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- Industry: Higher Education
- Company size: 10,000+ Employees
- Used Daily for 1+ year
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Functionality and Superb Customer Support
Our overall experience with eLab Journal has been exceptional. We are glad we chose to partner with them because they were definitely the right choice! They have helped us immensely and we would not have achieved a successful project outcome without them.
Pros
Working with the team at eLab Journal to implement our LIMS and make enhancements as our laboratory has grown has been a wonderful experience. Everyone we have worked with is responsive and collaborative. The software itself has amazing functionality and provides the features we need to act as an efficient, high throughput testing laboratory.
Cons
When we implemented the software in 2020, some of the menu items and navigation seemed disjointed and not exceptionally intuitive. eLab Journal has evolved since then and we have seen improvements. The team is also open to our feedback as system users.
Response from eLabNext
Thank you for your review of eLabJournal, Maura happy to hear that you've noticed our improvements, and we always appreciate the great feedback! Since October 2021, we have implemented several new UI updates, reorganized the navigation tools, and taken a more multi-disciplinary approach to the menu items so that chemists, biologists, research techs, and lab directors can easily access their unique day-to-day workflows within the system. Stay tuned for additional major updates by 2023!
- Industry: Biotechnology
- Company size: 51–200 Employees
- Used Daily for 1+ year
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eLab Protocols offers a great all-in-one solution to protocol development and refinement
So far my experience with eLab Protocols has been great and has offered an easy and streamlined means for communicating methologies that have worked well and for iterating on as these methods improve. I am excited to utilize the AI-based protocol generator function in this step of the process as well since it showed some promising outputs on some preliminary demos I performed. It still generates/hallucinates citations and can provide .
Pros
The template generation and easy iteration of commonly used protocols in the lab has and will continue to be invaluable for our operations across our two sites.
Cons
The slow adoption of the protocols function within the eLab protocol may be attributed to some of the clunky nature of generating a protocol from scratch in eLab, which can be challenging from a format perspective. However, generating the outline in a 3rd party platform such as Microsoft Word and then utilizing the import function has been great for generating rapid protocol skeletons that can then be populated/fine-tuned based on the user. Also the lack of a spell-check function makes 3rd party platforms more effecitive for generating error-free templates.
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BenchlingReasons for Switching to eLabNext
N/A - this was not a decision I was directly involved withResponse from eLabNext
Austin, thank you for your positive and detailed review! It is incredible to hear that you find our platform an all-in-one solution with easy-to-generate templates and excellent sharing/collaboration capabilities across your two sites. We designed the platform with productivity optimization and seamless collaboration in mind.
We greatly appreciate your feedback! We’re working on enhancing the text editor to provide better formatting capabilities. We highly recommend reaching out to our Support Desk ([email protected]) to be added to the feature request ticket and stay updated on its implementation progress.
- Industry: Fishery
- Company size: 501–1,000 Employees
- Used Monthly for 1-5 months
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False starts
Undecided if its an improvement or not. The jury is still out.
Pros
Not sure really havnt started using it properly yet, taken a lot of time to sort out the infrastructure, would be easier if the Elab team has better insight into the peripherals and things needed to start using the software effectively
Cons
Very slow to get up and running-this is mainly due to limited home resource and nothing to do with the product. However Eppendorff could start to sell printers and labels etc so they cover everything you need to start embedding the software effectively
Response from eLabNext
Hi Andy,
We noticed that we reached out to you on three separate occasions to assist with getting up and running, but unfortunately, we did not receive a response. Our team is dedicated to ensuring our customers have a smooth experience, and we could have helped you get started quickly if we had connected.
If you still need assistance, please reach out to us, and we will be more than happy to help.
Kind regards,
Olivia
- Industry: Biotechnology
- Company size: 5,001–10,000 Employees
- Used Daily for 1+ year
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eLabNext recommendation
Userfriendly. Very helpful customer support
Pros
Easy to use, modular, everything is tracable
Cons
Takes some time to set it up at first, but then you quickly get a lot of benefits
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BenchlingReasons for Switching to eLabNext
complete package of eln and inventory, place of server- Industry: Biotechnology
- Company size: 51–200 Employees
- Used Daily for 2+ years
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A useful everyday tool.
Would never go back to a paper based system now.
Pros
Easy to use, traceable and auditable. Helps planning, organisation and tracking of work.
Cons
Labelling of images, gel images for example, is tricky and much easier to do in other packages and bring in the images already labelled.
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BenchlingReasons for Switching to eLabNext
Several others were considered, but eLAbJournal was voted as the easiest to use by the users and met our requirements.Response from eLabNext
Thank you for your review, Angela! We truly appreciate your kind words and are thrilled to hear that our platform's easy user usability aligns with your needs. We understand the importance of audit trials and logs for GxP compliance in a lab. By providing this capability, we aim to help our users stay organized and maintain a clear track of their work. It is fantastic that you've found value in this aspect of our platform. We value your feedback and suggestions for improving the labeling of images. We encourage you to share your requests with our dedicated Support Desk at [email protected]. We're grateful for your support and look forward to continuing to serve you and your lab in the best possible way.
- Industry: Biotechnology
- Company size: 201–500 Employees
- Used Daily for 6-12 months
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Digitalization of Manufacturing Processes at Viralgen using eLabJournal
Pros
When using eLabJournal we take advantage of:
- We no longer use paper-based experiments.
- Instead of having different repositories for experiment and sample results, everything is stored in a single digital repository, avoiding the exchange of mails with these results.
- The Audit Trail of the samples is really good.
- You can trace the Samples that are used in an experiment really easily.
- Sample reception process using QR has simplified this process within Viralgen.
- The ingestion of data from third party software using API is straightforward.
- The implementation of eLAbJournal has allowed more communication between laboratories and departments.
- The integration with other third-party applications is possible using the API. In our case with SAP.
Cons
- When being used to paper-based experiments, the investment of time you need to digitalize your experiments in eLabJournal is really high.
- We miss some Project/Study/Experiment filtering tools.
- Industry: Automotive
- Company size: 51–200 Employees
- Used Daily for 1+ year
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eLab - easy to use and effective
Pros
quick integration and setting up the zebra printer only took seconds
Cons
I would use same name for experiement, project, and sometimes study.
- Industry: Higher Education
- Company size: 2–10 Employees
- Used Weekly for 2+ years
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Elab experience in a developing country
Elab has the most complete functionality of a LMS, since it covers inventory and protocol management that can be arranged per project per team.
Pros
I like the inventory of equipment and samples functionality of elab. The integration of microsoft office is a big help.
