Share Your Research Securely and Collaborate Effortlessly with ELabELN
ELabELN transforms isolated research into collaborative breakthroughs, giving you complete control over who sees your work, when they see it, and what they can do with it—ensuring your data stays secure while your team stays connected and productive, whether you're across the hall or across the globe.
Collaboration and Sharing Built for Real Research Teams
Working alone in your paper notebook might feel safe, but it's holding your research back. ELabELN's collaboration features let you share experiments, protocols, and data instantly—without losing control or compromising security. Grant view-only access to your PI, give editing rights to your lab partner, or share a single protocol with a collaborating institution. Every permission is granular, every action is tracked, and you decide exactly who sees what.
With ELabELN, collaboration doesn't mean chaos. Real-time updates keep everyone on the same page, intelligent notifications alert you to important changes, and version history ensures nothing gets lost or overwritten. Whether you're coordinating across a five-person team or managing multi-site collaborations, ELabELN scales to your needs—starting completely free and growing with you as your research expands.
Stop emailing spreadsheets and chasing down signatures—see how simple secure collaboration can be.
Essential Collaboration Features That Keep Research Moving Forward
ELabELN's collaboration tools are designed for the way researchers actually work: secure, flexible, and refreshingly simple. From granular permission controls to real-time team updates, every feature helps you share knowledge safely while maintaining the traceability and compliance your lab requires. Explore the capabilities that make ELabELN the trusted platform for collaborative research.
Permission and Access Control
Access Control and Permissions
Customize roles and access levels for different team members. Control exactly what each person can do: view, comment, edit, or manage. Assign permissions by user, by team, or by experiment.
Team-Based Access Groups
Create teams and assign permissions once instead of individually managing every user. Perfect for research groups, project teams, or external collaborators who need consistent access levels.
View-Only Sharing Links
Generate secure, read-only links for supervisors, auditors, or collaborators who need to review work without editing. Links can be time-limited or password-protected for extra security.
Real-Time Collaboration
Simultaneous Collaboration
Multiple users can work on the same entry or document simultaneously in LabDrive. See changes as they happen. When a team member updates an experiment, everyone with access sees it instantly.
Project Sharing
Share projects with internal or external collaborators via LabDrive. Grant access to entire project hierarchies, ensuring everyone has the context and data they need to contribute effectively.Smart Notifications
Get alerted when experiments are shared with you, when someone comments on your work, or when protocol updates affect your team. Stay informed without inbox overload.
Communication and Feedback
Commenting and Feedback
Comment on specific entries for team discussions. Leave notes, ask questions, or provide feedback directly on experiments and protocols. Conversations stay attached to the relevant data permanently.
One-Click Protocol Sharing
Share standardized protocols across your entire team or organization. When you update a protocol, everyone using it gets notified, ensuring consistency and reducing errors.
External Collaboration Tools
Invite external collaborators without creating full accounts. Share specific experiments or datasets with partners at other institutions while maintaining complete control.
Traceability and Version Control
Complete Audit Trail
Every view, edit, share, and comment is automatically logged with timestamps and user attribution. Perfect for compliance requirements and understanding how data evolved.
Version Control
Track every change to shared experiments. Restore previous versions, compare edits, or see exactly who changed what and when. Eliminate confusion and protect data integrity.
Secure Electronic Signatures
When work is reviewed or approved, capture legally-compliant electronic signatures with full audit documentation. Essential for GLP/GMP environments and collaborative research validation.
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