SciNote Electronic Lab Notebook and Lab Inventory

SciNote, LLC is an electronic lab notebook company based in Middleton, Wisconsin, with a separate EU headquarters, and is owned by Gilson Inc. Its journey began in 2015. It replaces paper notebooks and scattered files in research, quality and regulated labs with one system for documenting experiments, protocols and materials, and reports more than 90,000 users in over 100 countries, including the FDA and USDA.

The cloud-based ELN organises work into projects, experiments and tasks with protocol and SOP management, templates and a report generator. A lab inventory module tracks reagents, samples and equipment with stock levels and labels, linked to experiments. Forms standardise data capture, Import with AI drafts protocols and SOPs from existing documents, and a Project Insights Dashboard shows progress. Audit trails, electronic signatures and role-based access support 21 CFR Part 11 and GxP work.

• Experiment documentation: projects, experiments and tasks with templates and a report generator.
• Protocol and SOP management: versioned protocols reusable across teams.
• Lab inventory: tracks reagents, samples and equipment with stock alerts and labels.
• SciNote Forms: standardised forms for structured data capture.
• Import with AI: drafts protocols and SOPs from existing documents.
• Compliance tools: audit trails, e-signatures and role-based access for 21 CFR Part 11.

University and institute labs in Vietnam can start on the free plan to digitise research records. Pharmaceutical QC and R&D labs can standardise SOPs and keep audit-ready records ahead of GMP inspections. Biotech start-ups can track samples and reagents across projects in one system.

The company reports that users save about 9 hours per week on average. A free plan for individual users lowers the barrier for academic and small labs. Industry plans include onboarding, dedicated support and a validation-ready setup with IQ/OQ documentation. Linking inventory to experiments improves traceability of samples and reagents.

Labs are replacing paper notebooks to meet data integrity rules and to make their data usable for AI. Regulators are paying closer attention to how AI is used in GMP settings, which raises demand for auditable records. Universities, pharmaceutical QC labs and biotech firms in Vietnam and Southeast Asia are starting to digitise lab records as they pursue GLP, GMP and ISO 17025.

Legal entity SciNote, LLC, Middleton, Wisconsin, USA; owned by Gilson Inc. Its journey began in 2015. Reports 90,000+ users in 100+ countries and a 99% customer satisfaction rate. Describes itself as open-source software and 21 CFR Part 11 and GxP compliant. Published the book Digital Transformation of the Laboratory.