Cons
Navigation can be complicated in the beginning.
Response from eLabNext
We're happy to hear about your experience working with our platform and team. Don't hesitate to reach out to our team for tips on accelerating your experience.
- Industry: Chemicals
- Company size: 2–10 Employees
- Used Daily for 1+ year
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Best Lab Journal
Pros
Comprehensive software with experiment, sample and equipment management. Very practical for small or large companies
Cons
Sometimes a little slow to set up at first.
- Industry: Research
- Company size: 501–1,000 Employees
- Used Daily for 2+ years
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Easy to use, handy
the software has easy and self-explaining user interface. its a good medium to catalogue my inventories as well as define different protocols for better coordination among lab members
Pros
Good to use, easy to handle, easy for cataloging
Cons
Kindly compile all the tutorial videos together for better understanding.
Response from eLabNext
Thank you for your review, Suresh! We're happy to hear you've enjoyed using eLabJournal. We are working to provide more tutorial videos to our users. We hope to be able to share them with you soon.
Greetings, Olivia
- Industry: Biotechnology
- Company size: 51–200 Employees
- Used Daily for 1+ year
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Easy to use, just it needs some patience.
In general I would recoment it. It's functional, user-friendly, and one single platform to keep easy access to labnotes/Inventories records.
Pros
It is kind of intuitive. It doesn't need much training to start. It's useful when sharing on real time the information between different sites, and that is deeply relevant when teams are located in different cities and need to have access to the information. Very friendly when adding collaborators and working together writing a protocol/experiment. Excelent for record keeping and great that deleted info/vials can be found if is requiered.
Cons
It requieres patience with the constant improvements and glitches. Now I am doing the refreshing as a part of the steps while using ELN. It is not too flexible and strongly recommend first to generate the protocol/experiment in other format and then just import it to this platform. That will save you time and headaches. Always have to save before you move between steps/sections, even in the same experiment. There are limitations in term of how to organize an experiment.
Response from eLabNext
Xochitl, we appreciate your review. We're glad you've found the eLabNext interface intuitive and user-friendly, especially when collaborating with colleagues across different sites.
Have you tried our free AI Protocol Generator add-on in the eLab Marketplace?? It's great for drafting new protocols and could help speed up your import process.
We'd love to hear your suggestions for bringing more flexibility to your experiment layout. Please reach out to our Support Desk, and we'll pass the feedback on to our developers for consideration in a future update of our platform.
- Industry: Research
- Company size: 201–500 Employees
- Used Daily for 1+ year
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An Easy-to-Use Inventory Management System
eLabInventory has been an overall very positive investment and experience for our organization. We have been able to consolidate and organize our stored inventory in multiple spaces, which was originally solely tracked by Excel files or staff memory. We have streamlined our processes for accessing existing samples and storing new ones, as well as our shipping procedure. We are able to quickly locate, identify, and manipulate sample entries using eLabInventory, obtaining the additional details of each sample by easily exporting the data from the software. We remain GLP compliant through the audit-trail features of the system and can quickly search archived entries for auditing or study coordination. The Customer Serivce provided by the US Eastern team has been phenomenal and they are extremely knowledgeable; they are very quick to respond and very helpful when issues arise. All customers also can submit requests for new features, some of which eventually make it into the software configuration in future updates.
Pros
eLabInventory allows users to enter, search, locate, relocate, and export data in a simple UI. The interface is clean and relatively easy to navigate, with only needed features visible. It is completely customizable as far as sample type, field options, label templating, and storage/equipment configuration. The add-ons for barcode automation and bulk sample manipulation are extremely useful and make the software more robust on a daily-use basis.
Cons
There were unique implementation challenges when first setting up the software, like not being able to transfer samples between groups with having Shared storage locations or specific automation steps not executing to manipulate samples in the most efficient ways. Once the capabilities and limitations of the software were learned, then these were relatively straight-forward items to work with, but not having a clear understanding of how the software operates leading up to implementation, along with an overwhelming Help document library, made fast implementation unsuccessful. Better/more training from the vendor, tutorial videos rather than text or screenshots, and a pre-made framework version to fit our organization's needs would have been very helpful.
Response from eLabNext
Joseph, thank you for your detailed review of eLabInventory! We're thrilled to hear that our platform has been a valuable investment for your organization and has successfully streamlined your processes. It is great to know that you find our UI clean and easy to navigate. We're glad to hear that our add-ons have helped you and your team optimize your day-to-day tasks! Our goal is to provide robust features that enhance efficiency and productivity. We're also delighted to hear that our customer success team has provided you with exceptional support.
Regarding the implementation process, we appreciate your feedback about adding other types of resources, such as tutorial videos. We will pass this suggestion along to our team for consideration in future updates to improve the implementation process. Thank you again for your positive feedback and for choosing eLabNext!
- Industry: Research
- Company size: 10,000+ Employees
- Used Daily for 2+ years
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Keeping track of your samples is made so easy
Pros
Once a sample is generated, the sample history and what experiments it has been used in can be read in the samples sheet. So you not only know what happened to your samples (how many freeze thaws) but also who used the sample. Offspring of your sample can easily be tracked. This is vital sample management.
Cons
We could not answer some of our questions using the question mark but when we reached out to eLab we got prompt replies. In the beginning eLab was a bit difficult to learn and a proper training by eLab is advisable to make sure you are using eLab at its full potential.
Response from eLabNext
Thank you for your review, Eva! We're glad to hear that our platform has made it so easy for you to keep track of your samples. We understand the importance of comprehensive sample management especially with GxP compliance sample logs and the feature to link the Sample Parent/Children relationship. It is great to know that you appreciate the seamless integration between our modules, allowing you to effortlessly link samples to your experiments. We're dedicated to providing a user-friendly platform and we understand that learning new software can sometimes be challenging. That's why we're always here to support you with demos and training on any features that you may have questions about. Please don't hesitate to reach out to your dedicated Account Manager/Digital Lab Consultants, they would be happy to hop on a call with you and provide any additional information or guidance you may need.
- Industry: Hospital & Health Care
- Company size: 5,001–10,000 Employees
- Used Daily for 2+ years
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easy to use electronic labjournal
Great, easy to use. We don't use any paper labjournals anymore.
Pros
This ELN is easy to inplement en very easy to use.
Customer support is great.
Cons
Our internal servers are not connected to the ELN.
- Industry: Research
- Company size: 201–500 Employees
- Used Daily for 1+ year
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We love eLab!
Pros
Easy to use and aesthetically appealing interface. Fantastic for inventory management!
