LabArchives is a cloud-based electronic lab notebook (ELN) platform designed for researchers, instructors, and students to digitally create, organize, store, and share scientific data, notes, protocols, and related documents. The system supports a wide range of file types, including images, spreadsheets, PDFs, and Microsoft Office documents, and offers compatibility across desktop and mobile devices. LabArchives enables users to connect data, notes, and protocols to experiments and inventory items, customize data connections with tags and links, and quickly search across multiple notebooks and attached files. The platform provides real-time collaboration features, hierarchical user roles, version control, and audit trails for all activities. It integrates with popular scientific software and supports chemical sketching, image annotation, and equation editing. LabArchives also offers specialized products for inventory management, resource scheduling, and course management, making it suitable for both research and educational environments.

Key Features

Data Organization & Connectivity Centralizes research data, notes, and protocols with customizable tags and links.

• Connects experiments, samples, and inventory items.
• Supports custom forms, calculators, and scientific widgets.

Powerful Search & Retrieval Quickly locates experiments, notes, and files across notebooks.

• Searches text within attached files and metadata.
• Scans multiple notebooks simultaneously.

Collaboration & Sharing Facilitates real-time teamwork and secure sharing.

• Simultaneous editing and activity feed.
• Hierarchical user roles and permissions.
• Signing and witnessing workflows.

Version Control & Audit Trail Maintains all revisions and records user actions.

• Stores every version of every file with timestamps.
• Full traceability for compliance and review.

Integration & Compatibility Works with scientific software and supports various file types.

• Integrates with SnapGene, GraphPad Prism, and more.
• Mobile and tablet browser compatible.

Education & Classroom Support Provides tools for teaching labs and student collaboration.

• Classroom edition for student notebooks.
• Instructor feedback and assignment management.

Benefits

Improved Data Management Streamlines research workflows and ensures data integrity.

• Centralized, secure storage accessible anywhere.
• Reduces risk of data loss and improves organization.

Enhanced Collaboration Supports teamwork across locations and disciplines.

• Real-time updates and notifications.
• Easy sharing and publishing of research.

Compliance & Security Ensures research data is securely managed and auditable.

• Version control and audit trails for regulatory needs.
• Supports data management plan requirements.

Scalability & Flexibility Adapts to labs and organizations of any size.

• Suitable for small labs, large research teams, and educational institutions.
• Modular products for inventory, scheduling, and course management.