An Electronic Lab Notebook Software (ELN) is a system that provides the users in a laboratory an electronic interface similar to a physical paper-based laboratory notebook. ELNs were originally designed for researchers and over a period of time 2 different types evolved one for research and another type was designed to execution of laboratory procedures (called Laboratory execution system or LES). Also, some of the ELNs were designed specifically for certain area or domain specific. 

In a highly complex laboratory working environment, a well-maintained laboratory notebook is an important tool for documenting experimental progress and keeping researchers organized. Often the lab analysts and researchers find the task of maintaining the lab notebook either on paper or spreadsheet in their local computer systems a nightmare, as it poses serious challenges and vulnerabilities in terms of data integrity, data loss, inaccuracies, inconsistencies intellectual property protection and non-compliance to statutory standards.

Maintaining a comprehensive electronic laboratory notebook (e-lab note, e lab book or e-notebook, Laboratory Execution system (LES) in short) is very much needed to overcome the challenges of maintaining paper-based records of laboratory observations and results. It can also be a valuable resource when patenting a discovery.       

Agaram Technologies’ Logilab ELN is a generic ELN intended to be used in laboratories across various scientific fields.

Logilab ELN can be used by laboratories that are conducting tests or experiments and by researchers who are working on projects and product development.

In this Electronic Notebook application, Lab Technician, Analyst, Researcher or Scientist can document protocols, procedures and enter lab results, observations, notes and other data.  Calculations similar to excel can be setup to be executed in a controlled manner. Researcher can create a notebook electronically in ELN system online and start recording the conditions of experiment, outcome of experiment, including non-structured information such as text, tables, images, attachment, chemical structure, mathematical formula, free hand text etc.