Cons
Can take a while to learn and take advantage of all of the features.
Response from eLabNext
Thank you, Lauren, for your amazing review! It is incredible to hear that you and your team are enjoying our platform. Our goal is to provide a user-friendly and intuitive experience, and we’re delighted that you find the user interface aesthetically appealing! Our development team has put in a lot of effort to create a more streamlined and modern interface with the new Inventory V2 Beta. We truly value your feedback and understand there may be a learning curve when adapting a new platform. However, we want you to know that we’re here to help and support you every step of the way. Our Support Desk or your dedicated account manager are always happy to help you. Please do not hesitate to reach out to them if you have any questions or need any help. Thank you again for your review and for being part of the eLabNext community!
- Industry: Higher Education
- Company size: 5,001–10,000 Employees
- Used Daily for 1+ year
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Sample management
overall experience is good and the pro's far outweigh the cons
Pros
elabjournal allows me to track sample usage and movements across the lab
Cons
Printing could be better, we use a Brady BBP12 and it isn't directly supported, ideally I would like the function to be able to design the label in a wysiwyg function built in to the package
- Industry: Research
- Company size: 51–200 Employees
- Used Daily for 6-12 months
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Elab is great
Has been wonderful to use and had really allowed me to keep better and more reflective record of lab experiments.
Pros
Being able to have an electronic lab book. Searchable inventory has been an amazing feature and use it daily.
Cons
Took a while to learn and get used to it because of this I feel like I’m not being able to fully utilize all the services it offers.
Response from eLabNext
Alice, thank you for your review! We’re thrilled to hear that you’re enjoying our platform and it has been instrumental in visualizing and optimizing your experiments and data. We understand that getting accustomed to a new platform can be challenging but we’re here to support you throughout your journey. We offer personalized demos and resources that will assist you in making the most of the platform. We strongly encourage you to reach out to your dedicated account manager, who will be happy to schedule a call and walk through the various features/functionalities that eLabJournal has to offer. Let us help you unlock the full potential of our platform! Thank you again for your support!
- Industry: Biotechnology
- Company size: 501–1,000 Employees
- Used Daily for 2+ years
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Very handy electronic lab journal software that will save you lots of time
Pros
Ease of use
Protocol management
Template possibility to save time
Interactive interface
Fast customer service
Cons
Some features could be improved (e.g. more options for the text sections)
- Industry: Biotechnology
- Company size: 2–10 Employees
- Used Weekly for 1+ year
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Using the eLabNext software has increased productivity in our company
Using the eLabNext software has increased productivity in our lab. This software has given us an efficient way to keep track of our inventory, experiments, and even equipment! As our team grows, we need an effective way to cohesively collect and share all our data and information--eLabNext does just that and much more!
Pros
The eLabNext software has allowed us to stay organized in the lab. For example, the Inventory tab has allowed us to keep track of our inventory in a more efficient way. In the same matter, the Journal tab has been helpful in putting together our experiment results, studies, and projects. We find this tab especially useful since we can pull different parts from eLabJournal (I.e., add inventory, protocols, etc.) to make a completed report.
Cons
not getting notified/reminders when an item is expired or running low/needs to be repurchased
Response from eLabNext
Thank you so much, Lucy, for your incredible review! We're absolutely thrilled to hear that our platform has optimized your lab operations and made your work more efficient. It is our utmost priority to enhance productivity and provide an exceptional experience for our users like you. As we are actively working on implementing new features, enhancing notifications, particularly through emails is on our roadmap. To ensure that you stay updated on the progress of this feature, please reach out to our Support Desk at [email protected]. They will be happy to assist you and add you to the list of requestors for this feature ticket. We truly value your feedback, and we appreciate your amazing support!
- Industry: Pharmaceuticals
- Company size: 10,000+ Employees
- Used Daily for 1+ year
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eLab is bringing our labs to the next level!
Very satisfactory. Our end-users are very happy with the solution and we are receiving positive feedback. The team around Zareh is very knowledgeable about their product but also about the current market and trends. The collaboration is outstanding as any interaction is honest, transparent and direct. I would highly recommend to work with Zareh and his team.
Pros
eLab is a very user-friendly and intuitive platform. We name it a platform because various modules are offered such as sample, equipment, storage unit management, ELN, Protocols, etc. The platform and the modules are highly integrated and data integration is very satisfactory. Getting data in and out from eLab can be perfectly managed via the API. The open architecture and marketplace allows us to develop add-ons and use them directly in eLab! Due to the very low costs and plenty of useful functionalities compared to others on the market, eLab was a no-brainer for us to implement on a larger scale.
Cons
The only missing item I would add, which is rather a "nice-tohave" than a "myst-have" for us is Dashboarding/Visualization within eLab.
Response from eLabNext
Thank you, Erim, for this great feedback! We recently won the "Ease of Use" and "Best Value" badges with Capterra, precisely for what you wrote here! With regards to support, all of our Lab Digitization Consultants or Key Account Managers come from scientific backgrounds and know what it's like to work in the lab, so they go in with the mindset of helping these labs to set a strong digital foundation in order to be able to grow into the system in a sustainable way. Developing a strong Digital Lab Strategy is imperative for successful business operations! We absolutely agree with you about Dashboarding and Visualization within eLab! Currently, our Timeline does this to some extent, but there is room for improvement! For now, most of our customers use our extensive API/SDK and Developer Hub to pull data out into their favourite visualization systems (i.e. Power BI), but it wouldn't hurt for us to have it within the system, and we are happy to notify you that it is in our roadmap, and will be available very soon!
- Industry: Research
- Company size: 201–500 Employees
- Used Daily for 6-12 months
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eLab Next made my lab book management easier
i am a fan of it and prefer it over using paper lab books, which were tedious and time consuming
Pros
- the inventory system has been a game changer for our lab group
- the electronic lab book has made it easier to show my data to my supervisor
Cons
it takes a while to understand the system
Response from eLabNext
Zara, thank you for your amazing review! It is incredible to hear that our eLabInventory has made such a significant impact on you and your team. We are thrilled to know that our eLabJournal has streamlined your data approval workflow. We’re dedicated to delivering a seamless experience to all our users and your positive feedback is a testament to that. We understand that learning and adjusting to a new system can take time, but our team is always here to help you! Whether you have questions or need a demo of any feature, please don’t hesitate to reach out to our Support Desk ([email protected]). They would be happy to lend a helping hand!
