Electronic Lab Notebook

Benchling Notebook is more than an ELN.

Reduce time to data entry by 85% with the first cloud-based notebook built for modern life science.

The most user-friendly Notebook in the industry

Unprecedented adoption

Unlike other electronic laboratory notebook software, the Benchling Notebook is built to be as usable as consumer software.

Improve productivity and data integrity

Directly populate Notebook entries with results from instrument runs. Link that data to samples in your Registry. Read more about Integrations and APIs.

Enable traceability and reproducibility

By bidirectionally linking to other entries, samples, and other Benchling data, you can see the complete, interconnected history of any Notebook entry.

All-in-one productivity suite

Edit file attachments from within the Benchling interface
Build Excel-like tables within Notebook entries
Auto-populate your calendar with Notebook entries
Manage tasks through to-do lists
Drag-and-drop any file type into Benchling

Unified data capture across applications

Register entities and manage inventory directly from Notebook entries
Structured results capture within unstructured Notebook interface
Update samples with results data directly from Notebook entries
Automatically populate tables in entries with data from instrument runs

Entry standardization

Create flexible and editable templates to rapidly evolve during Discovery
Create lockable entries that define, document and lock down key processes when moving into Early Development
Streamline testing procedures

Entry compliance

Structure custom witnessing and review processes with electronic signatures
Built for 21 CFR Part 11 compliance
Audit trails record the review process step-by-step
Automatic version history without need for manual saving

Collaboration and cross-learning

Bidirectionally link to any other Benchling file within entries
@-mention other Benchling users to notify them of your entry
Co-author Notebook entries with any chosen collaborators

"For our strain engineering workflow, Benchling has been able to provide an all-in-one environment where we can easily gather day-to-day experiment data in the Notebook and then, make meaningful connections to relevant items in the Registry."

Jay Konieczka

Co-Founder and COO

Learn more about Notebook

brochure

Notebook Overview

blog

Tips and Tricks for the Benchling Notebook