃən ˈɪndʌstɹi.
The Association for Laboratory Automation (ALA) was a scientific association, organized as a nonprofit 501(c)(3), for the medical, chemical and biological laboratory automation industry.