- Industry: Research
- Company size: 51–200 Employees
- Used Daily for 1+ year
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Overall good with a few hiccups
One of the better options that I have tried
Pros
Easy to use overall, ability to track cells history throughout experiments, template applications
Cons
Needs better software integration. Excel constantly doesn’t allow my formulas to
Calculate. Easier inventory access and ability to delete or add into checked out spots
Response from eLabNext
Thank you, Laura, for your review! We are delighted to hear that you find eLabJournal to be excellent with an intuitive interface and valuable features like the audit trail and template creation. Our goal is to provide a seamless experience and streamline your workflow, so it’s fantastic to know that these aspects have been helpful for you. Regarding your suggestions, we highly recommend reaching out to our Support Desk ([email protected]). They can assist you in submitting tickets to our development team, ensuring that your request is being properly tracked. This way, you will be updated on the progress of these tickets. We appreciate your valuable feedback!
- Industry: Higher Education
- Company size: 10,000+ Employees
- Used Weekly for 2+ years
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Easy to use, has everything you need and GREAT support
Pros
Their support team. I can through any question at them, even multiples times after I have forgotten the answer, and they are always quick to help.
Cons
Entering in new samples can be a not super intuitive. Once you figure it out, its great!
Response from eLabNext
Thank you for your positive review, Colleen! We're thrilled to hear that you find our platform easy to use and consider it an all-in-one solution. Our team takes immense pride in providing exceptional support to our customers, and we're delighted that our Customer Success team was able to assist you so well. Understanding your unique needs and providing prompt assistance is not only part of our protocol but also something we genuinely enjoy doing. We will be sure to pass along your kind words to our dedicated team members who have been there for you every step of the way. Thank you once again for your amazing review and for being a valued member of our platform!
- Industry: Biotechnology
- Company size: 51–200 Employees
- Used Daily for 6-12 months
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Essential data and inventory management tool
Pros
The integration with eLabJournal makes this an essential part of daily workflows, tracking samples by lineage and attaching them to experiments. The layout is very intuitive, and customer support for more advanced projects has been really amazing.
Cons
It might be nice if info for reagents could be imported directly from vendor websites.
Response from eLabNext
Thank you, Miles, for your amazing review! We are thrilled to hear that you are enjoying the seamless interaction between our eLabJournal and eLabInventory modules. Our goal was to create a platform that offers a smooth and intuitive user experience, so we’re delighted that you can attest to that.
Regarding your feedback, we highly encourage you to reach out to our Support Desk at [email protected]. They will be happy to assist you in submitting your feature request to our development team. Your input is valuable to us, and we are always open to hearing suggestions from our customers. Thank you for your kind words and for being a part of the eLabNext community!
- Industry: Biotechnology
- Company size: 51–200 Employees
- Used Monthly for 1+ year
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eLab is a wonderful tool for our lab
eLab has been a wonderful tool for our lab and has really changed our inventory management for the better. I'd highly recommend it to any lab group that is interested in improving their management systems and infrastructure.
Pros
Being involved with the deployment of eLab for our inventory management was pretty streamlined and straightforward. The user interface is friendly and well adopted by our various lab teams. The software in general has significantly improved our inventory management and I can't picture the state of our inventory management without it. It has now become a critical component to our success.
Cons
There have been some desired features that are specific to our teams needs that eLab doesn't support, however, reaching out to customer support and integrating new features/changes or simply learning more about all of the capabilities of eLab has helped with these circumstances.
Response from eLabNext
Thank you for sharing your fantastic experience with eLabNext! We're thrilled to hear that our platform has greatly improved your inventory management. Optimizing the organization of your lab inventory is a key component of eLabInventory and we're glad your experience can attest to this! We are excited to share that we have recently been awarded the 'Ease of Use' Capterra badge. This recognition further validates our commitment to providing a user-friendly platform that meets the needs of our users. We are grateful that you and your lab teams can testify to the ease of use of our platform.
We understand that every lab has unique needs, and we are constantly working on enhancing the capabilities of our platform and adding new features. We value your input and are always open to hearing feature requests and improvement suggestions. As you mentioned, your requests can be submitted through our Support Desk, and one of our Customer Success will be happy to assist you.
- Industry: Biotechnology
- Company size: 51–200 Employees
- Used Weekly for 1+ year
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eLab Journal improves my work efficiency!
Pros
eLAB journal is easy to use and customizable for my experiment record. The cloud-based system allows me to track my experiment history as well as my coworker's records from my benchtop/TC room without running back to my desk or asking around. Truly this feature saves me time and I can follow the record by reducing any mistakes.
Cons
There are still some limitations in inserting raw data files, such as Excel data or sequencing results.
Response from eLabNext
Katie, thank you for your review! We are thrilled to hear that you not only find our platform easy to use and customizable but also that it has improved your productivity and collaboration efforts with your coworkers. Our team created eLabJournal with these goals in mind, so it is incredible to hear that we have the mark. We are especially glad that the Experiment Log feature has optimized your workflow. Regarding attaching raw data files, please reach out to our Support Desk at [email protected] with your suggestions for improvement. They would be happy to assist you in submitting your feedback to our developers. Thank you again for your review and your support!
- Industry: Research
- Company size: 501–1,000 Employees
- Used Weekly for 6-12 months
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eLab Inventory Review
Pros
The different options for manipulating samples
Cons
You can't move a sample series over if samples in the series that is being moved is in the spaces that you are trying to move to.
Response from eLabNext
Thank you, Erin, for your review! We are delighted to hear that you are enjoying our platform and all the amazing features it offers. We always strive to meet our customers' needs when it comes to manipulating samples in various ways. We have designed eLabInventory with this in mind and it is truly incredible to know that you can personally attest to this. In terms of moving sample series over in a box, we encourage you to reach out to the Support Desk ([email protected]) regarding this feature. Our dedicated Customer Success team member will be happy to assist you in submitting your feature request. Thanks again for your feedback and for being part of the eLabNext community!
- Industry: Higher Education
- Company size: 201–500 Employees
- Used Daily for 6-12 months
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Great for organization and management
Pros
The ease of use and organization is the best feature
Cons
No issue was found as of now. The only thing can be said is initially it was a bit complicated
Response from eLabNext
Thank you for your positive feedback, Yashna! We’re thrilled to hear that you find our eLabJournal to be user-friendly and convenient for your day-to-day needs. It is fantastic to know that our platform helps you optimize your workflow by providing a well-organized and well-managed experience. Your feedback means a lot to us and want to let you know that our Support Desk ([email protected]) is available to assist you with any questions that may come up in the future. Once again, thank you for your amazing review!
