ELN software that breaks down data silos and connects teams.
Our user-friendly electronic lab notebook (ELN) is designed to help scientists efficiently document their experiments and share their ongoing research. This data-connected ELN is seamlessly integrated with samples, assay data and other registered data. Having an integrated experiment documentation tool within LabKey products helps improve the data integrity, collaboration and efficiency of scientific R&D. More than just another electronic lab notebook, our user-friendly ELN software can play an integral part in unifying your research, data and team.
A "connected" electronic lab notebook.
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Connect your ELN, samples and data.
Improve data integrity and highlight important data by linking directly to bioregistry entities, samples and assays.
Easier and faster electronic lab notebook authoring.
Accelerate experiment capture, reviews and approval processes for lab notebooks with templates, notifications and an intuitive interface.
Collaborate across your team and organization.
Collaboratively author, review and discuss electronic lab notebook entries and referenced data within the ELN software.
Protect your IP with secure authoring, review and sharing protocols.
Standardize your lab notebook review and sign-off protocols while preserving notebook entries with snapshots.
Easy to use ELN software for a more productive lab.
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Take a TourFrequently Asked Questions About ELN Software
An electronic lab notebook is a software program that allows scientists to record assay and experiment observations, data, and notes. Unlike paper notebooks, an ELN creates a timestamped, auditable record of lab work that can be shared across teams, linked to related data, and reviewed or signed off without physical handling.
What is an Electronic Lab Notebook?An ELN cuts out the limitations of paper. Records are searchable, shareable, and protected against loss or damage. Beyond that, a good ELN accelerates the review and sign-off process, supports collaboration across distributed teams, and creates an automatic audit trail that paper simply can't provide. For regulated labs, that auditability is what makes compliance documentation manageable rather than burdensome.
A standalone ELN, one that isn't connected to your sample and assay data, solves the documentation problem without solving the data problem. Experimental context gets captured in the notebook, but results still live in separate files or systems, and reconciling them manually introduces exactly the errors and delays the ELN was supposed to prevent.
A LIMS manages sample tracking, chain-of-custody, storage, and workflow execution. An ELN captures experimental protocols, observations, and scientific context. The two are complementary solutions, and LabKey's ELN is integrated directly in our LIMS so experimental context is never disconnected from the data it describes.
ELN vs LIMS: Which Software Do You Need?Yes. LabKey's ELN includes structured review and sign-off workflows with automatic notifications, commenting, and collaboration tools. On sign-off, an encrypted snapshot is taken of the notebook entry (text and linked data), preserving the original state for audit and IP protection purposes.
Yes. Notebook entries can be co-authored, commented on, and reviewed by multiple team members, with linked data and file attachments visible inline. Teams working across functions or locations work from the same entries and the same underlying data, so there's no version confusion or context lost in handoffs.
