Abstract: The invention relates to a laboratory instrument for working on laboratory samples, and a network instrument insertable inside a working chamber of the laboratory instrument. The laboratory instrument comprises a working chamber for housing the laboratory sam-ples, a network interface apparatus for providing a network connection capable of ex-changing data for the at least one network instrument, when the same is arranged and installed in an installed position inside the working chamber, the network interface appa-ratus comprising a communication apparatus being arranged outside the working cham-ber and providing the network connection, and a connector apparatus including at least one first connector for connecting with the network instrument, the at least one first con-nector being arranged facing the inside of the working chamber and being connected with the communication apparatus for allowing the data exchange.

Abstract: The invention relates to a laboratory instrument comprising a network interface apparatus (6), which is configured to provide, in the inserted position of the insertable instrument, a data connection between at least two network instruments of a laboratory instrument network (100), which network instruments are taken from the group of network instruments including at least a first control apparatus (4) of the laboratory instrument and the at least one insertable instrument (20; 30). The invention further relates to a laboratory instrument network including the laboratory instrument and a method for working on laboratory samples using the laboratory instrument network.