- Industry: Biotechnology
- Company size: 51–200 Employees
- Used Daily for 1+ year
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ELN experiments
Pros
I really like how it is easy to modify and add sections in an entry.
Cons
I don't like filling out a table. It's hard to move down a column since the only way to do it is by clicking into each box.
Response from eLabNext
Thank you for your review, Jessie! We're thrilled to hear that you're enjoying our platform and find value in the features/functionalities it offers. We have created our Journal module to be user-friendly, so it is great to hear that you find it easy to use and modify. Regarding the table section, our team is working on improving the table section for better formatting and adjustability. We encourage you to contact our Support Desk ([email protected]) so they can add you to the list of requestors for this feature request and update you when the new editor has been implemented.
- Industry: Research
- Company size: 201–500 Employees
- Used Weekly for 6-12 months
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Easy to manage inventory
Pros
Stock quantity and location is easily visible to create experiments
Cons
Can sometimes be confusing to navigate.
Response from eLabNext
Thank you, Isaac, for your positive review! We’re glad to hear that you are finding our platform user-friendly and that it is helping you effectively manage your inventory. We understand that there can be a learning curve when using a new platform but rest assured that we are here to assist you every step of the way. We would be happy to provide demos/training and answer any questions to ensure you can navigate the platform easily. Please reach out to your dedicated account manager or our Support Desk ([email protected]) and we are happy to assist you. Thank you again for your review and your support!
- Industry: Research
- Company size: 11–50 Employees
- Used Daily for 1+ year
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Inventory Review
Pros
Simple enough for all of our lab staff to use.
Cons
Our primary application is sample inventory so we don't utilize most of the program features. No complaints with our day to day use.
Response from eLabNext
Hi Holley! Thank you so much for taking the time to leave a review! We're delighted to hear that you and your lab staff have found our platform to be user-friendly and convenient for your day-to-day needs. It is great to know that our platform is a seamless experience for our customers. While you mentioned that your team primarily uses our platform for sample inventory, we want to make sure you're aware of all the amazing features and functionalities it has to offer. If you're curious and want to explore more, please don't hesitate to reach out to your dedicated Account Manager/Digital Lab Consultant. They are here to assist you and would be happy to schedule a demo call.
- Industry: Nonprofit Organisation Management
- Company size: 201–500 Employees
- Used Weekly for 6-12 months
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Using elabjournal by a technician as a regular tool in the lab
Pros
Monitoring sheets are all secured and better tracked
Cons
Nothing really, it’s easy to use and user friendly
Response from eLabNext
Martin, thank you for taking the time to write this review! We are thrilled to know that you find our platform to be intuitive and user-friendly. Creating an interface that is easy to navigate and understand is one of our top priorities, and your positive experience validates our efforts. It is truly heartwarming to learn that you do not have any cons to report and that you thoroughly enjoy eLabJournal! We value your opinion and are grateful for your positive feedback. Thank you for your support and for being part of our eLabNext community!
- Industry: Biotechnology
- Company size: 11–50 Employees
- Used Daily for 6-12 months
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Good lab journal
Pros
I like that eLabJournal was really easy to implement in the regular lab work
Cons
It could be a bit more personalized on how the experiments can be viewed on list mode
Response from eLabNext
Thank you, Alisson, for your positive review! We're delighted to hear that you find our platform to be easy to implement and that it has optimized your lab work! We're committed to providing a seamless experience for all our users. We appreciate your feedback regarding the personalization of experiments, and we encourage you to share your feature requests regarding the experiment list with our Support Desk at [email protected]. They will be more than happy to assist you and ensure that your requests are properly documented for our development team to consider.
- Industry: Biotechnology
- Company size: 51–200 Employees
- Used Weekly for 2+ years
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eLabJournal is a great ELN
As a preclinical organization we have been able to grow with the solution, and even implement customizations just for us using their private cloud option. There account management and support staff are very professional and responsive.
Pros
The product is easy to deploy and use, and the support provided is excellent. All at a very attractive price.
Cons
There are some improvement opportunities in areas like inventory management. From an IT perspective it would be great to have a more simple add-in management option as the current system regularly requires moving between a couple of screens.
Response from eLabNext
Thank you very much for your positive response! As Lab Digitization Consultants, we truly enjoy having a tangible impact on how labs develop their Digital Lab Strategy on a strong foundation! With regards to the inventory management, or eLabInventory, which houses features of samples (any sample, from biospecimens, chemicals, animals to microchips), supplies, storage units, and equipment management, all combined into one LIMS-like module, we are very happy to announce our V2 that is currently already available, that tackles the exact improvement request here. Please reach out to [email protected] or to your Lab Digitization Consultant directly to activate the new UI!
- Industry: Research
- Company size: 5,001–10,000 Employees
- Used Weekly for 2+ years
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eLabInventory is user-friendly for tissue/sample banking in research labs.
API is easy to use.
Pros
straight-forward API, easy to use even without instruction.
Cons
difficult to export complete meta-data and save a backup copy.
Response from eLabNext
Thank you so much for your amazing review, Yueyue! We're thrilled to hear that you find eLabInventory to be user-friendly, and we appreciate you sharing your positive experience! We're delighted that you've found our open API to be accessible, even for those without coding experience. Making sure our platform is inclusive and easy to navigate is one of our top priorities. Regarding the difficulties you're experiencing with the export feature, we would love to hear your feedback so we can identify areas to improve and enhance your experience. We encourage you to reach out to our Support Desk at [email protected]. They will be eager to listen to your feedback, understand your difficulties, and provide you with the necessary help and guidance.
- Industry: Research
- Company size: 51–200 Employees
- Used Weekly for 1-5 months
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Learning new things
Generally a good experience. I have basic data and it does well at keeping it.
Pros
Site presentation of the data and how to navigate
Cons
Feels a bit clunky when needing lots of data types recorded
Response from eLabNext
Hi Stephanie, thank you for your review! We’re glad to hear that you’re finding our platform to be a good experience. We understand that getting acquainted with a new platform can sometimes be challenging but rest assured that we are here to help you! If you have any questions or need any assistance, please don’t hesitate to reach out to your dedicated account manager. They will be happy to schedule a call and help you optimize your specific workflow to make the most out of our platform. Once again, thank you for your review and for being a valuable member of our eLabNext community!
