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SciNote Overview

What is SciNote?

SciNote is a cloud-based electronic lab notebook (ELN), trusted by the FDA, USDA, European Commission, and 100K+ scientists in over 100 countries. Each premium plan comes with top-rated customer support, and a customer success manager who will work closely with you to ensure successful onboarding and implementation. SciNote provides a top-rated set of data management functionalities, such as inventory tracking & management, protocol & SOP management, compliance (CFR 21 part 11 & GxP), team management & collaboration, integrations and API, project management, safety & security of data and more. SciNote is based in Middleton, WI, USA, with offices in Europe. Learn more about SciNote: https://www.scinote.net/

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SciNote is a leading electronic lab notebook (ELN) solution used in the FDA, USDA and European commission labs. It is labs‘ preferred value for money solution, offering lab inventory, compliance, and team management tools. SciNote is designed with data protection, lab efficiency, and user experience in mind, with top-rated scientific customer support: 99% satisfaction rate. It supports government, industry and academic research labs; it's trusted by over 100 000+ scientific professionals in over 100 countries. SciNote is currently in the FedRAMP Authorization process as a part of our commitment to customer needs and the trust they place in our product.

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SciNote, trusted by institutions like the FDA, USDA, and European Commission, ensures secure and compliant data management, reflecting our commitment to quality and regulatory standards. Clients appreciate our hands-on, tailored customer support, which facilitates smooth implementation and long-term success as their labs grow.

Our electronic lab notebook (ELN) offers a flexible, modular design that adapts to evolving lab needs. With a unique project/experiment/task structure, SciNote visualizes workflows for better organization and big-picture insights. Users value the intuitive interface, balancing structured guidance with customization for optimal functionality.

SciNote’s powerful global search enables quick access to data across projects, promoting seamless research continuity. Additionally, built-in tools for inventory management, collaboration, and regulatory compliance equip labs to meet industry standards confidently and scale efficiently.


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SciNote is a leading cloud-based lab management software designed to streamline research and laboratory workflows. It offers features such as electronic lab notebooks (ELN), project management tools, and data organization capabilities, enabling researchers to efficiently manage and document their experiments. SciNote aims to enhance collaboration, improve data integrity, and ensure compliance with regulatory standards, making it an essential tool for scientific teams in various fields. For more information, visit their website at https://scinote.net/.


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Cristina L.Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
5.0 out of 5
"Easy to learn, easy to use"
It is an intuitive userface that makes it easy to use. It doesn't have overcomplicated to make a lab notebok entry so it wasn't difficult to introd...
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4.5 out of 5
"Scinote has helped me plan experiments and gather data so is easily accessible by other team members"
It helps get all information on experiments organized and better plan for them, as well as have results in one place
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Yvonne P.Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
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"SciNote is user friendly and covers all the bases for documenting lab work."
What I like best about SciNote is the continual updates and openness of the SciNote team to take feedback and implement it.
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SciNote Demo - SciNote Electronic Lab Notebook - dashboard overview
SciNote’s dashboard keeps you instantly informed on all important work details relevant to you. It helps you keep track of tasks, deadlines, the work you recently completed, and e-signature requests (for Validated and Platinum plan).
SciNote Demo - Managing projects with SciNote Electronic Lab Notebook
SciNote’s unique projects/experiment/task structure allows you to manage all projects in the lab, assign team members to projects, manage project access, and keep everyone notified of the project's progress.
SciNote Demo - Inventory management in SciNote Electronic Lab Notebook
Use SciNote’s inventory management feature to organize samples, reagents, and equipment, and connect all data with experiments and results. Stock management and label printing are available as add-ons.
SciNote Demo - Experiments in SciNote Electronic Lab Notebook
Create workflows in SciNote, so you don’t miss a step in your experiment. Use the same workflow many times? Turn it into a template to ensure consistency throughout your processes.
SciNote Demo - Organizing your tasks in SciNote ELN
Organize your experiment tasks without losing track of everything you need – Cross-reference inventories, protocols, and other experiment information using smart annotation. Questions? Use comments and tags to engage other lab members to help move the task forward.
SciNote Demo - Specialized search function in SciNote ELN
The specialized search function will help you locate what you need quickly – no need to sift through a random list of search results.
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What do you like best about SciNote?

The SciNote Team are incredibly supportive of their clients. As a small business owner, I feel like the team has supported me through some really challenging time with my business. The team also checks in regularly with personal emails and asking if any assistance is needed.

I love all the features that are avaiable in SciNote. When we were in an active research phase, we utilized SciNote every day to record data. SciNote was easy to use and it was easy to set up templates for research associates. SciNote integrated seemlessly into our workflow; the team provides opportunities for training, the web interface is easy to use and there is plenty of assistance for carrying out actions. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about SciNote?

I have not yet explored or implemented all of the features that SciNote provides and so that is really too bad. I am also interested in better integrating data flow from SciNote into our data processing and analytics routines, but have not explored this either. My lack of time to get these items completed does not reflect on SciNote, I have nothing to report as a dislike at this time. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is SciNote solving and how is that benefiting you?

