Want to upgrade the lab - Any suggestions? Would love to learn from your experience. So far I have only heard of Sparklix.
We started using Quartzy (www.quartzy.com). It seems to be pretty nice, user-friendly, and self-explanatory. and of course its free of charge.
We started using Quartzy (www.quartzy.com). It seems to be pretty nice, user-friendly, and self-explanatory. and of course its free of charge.
We use primerfinder (www.primerfinder.com) for storing our primer and siRNA sequences.
I would absolutley go for StrainControl Laboratory Manager. I find this software extremely good and easy to use. Lets you manage strains, plasmids, oligos, antibodies and inventories.
There is a free version and a full version approx. $29
More info at www.straincontrol.com
It looks like StrainControl is only windows based. I have been playing with Labguru but am not sure if it is worth the cost ($120 per person per year), or what would happen if the company went out of business. I should try Quartzy.
I have been using Circus Ponies' Notebook (Mac) for the past five years or so to keep digital notes backed up to Dropbox. This way my students and I can access lab notebooks on any computer that has the software. You can put the software on as many computers as you like for the cost of one license, but can only open the software on one computer at at time. It has been a good solution for us.
Have you heard about ZappyLab and Protocols.io? It would be nice to get your feedback.
The PC software StrainControl, as mentioned above, is now also available as a free version (2015/05). Strongly recommend this to wet-lab people. Compatible with Dropbox or sharing the database on a computer network. A really good function is that you can rename every single field and columns, which allows you to customize StrainControl to whatever your lab needs.
Download at http://www.straincontrol.com
I recommend labfolder - it's an inexpensive software that's great for lab work with more than 1 researcher. Easy to use and there are various pricing options depending on the number of people who use it, as well as a free trial option
https://www.labfolder.com/index.php
Lab Spend is great for finding out if you are paying too much for research chemicals and supplies. It has spending analytics and a chemical search engine although it's mainly focused on the US market.
https://labspend.com
Check out www.StrainControl.com
You can rename everything in the software to adjust to your needs. Works really good.
I would reccomend LabCollector: http://www.labcollector.com/
- they have free demo for 30 days. So you can try is fit to You needs. Besides this soft has a lot Bio and Organic chem modules such as DNA sequences, molecule structures e.t.c. Much more than for inorganic chem :(
I highly recommend Labguru, a cloud based Electronic Lab notebook - www.labguru.com
I don't recommend Quartzy. It not intuitive to edit, and the search is really bad, not adaptable... but we have a lot of information there and I'm still using it. I wonder if there is a software to which I could pass the information from quartzy easily...
Hi Arik,
check out BrightLab, the newest Electronic Lab Notebook and Inventory Management solution from MilliporeSigma - brightlab.com
Hello Arik,
It depends on the needs of your lab.
Electronic Lab Notebooks (ELNs) have the functionalities that can cover the needs of many different labs. I would really recommend reading this article if you want to learn how you can choose one for yourself.
Complete Guide to Selecting an Electronic Lab Notebook for Your Lab - https://scinote.net/blog/electronic-lab-notebook-guide/
Best, Katarina
We provide customize laboratory information system at just 150 USD onward. Please check the product details here https://labsoftwares.com/2019/07/01/laboratory-information-system/
We also provide Laboratory Equipment Integration, RFID Assets Tracking, Patient Fingerprint Storage and many more services with LIS.
I'm a physics lab and I like SciNote very much. You can customize the columns, and it's free.
https://scinote.net/
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