- Industry: Research
- Company size: 11–50 Employees
- Used Daily for 1-5 months
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eLabJournal has revolutionized our laboratory
This has made our lives in our laboratory so much easier. We are a clinical lab so we collect samples and then store them until a project is nearing completion before we can analyze them. This means we need to have be very organized in how we keep track of where specific aliquots of samples are stored so we can find them more easily later. I wish I could go back in time and have the lab use this decades ago, because until now, our samples were tracked by excel sheets and paper binders. eLabInventory saves us so much time because we don't have to sift through individual Excel sheets to find our samples. Plus, it is so much more secure than using excel sheets because we could easily lose data. We've already started using the automated barcodes to organize everything and reduce errors.
Pros
Being able to easily search for samples and see their location immediatelyAbility to move samples from one location to another easilyEasy set up for new sample typesEasy sample entryEasy and quick configurationEasy and quick equipment entryBarcode automationAmazing customer serviceInexpensiveness compared to other inventory systemsSample import
Cons
Not being able to move samples from one location to another with click and dragNot the most user-friendly system I tested but it is improving all the time
Response from eLabNext
Hi Zakary, thank you so much for your review! We are thrilled to hear that eLabNext has been a complete game-changer for your laboratory!
We're happy to inform you that we've introduced drag-and-drop movement of samples into our redesigned Inventory V2 interface, which is currently available to try out as a beta version! Inventory V2 hosts several other improvements as well, and our team will continue to incorporate new features as it approaches its official release date later this year, so keep an eye on our website's Updates page in the coming months for more information. We are also happy and proud to announce that we have recently been awarded the 'Ease of Use' Capterra badge, which validates all the points you highlighted in your review.
- Industry: Biotechnology
- Company size: 51–200 Employees
- Used Daily for 2+ years
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The development is stuck
I'm thinking about moving my group back to good old paper reporting. I have already started doing this for short-time students that come to the group as trainees.
Pros
When we bought into it, it seemed to be the most advanced and user friendly product on the marked
Cons
Since we bought into it, the Journal is stuck in development or asks for additional money for features that should be integrated for molecular biology purposes.- still no possibility to use a stylus to annotate gel pictures or write entries. This would be to migrate from "paper book" to "electronic labbook" without loosing the ease of the "paper report".- gene bank files should be visible within the elab.
Response from eLabNext
Thank you, Franziska, for your review! We appreciate your honest assessment of the platform, and we heard you loud and clear. We are actively working to develop additional features and improvements for the Journal and Protocol modules. We are happy to tell you many of the issues raised here are already core features within the platform. You may be interested in checking out our CloneAssist add-on, which allows users to integrate a molecular biology workbench into their ELN entries to visualize and construct DNA and plasmid molecules, with integrations with SnapGene, Genius, and GeneBank/FASTA files. We recommend scheduling a call with your Digital Lab Consultant/Account Manager to learn more about the add-on and see if it would fit your group well.
As providing exceptional customer service and support is one of our core tenants here at eLabNext, we're surprised to hear that your service experience has declined since transitioning to a dedicated installation. That doesn't sound like us. Would you be open to scheduling a call through the Support Desk with our Customer Success team to share more about your experience? We will thoroughly investigate any feedback and make the necessary improvements to restore your confidence in our support services. The Head of our company would like to meet with you personally to investigate!
- Industry: Biotechnology
- Company size: 2–10 Employees
- Used Daily for 6-12 months
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eLabjournal: a clean and simple eLN.
If you are looking for a clean and simple eLN: eLabjournal is a great choice, especially for start-ups like us. The customer support is really good and it is clear from the beginning what eLN can and can't do. For us, our needs changed because of growth and we needed more extra features, but otherwise we would probably still use it. eLabjournal might not be the most intuitive eLN on the market and not the most fancy looking, but if you are just looking to replace those piles of paper on your desk or your labnotebook that is falling apart and has spills everywhere: eLabjournal is a good option.
Pros
eLabJournal is a simple and clean eLN, without any complicated features. It is like having a digital version of a labnotebook. Nothing more and nothing less. There are no distractions of features that you would never use, therefore it is relatively easy to start working with it.
Cons
It is a simple and clean eLN, but it doesn't work intuitive and typing text in either protocols and experiments was overly complicated. We had some issues with text not being saved. The barcode printing part never worked and then they discontinued a certain type of labelprinter. With a non-functioning barcode part, the inventory management part was also useless for us.
Response from eLabNext
Thank you for taking the time to provide your review, Linda!
The eLabNext platform was recently awarded Capterra's badge for best "Ease of Use," so we'd be curious to learn more about your experience with the user interface and the pain points you've encountered – could be due to lack of training from our side so that we will take this note! Our Digital Lab Specialists would be happy to schedule a free consultation to ensure that your lab group is optimized for your workflows, and we welcome you to submit any suggestions for improving your experience to our Support Desk for consideration.
While we were unfortunately forced to end support for DYMO printers, eLabNext continues to be compatible with a wide range of Zebra and ZPL-compatible printers for our customers with labelling needs. Many of our customers have had positive experiences with these machines and reported significant improvements in the quality and configurability of their labels compared to DYMO. Our Support Team would be happy to provide additional information on this topic and connect you with one of our partners to receive an exclusive discount when ordering a Zebra device!
- Industry: Veterinary
- Company size: 2–10 Employees
- Used Weekly for 1+ year
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2-3 Things that NEED to be implemented into elab
Pros
I like that you can edit samples easily, and that you have a lot of possibilities with the configuration-map
Cons
you need to implement 3 functions:1. implement "personalised-view" of your samples everywhere! at the moment, we only have personalised view on the "sample-list". We truly need to have a personalised view in "Advanced-Search-Results", as well as in each specific Location.2. Possibilities to change Date-format. = we sort our Dates with this format: DD/MM/YYYY -> elab should register this and when we try sorting by date, it should start with sorting by YYYY. At the moment, it is only Sorting by DD, which is absolutely not usable for us.3. Allow Control-C/Selection of Search-Results in Sample-List (or/and advanced-Search, but only when number 1 has been adapted too) = this would allow us to rapidly export our search-results from sample-list to excel etc.
Response from eLabNext
Hi Mitchell, thank you for your review!
We are happy to share that we recently received the 'Ease of Use' Capterra badge. It is fantastic to hear that you find our platform to be user-friendly. Regarding the specific functions you mentioned, the custom views in Advanced Search have already been submitted to our development team, and we would be happy to add you to our list of requestors. We will be sure to keep you updated on the progress of this feature.
As for export purposes, we have recently introduced a new add-on, the Sample Export Column Selector, that allows for easy column selection. Furthermore, we're pleased to inform you that the sorting by year and Control-C functions are already available. We would be happy to demonstrate these new add-ons and features. Please get in touch with our Support Desk to schedule a call with one of our dedicated Customer Success Specialists.