Traceability, organization of experimental data, setup and communication of experimental designs, recording of scientifc data including qualitative and observational data. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Response from Theresa Liao of SciNote

Thank you Angela. I am so happy to hear this - I will be sharing this with our team!

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What do you like best about SciNote?

It is a reliable resource to document procedures, findings and records for our research Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about SciNote?

some technical features, like clicking on back button (sometime) won't take to the previous page, it will take you back to the first page on that tab Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is SciNote solving and how is that benefiting you?

Documentation mostly. To keep record of every single process, protocols, and experiment. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about SciNote?

Scinote has been great for our team - it was easy to implement, and its wonderful that you can search key words from a project, making it quicker to find information you need from past experiments or from within a database. Customer support is very active in addressing any problems or concerns we've had. Its definitely improved the communication flow in the lab! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about SciNote?

There were some growing pains in trying to learn how to share data effectively from Scinote with outside parties. While you can export experiments as a .pdf or share an external link to data hosted on scinote, you can't export a permanent file (as opposed to giving a link) in a way that lets an outside viewer see connected files such as excel docs without also having a scinote account. A minor concern, but one I hope is improved in a future update! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is SciNote solving and how is that benefiting you?

Lab commbunication, finding relevant data from past experiments, lab inventory management, database management, communicating data across different departments. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about SciNote?

The improved folder system has been helpful. Keeping things organized is very easy.

Customer support is also great, with prompt responses. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about SciNote?

I wish there was a more specific lab notebook section. For example, Benchling has a fantastic version of this. There is even a way to incorporate timers into the notebook section. We would definitely be using it more frequently across the board if it had this. Instead it's sort of an annoying task that has to be completed at the end of the week. Many people in the lab still prefer writing in physical notebooks for this reason.

We bought into using the printer and labels for inventory and quickly figured out that it's useless. We would need a handheld scanner to scan it and even then it only inputs the ID number of the item. The way it was marketed to us made it seem that we could scan the QR code with our phone to pull up information in a notes app (or something similar). Definitely the most useless offering on SciNote that we have found. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is SciNote solving and how is that benefiting you?

The inventory is helpful as is the ability to pull a protocol into a project Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about SciNote?

I use SciNote to review QC data that has been entered by other users, and to track the calibration status of instruments. I find SciNote's interface very easy to use. I like that SciNote offers an intuitive, changeable layout. SciNote also makes the approval flow very easy to access and view. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about SciNote?

I have set up times and dates for tasks in SciNote, and I would like reminders to begin arriving 1 month before the tasks are due. I have set the date range for the project to start 1 month before the task is due, but still reminders will only arrive shortly before the final due date.

I use SciNote to track the calibration status of instruments. This requires me to keep an inventory of instruments, and to set up projects for instrument calibration. When calibration is performed, I upload any relevant documents to a task, and I create another task for the instrument's next calibration. I must also change the task tag in the inventory and update the calibration date in the inventory. I wish that this could be done with fewer steps. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is SciNote solving and how is that benefiting you?

SciNote is helping my team to organize QC data for my review. It is also helping to organize instrument calibration information. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Response from Theresa Liao of SciNote

Hello! Thank you very much for your SciNote review. We are starting to see more customers using SciNote in their QC review process. Great to hear that you find SciNote easy to use!

For the issue with reminders, please make sure to let your Customer Success Manager know of this, and see if this is a bug we need to report, or something that we can tackle with other tips/tricks. They might also offer suggestions to streamline calibration tracking. Our support is ongoing, so feel free to reach out any time!

Thank you for choosing SciNote!!

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What do you like best about SciNote?

It helps get all information on experiments organized and better plan for them, as well as have results in one place Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about SciNote?

Sometimes some functions are down because of maintenance Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is SciNote solving and how is that benefiting you?

Helping have easy access of data for different members in the group Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Csongor S.
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What do you like best about SciNote?

The easy to use, clear UI and the possibility of tracking all the actions taken in the system. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about SciNote?

No major issues, I am mostly happy with SciNote. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is SciNote solving and how is that benefiting you?

SciNote helps us keeping our R&D activities at one place and oversee all the results. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about SciNote?

It is pretty easy to use and it automatically saves your work. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about SciNote?

It would be nice to be able to add additional subfolders between projects and tasks. Like addtitional levels of projects. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is SciNote solving and how is that benefiting you?

Easy to use ELN manager. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

ELOY C.
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What do you like best about SciNote?

the opportunity to manage and program research protocols as well as their proposed templates Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about SciNote?

maybe the cost to buy it for american users in latin america? Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is SciNote solving and how is that benefiting you?

the management of processes and methodologies within the laboratory activities of each project. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about SciNote?

The friendly user interface and the level of organization/workflow you can achieve Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about SciNote?

The tag system can get confusing sometimes Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is SciNote solving and how is that benefiting you?

Helps me and my team to easily document process steps and update with new verions easily Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.