Laboratory automation device comprising: - a housing having a frame and at least three shelves (3, 4, 5, 7), - a centrifuge with at least two labware holding positions, - the shelves (3, 4, 5, 7) holding a labware transferring system, the labware transferring system comprising a four-axis robotic arm and linear actuators (14, 16, 19, 25, 30, 31) configured to move and transfer labware within the device, the linear actuators comprising a loading unit and an automatic drawer unit for exporting and importing the labware; - a freezer and a fridge configured to be loaded and unloaded by the loading unit, - at least one three-axis liquid handling station (9, 10), the liquid handling station (9, 10) comprising at least two pipettes, at least nine positions for labware, at least one waste collection unit (27, 28), at least one tip box and at least one tip feeder (45, 46, 47, 48) configured to automatically refill said tip box; the laboratory device further comprising: - a microplate sealer (39, 40), - a temperature module (41, 42), - an incubation module (37, 38), - a magnetic module, - an automated thermocycler, - a monitoring system comprising sensors and/or cameras (18, 59, 60) configured to monitor the movement of the labware transferring system; and - a controlling and scheduling system having a user interface designed to be remotely operated by a user to control the device and/or schedule procedures on the device, the controlling and scheduling system being connected to the monitoring system, wherein the centrifuge, the freezer, the fridge, the liquid handling stations (9, 10), the microplate sealer (39, 40), the incubation module (37, 38), the magnetic module, and the automated thermocycler are connected via the labware transferring system, characterized in that the device comprises an ice producing unit, the ice producing unit comprising an automated ice-bucket. - a housing having a frame and at least three shelves (3, 4, 5, 7), - a centrifuge with at least two labware holding positions, - the shelves (3, 4, 5, 7) holding a labware transferring system, the labware transferring system comprising a four-axis robotic arm and linear actuators (14, 16, 19, 25, 30, 31) configured to move and transfer labware within the device, the linear actuators comprising a loading unit and an automatic drawer unit for exporting and importing the labware; - a freezer and a fridge configured to be loaded and unloaded by the loading unit, - at least one three-axis liquid handling station (9, 10), the liquid handling station (9, 10) comprising at least two pipettes, at least nine positions for labware, at least one waste collection unit (27, 28), at least one tip box and at least one tip feeder (45, 46, 47, 48) configured to automatically refill said tip box; the laboratory device further comprising: - a microplate sealer (39, 40), - a temperature module (41, 42), - an incubation module (37, 38), - a magnetic module, - an automated thermocycler, - a monitoring system comprising sensors and/or cameras (18, 59, 60) configured to monitor the movement of the labware transferring system; and - a controlling and scheduling system having a user interface designed to be remotely operated by a user to control the device and/or schedule procedures on the device, - a microplate sealer (39, 40), - a temperature module (41, 42), - an incubation module (37, 38), - a magnetic module, - an automated thermocycler, - a monitoring system comprising sensors and/or cameras (18, 59, 60) configured to monitor the movement of the labware transferring system; and - a controlling and scheduling system having a user interface designed to be remotely operated by a user to control the device and/or schedule procedures on the device, the controlling and scheduling system being connected to the monitoring system, wherein the centrifuge, the freezer, the fridge, the liquid handling stations (9, 10), the microplate sealer (39, 40), the incubation module (37, 38), the magnetic module, and the automated thermocycler are connected via the labware transferring system, characterized in that the device comprises an ice producing unit, the ice producing unit comprising an automated ice-bucket.