- Industry: Biotechnology
- Company size: 11–50 Employees
- Used Daily for 6-12 months
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LIMS: A Blessing in Disguise
Organise our inventory. We have had great success with inventory managment, and eLab is big part of it. Love the API function, wish it had better documentation, especially using meta fields as many of our samples have meta fields
Pros
I love the templates, bulk uploads, how UI looks. It is easy to use
Cons
Many Features of Reporting are missing, We have to use Third Party Apps, that we pull data using the API
Response from eLabNext
Thank you, Jowin, for your review! We love our templates, too – it makes the job of anyone in the lab much easier to standardize and optimize the efficiency of any workflow! With regards to reporting, currently, there are many tools to get the reports out, but we agree that within the system, we can have better visualization for the summary of the work being done! We are happy to announce and inform you that it is on our roadmap to have such features very soon! Please check with your Lab Digitization Consultants for the exact ETA on this!
- Industry: Biotechnology
- Company size: 11–50 Employees
- Used Daily for 2+ years
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Product you can grow with
We leverage this tool to enable our IP documentation and trade secret processes. It is critical in our valuation and assessment of multiple processes across multiple species. It allows researchers to easily move between projects and scales well as our operations grow.
Pros
This product enables us to ensure a secure environment for our IP related data. It is also seamless across our different labs and allows us to easily move between species and topics. The tool has also been easy to accommodate our rapid growth in researchers over the years.
Cons
There are some features like stylus, etc. that would be nice to have. But overall it meets the majority of our needs.
Response from eLabNext
Thank you so much for your review, Tania!
As an ISO 27001-certified company, we place the utmost importance on information security. We are delighted to hear about your positive experience with our platform's security measures. Sometimes 'nice-to-have' features are 'nice' for some but essential for others, so we have submitted them to our development team. If you haven't already, please send your feature requests to our Support Desk so that we can keep you updated on the progress of those features. We value your input and look forward to continuing to provide you with the best possible experience!
- Industry: Research
- Company size: 2–10 Employees
- Used Weekly for 6-12 months
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eLab; no more piles of paper, go digital!!
I have enjoy it very much. I was a used in 2020 and a lot has changed since so it will take some adjustment to all the new updates
Pros
How organized you can get, the charts and also the color system you can create depending sample types
Cons
As a started for our inventory we had to come up with a plan. Maybe there could be templates on Lab Startups depending on laboratories
Response from eLabNext
Hi, Kimberly! Thank you for your positive review! We're excited to hear that our digital platform has been a game-changer for you in terms of organization and efficiency. The ability to color code different sample types and create charts is indeed a fantastic feature of eLabInventory. We take great pride in providing a platform that allows you to visualize your entire laboratory and optimize the organization of your inventory. We appreciate your suggestion regarding templates for Lab Startups. If you haven't already, we kindly request that you submit this request to our Support Desk. This way, it can be passed along to our developers for careful consideration for future updates.
We understand that it can take some time to adjust when a new update is applied to the software, so our Digital Lab Consultants offer demos and training on new features to help users acclimate to these changes. If you would like a more in-depth demonstration of all the new features, including the Inventory V2 Beta, we encourage you to contact your dedicated Key Account Manager and they will be happy to schedule a call to review the latest updates with you and your team!
- Industry: Biotechnology
- Company size: 2–10 Employees
- Used Daily for 2+ years
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Defo recommended
Defo recommended, they are a friendly bunch and very speedy customer support!
Pros
I like how customizable eLabJournal is! You can do anything you want.
Cons
There are limitations to sharing samples throughout project groups and we have limited layers of organizing experiments. Structurally, these issues might be hard to overcome but it would be very helpful.
Response from eLabNext
Robert, thank you for your positive review! We are thrilled to hear that you find our platform customizable and versatile, which is part of our core philosophy and technical ecosystem.
At eLabNext, we take great pride in offering a fully customizable experience with the extended functionalities of our add-ons and API. We aim to create a flexible platform catering to every individual's needs. We were recently awarded the 'Best Value' Capterra badge. This recognition underscores our commitment to delivering exceptional quality at a great price. We are delighted to know that you appreciate our price/value ratio. We appreciate your support and are excited to continue enhancing our products to exceed your expectations!
- Industry: Biotechnology
- Company size: 11–50 Employees
- Used Daily for 1-5 months
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Great product for our company
eLabJournal has been a valuable addition to our company. It has allowed us to move away from endless spreadsheets. We are able to keep all pertinent project information organized and easily searchable. Using the inventory function is making out chemical, equipment and sample inventory a breeze.
Pros
Each section is easily customizable to fit our company's needs. I like the ability to keep everything neatly organized and easy to search.
Cons
I would love to see the export report function be able to turn an excel spreadsheet into a readable pdf. It currently does not allow for that function.
Response from eLabNext
Kari, thank you so much for your feedback and response! Please consider updating your Customer Support rating, as it hasn't been selected.
With regards to customizations, this is very much part of our philosophy. While there are many commonalities, every lab is different and has its preferences on how to input, manage, and analyze data. Because of this, we created a template-driven ecosystem for each lab to be able to customize all of the sections to their very specific needs. We even allow labs to develop their add-ons in our Marketplace to elevate their experience and centralize their software usage in the lab.
- Industry: Biotechnology
- Company size: 11–50 Employees
- Used Daily for 1+ year
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eLabJournal review
Love it
Pros
Easy of use, interaction with biobanking
Cons
Cost of having it on our server, but everything else is perfect
Response from eLabNext
Thank you for your amazing review! We're thrilled to hear that you are having such a positive experience with eLabJournal and our super-packed biobanking features!
We're excited to share that we have recently been awarded the 'Ease of Use' Capterra badge, and you're an integral part of the testimony that showcases just how user-friendly our platform truly is. Furthermore, our biobanking add-ons are great for providing features to track and access your data and improve your overall workflow. Your feedback means a lot to us, and we sincerely appreciate your support!
- Industry: Higher Education
- Company size: 501–1,000 Employees
- Used Weekly for 2+ years
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Review elab journal
Pros
Digitization of the whole logging porccess of lab work, as replacement for had-written journals. More sustainable, better sharable.
Cons
Improvements on CloneAssit, so it becomes completely functional. This would make the digital workflow of lab work more complete.
Response from eLabNext
Thank you for your review, Pascal! We're glad to hear that you have found our digital lab platform to be not only sustainable but also highly collaborative/sharable for your lab work. We are grateful for your positive experience with our platform and are committed to continually improving our service.
