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Safe and effective replacements for bound laboratory notebooks

Computers are a critical part of R&D work, yet patent considerations mean most scientists have to document their research in a traditional bound paper lab notebook (BLN). This means a large amount of "Cut & Stick" involving real scissors and sticky tape – and a lot of wasted time.

This gap between their work (performed on computer) and the record keeping mechanism (BLN) is an increasing source of frustration and lost productivity for scientists all over the world. To make matters worse, BLNs obstruct the computer-facilitated searching and sharing which is key to working effectively as a team in today’s modern organizations.

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Amphora Research Systems provides cost-effective alternatives to the bound paper lab notebook which are more appropriate for the computer age, yet still fulfill legal counsel’s requirement for evidence to support Patent claims in the event of dispute – producing either paper or electronic records, according to customer choice. Our solutions are in use by companies large and small, and can support a wide variety of scientific activity.


Tailored Solutions

We have arranged our solutions according to the needs of different organizations and people within them:

Smaller organizations, where the primary concerns are raising the productivity of Researchers whilst continuing to create quality evidence for the defence of patents. Larger organizations, who in addition to patent and productivity concerns often have large numbers of users, multiple sites, complex security requirements (including export control) and the need to support workflow between many different functions.
Regulated environments, where there is a need to create records to document regulatory compliance, yet the increasing use of computers makes the Bound Laboratory Notebook inconvenient. In-house developers or software vendors developing software for use in R&D, and need to solve some or all of the issues above.
Startups, who often have a pressing need for an ELN solution but until now have been unable to purchase or deploy a system due to budget and infrastructure constraints.