Paper-based notebooks
Bound notebooks are hard to search, easy to damage and impossible to analyse across projects.
Electronic Laboratory Notebook (ELN)
Digitize laboratory documentation with a secure Electronic Laboratory Notebook that enables scientists to capture, organize, review and collaborate on experimental data while ensuring complete traceability, regulatory compliance and data integrity.
- 21 CFR Part 11
- EU GMP Annex 11
- GAMP 5 validated
- ALCOA+
OPS IQ ELN
EXP-2418 — Dissolution profile
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Entries this week
9
Awaiting review
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Approved today
Experiment record
v3 · locked on approvalObjectiveCompare release profile across 3 lots
Linked sampleSMP-24019
Reagent lotRG-8842 · exp 2027-04
Instrument fileHPLC_run_2418.raw
AuthoredA. Rao · 09:14Signed
ReviewedK. Mehta · 11:02Signed
ApprovedQA pendingOpen
Paper notebook versus digital ELN
The same science, recorded with structure, collaboration and evidence instead of handwriting and photocopies.
Traditional paper notebook
- Handwritten paper notebooks
- Slow, duplicated documentation
- Notebooks scattered across the lab
- One notebook, one scientist
- Wet-ink signatures chased by hand
- Crossed-out entries and rewrites
- Integrity depends on the writer
- Traceability rebuilt for audits
OPS IQ ELN
- Paperless experiment recording
- Faster documentation with templates
- Centralised research records
- Real-time multi-user collaboration
- Electronic approvals with meaning
- Complete version history retained
- ALCOA+ data integrity enforced
- Complete, time-stamped traceability
Paper documentation is holding science back
Research moves faster than the notebook can record it — and inspectors expect evidence paper cannot provide.
Incomplete experimental records
Missing conditions, unrecorded observations and late entries undermine reproducibility.
Difficult collaboration
Researchers on different teams or sites cannot see, reuse or build on each other's work.
Poor document traceability
Linking an experiment to its samples, reagents, instruments and outcomes takes manual effort.
Manual approvals
Review and countersignature cycles stall while notebooks physically move between people.
Data integrity risk
Paper cannot evidence contemporaneous, attributable records the way inspectors now expect.
From planning to archived final record
Every experiment is securely stored with a complete audit trail — each step attributable, time-stamped and reviewable years later.
Experiment Planning
Objectives, protocol and template selected before work begins.
Experiment Execution
Steps executed against the protocol with deviations recorded live.
Data Capture
Structured fields, calculations and instrument files captured in place.
Observations
Rich-text notes, images and annotations recorded contemporaneously.
Review
Second-person scientific review of method, data and conclusions.
Electronic Approval
Meaning-bound electronic signature by the approving scientist.
Final Record
Locked, versioned record of the experiment and its outcome.
Archive
Retained with a complete audit trail for the full retention period.
Everything a scientist needs, in one notebook
Research that compounds, instead of walking out
Shared notebooks, structured review and searchable history turn individual experiments into organisational knowledge.
Team collaboration
Multiple scientists contribute to the same experiment without conflicting copies.
Shared research notebooks
Project notebooks visible to the whole team, governed by permissions.
Multi-user access
Concurrent, role-aware access for authors, reviewers and observers.
Review workflows
Structured review and countersignature instead of informal sign-off.
Knowledge sharing
Searchable history turns past experiments into reusable know-how.
Research continuity
Work survives staff changes — nothing leaves with a personal notebook.
Built for regulated laboratories
Data integrity controls are enforced by the system, so inspection evidence is a report — not a project.
FDA 21 CFR Part 11
Electronic records and signatures with secure, computer-generated audit trails.
EU GMP Annex 11
Computerised system controls, access management and periodic review evidence.
ALCOA+
Attributable, legible, contemporaneous, original and accurate scientific records.
GAMP 5
Risk-based validation with documented lifecycle deliverables for each release.
Electronic Signatures
Meaning-bound signatures on authoring, review and approval actions.
Audit Trails
Every entry, edit and signature time-stamped and attributable to a user.
Version History
Complete revision history with reason for change on every record.
Role-Based Access
Least-privilege roles for scientists, reviewers, QA and administrators.
Data Security
Encryption in transit and at rest, tenant isolation and access monitoring.
Secure Backup
Validated backup, retention and restore procedures for scientific data.
Connected to the systems your science depends on
Experiment records draw context from the laboratory and enterprise landscape, and push findings back into governed quality processes.
Laboratory systems
LIMSeQMSeBMRLaboratory Instruments
Enterprise systems
SAPERP SystemsActive Directory
OPS IQ ELN
Scientific record core
Platform services
REST APIsCloud Storage
Bi-directional
Sample and reagent context flows in from LIMS; approved findings flow out to eQMS, eBMR and enterprise systems — audit trail preserved at every hop.
Measurable laboratory outcomes
Faster documentation
Templates and structured capture cut the time spent writing up experiments.
Improved collaboration
Teams work in shared notebooks instead of isolated personal records.
Complete traceability
Every experiment linked to its samples, reagents, instruments and approvals.
Reduced paper usage
Paper notebooks, printouts and photocopies removed from the laboratory.
Better compliance
Data integrity and signature controls enforced by the system, not by habit.
Secure knowledge management
Scientific IP protected, access-controlled and recoverable.
Faster review cycles
Electronic routing removes the wait for notebooks to change hands.
Centralised scientific records
One searchable repository across projects, teams and sites.
Trusted across science-led industries
Pharmaceuticals
Biotechnology
CROs
Chemical Industry
Food & Beverage
Academic Research
Life Sciences
Medical Devices
Why laboratories choose OPS IQ ELN
Unified OPS IQ platform
ELN shares one data model with LIMS, eQMS, eBMR and analytics.
Native LIMS integration
Experiments link directly to samples, tests and results in LIMS.
Integrated eQMS connectivity
Findings flow into deviations, CAPA and change control without rekeying.
Enterprise security
Encryption, SSO, least-privilege roles and continuous access monitoring.
Compliance by design
Part 11, Annex 11 and ALCOA+ controls enforced at record level.
Modern user experience
An interface scientists actually want to use at the bench.
Cloud or on-premise
Deploy in our validated cloud or inside your own data centre.
Scalable architecture
From a single research group to a global multi-site R&D network.
ELN questions, answered
An ELN is a secure digital replacement for the paper laboratory notebook. Scientists plan experiments, capture structured and free-text data, attach instrument files and images, and route the record for review and electronic approval — with every action time-stamped and attributable.
Modernize your laboratory documentation
Replace paper notebooks with a secure Electronic Laboratory Notebook that improves collaboration, ensures compliance and protects valuable scientific knowledge.
- 45-minute working session on your own experiment workflow
- Template, review and electronic signature walkthrough
- Validation and data integrity evidence review