As for CloneAssist, our molecular biology suite, we want to inform you that it is currently in its beta trial phase. We have improvements in the pipeline for the final release. If you have any specific requests or suggestions regarding CloneAssist, please get in touch with your Digital Lab Consultant/Account Manager or submit them directly to Support. Our team will get back to you with specifics right away! We value your feedback and are here to support you every step of the way.
- Industry: Research
- Company size: 51–200 Employees
- Used Daily for 6-12 months
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Keeping Track of the Research
This has been a great experience. At first had only planned to use for single aspect of research project and now pushing for us to incorporate into other areas.
Customer support has been excellent. Always quick to respond when have questions or requests, and so very willing to work with us to customize the system to our needs.
Pros
Although there was a learning process to using the system, it did not take more than a week for us to build the framework that needed for managing samples and recording experimental data. Have multiple users with different levels of comfort with technology and hearing more and more from group that so glad that set this up for this research project. Really appreciate that Microsoft Office integrated into system, not only for editing files but as sections within a entry. This has allowed users that do not have access to office to work with us with ease
Cons
Lacking some options that know are available on other electronic notebook freeware (To Do Lists, Task assignment, Calendar, Messaging center, view only of integrating Microsoft office components, comment tracking, tags for indexing entries).
One option that would love to have that seen in other electronic notebook software is the option to share study with outside user so can view (not edit) for defined period of time without using a licensed space. Would be happy if there was a limit on how many of these could exist at a time
Alternatives Considered
LabguruReasons for Choosing eLabNext
Needed a inventory system that allowed better handling of aliquots and lineage. The permission management system was better for the needs of the group. And that hardly anything is every truly gone, can track history of pretty much everything.Switched From
LabfolderReasons for Switching to eLabNext
The customer service, the rep who set up our demo provided such good information. Was impressed that during the demo period (which was a month), he not only respond well to our questions but took our feedback and entered as requests for modification of the system. Demonstrated to us that would work with us to help us use the system to fit our particular needsResponse from eLabNext
Thank you for stopping by to review eLabJournal! We are happy to share that we are preparing to release a brand new add-on in Marketplace in the coming weeks for handling Task Assignments/To-Dos; additionally, we now support options for commenting/messaging on other users' experiments/reports, integration with Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, PPT), and labels/tags on projects for easier searching. We also have a few major projects on the horizon, including a full redesign of our Inventory module!
Moreover, we confirmed that our team is actively reviewing several of the features you've listed for future development consideration later this year.
If you have specific ideas about how you'd like any of these suggestions to be implemented, please consider emailing your Key Account Manager or [email protected]. We always appreciate hearing feedback from our users, and we'll do our best to incorporate your comments into our next series of updates!
- Industry: Biotechnology
- Company size: 2–10 Employees
- Used Weekly for 2+ years
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ELN and more
This software caters to the small biotech co's by providing a single solution ELN that integrates data and inventory management. As such, the pricing is in an very effective position to enable those same small biotech companies to acquire and use their software efficiently. Great customer support and service, this offers an appreciable and competitive value.
This software is very good and taking in data, especially as a PDFs. Probably among one of the best ELNs out there. Unfortunately it's not a 'do-everything' solution, and does have some quirks. It would also better help these smaller co's that use it through implementing a less expensive 'module' add-in service that could pull from vendors like Fisher/VWR. This would allow for easier inventory management, and wouldn't require expensive custom solutions smaller companies wouldn't be able to afford anyway.
Pros
The ELN is easy to start using from ground zero. Many features are intuitive, and easy to navigate. Organization is implemented nicely, and searchable.
Cons
Frequent users will start to see issues with flexibility in correcting erroneous details of entries (not yet finalized), or setting up high-functioning templates for repeated experiments. More advanced features to integrate into ordering/inventory management are not modular add-ons, and treated as more expensive custom solutions.
Response from eLabNext
Hi John, thank you for your review! We are thrilled to announce that we have recently won the Capterra badge 'Ease to Use' for the qualities you highlighted in your review. We are so glad you've found our platform easy to use and intuitive. Your suggestions for improving our supplies module are greatly appreciated, and we hear you. It is on our roadmap! We kindly request you submit your feature requests through our Support Desk so we can update you on the progress of the new features. If there's a particular company with which you want to integrate, feel free to connect us with one of their representatives, and we can discuss a possible partnership to develop an add-on with their internal development team using our API/SDK resources. We also recommend that you check out our Developer Hub, which has readily available recipes to aid in this process!
- Industry: Research
- Company size: 2–10 Employees
- Used Weekly for 2+ years
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eLab has helped manage a veritable flood of samples
Overall, I'm very pleased with eLab. It has greatly streamlined the tracking of sample receipt and downstream processing for thousands of samples, allowing me to set up standard procedures that even novice undergraduate students can follow without difficulty. Likewise, the pricing was very competitive and the team at eLab has been very responsive and pleasant to work with.
Pros
This product has greatly facilitated the standardization of sample intake and inventory. Likewise, I really appreciate the ability to set up lab protocols (with version tracking) and standardized experiment templates. These features, in particular, make it easy to bring on new lab helpers in an undergraduate setting. There is no need to manage and track shared files or folders, and when a student leaves, their records and activities are preserved. The interface has generally been quite intuitive and easy to maneuver, and customer support is responsive and helpful if a user runs into problems.
Cons
There are still a few glitchy (largely aesthetic) areas. For example, the "Lineage" button appears to multiply as one clicks on or manipulates successive sample records. This can be resolved by refreshing the page, but it is not guaranteed that you will remain on the same sample record when you refresh. This doesn't seem to impact the integrity of sample records, but can be annoying when working with a lot of sample records.
There is not yet a function to create copies of plates of samples (e.g., whole-plate aliquots, series, or downstream product). One can work around this with batch importation, but I do look forward to this feature eventually being incorporated.
Reasons for Switching to eLabNext
eLab offered a combined electronic lab journal and inventory tracking/management platform that was both intuitive and economical.Response from eLabNext
Thank you for reviewing eLabJournal, Elizabeth! Our team worked hard to design an easy-to-use UI and we're glad to hear that those efforts have paid off for you. The latest version of our Lineage add-on resolved the glitch you mention and is available in the Marketplace please make sure to check and update the Add-On. We're also working on a bulk cloning feature for plates and hope to release it soon.
Thanks again for sharing this valuable feedback so that we can improve the eLab experience for our entire user community, and stay tuned for some exciting updates!