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|location_city    =  10685-B Hazelhurst Dr. #8358<br />Houston, Texas
|location_city    =  10685-B Hazelhurst Dr. #8358, Houston, Texas
|location_country  =  U.S.
|location_country  =  U.S.
|locations        =  2
|locations        =  2
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|subsid            =  BioData Ltd.
|subsid            =  BioData Ltd.
|homepage          =  [http://www.biodata.com/ BioData.com]
|homepage          =  [https://www.labguru.com/ Labguru.com]
|linkedin          =  [https://www.linkedin.com/company/labguru/ https://www.linkedin.com/company/labguru/]
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|intl              =  Yes
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'''BioData Inc.''' develops and distributes [[laboratory informatics]] software solutions.
'''BioData Inc.''' develops and distributes [[laboratory informatics]] software solutions.


==History==
BioData, Inc. was founded by researcher and programer Jonathan Gross in August 2007. Prior to that, Gross had been working on his graduate degree in biotechnology and playing with programming on the side. Eventually his need for better research tools led him to work on what would eventually be called BioKM<ref name="LGAboutUs">{{cite web |url=http://www.labguru.com/company/about |title=About BioData |publisher=BioData, Inc |accessdate=24 February 2015}}</ref><ref name="BioKMInt">{{cite web |url=http://www.benchfly.com/blog/biokm-interview-online-lab-management/ |title=BioKM Interview: Online Lab Management |author=Gross, Jonathan |date=18 November 2009 |accessdate=24 February 2015}}</ref>:


<blockquote>I was always looking for better ways to organize my own research activities, to keep things connected and to properly document my work (OneNote, TiddlyWiki, Curio). At the time, I found by chance (or by buzz) a new programming framework Ruby On Rails and after learning that it was extracted from actual working apps, I decided to check it out (37Signals). I started playing with the idea of having a research-oriented app.</blockquote>


==History==
Later in 2010, Digital Science, a division of Macmillan Publishers, acquired an equity stake in BioData.<ref name="LGAboutUs" />
 


On December 5, 2011, BioKM and LabLife were replaced with BioData's new product Labguru.<ref name="Thaney">{{cite web |url=https://www.digital-science.com/blog/news/bringing-the-lab-into-the-21st-century/ |title=Bringing the Lab into the 21st Century |author=Thaney, Kaitlin |publisher=DigitalScience.com |date=5 December 2011 |accessdate=09 September 2013}}</ref>


==Technology and products==
==Technology and products==
===Labguru===
===Labguru===
 
Labguru is an [[electronic laboratory notebook]] (ELN) with LIMS-like lab management features that "helps you to monitor research progress and to increase its output."<ref name="LabGTrack">{{cite web |url=https://www.labguru.com/ |title=Labguru - Your All-in-One Electronic Lab Notebook (ELN) |publisher=BioData Inc |accessdate=06 January 2019}}</ref>  
Labguru is a [[laboratory information management system]] (LIMS) solution that allows you to "easily define your research projects, milestones, protocols, and experiments."<ref name="LabGPlan">{{cite web_short|url=http://www.labguru.com/solutions/plan/ |title=Labguru - Plan Experiments |publisher=BioData Inc. |accessdate=18 January 2012}}</ref> BioData's Labguru product replaced their LabLife and BioKM products on December 5, 2011.<ref>{{cite web_short|url=http://www.digital-science.com/biodata-launches-labguru/ |title=BioData Launches Labguru, a Collaborative Research Management Web Application for Academic Labs |publisher=DigitalScience.com|date=5 December 2011|accessdate=5 December 2011}}</ref>


====Features====
====Features====
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   ! colspan="2"| Product: [http://www.labguru.com/solutions/plan/ Labguru]
   ! colspan="2"| Product: [https://www.labguru.com/ Labguru]
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   | style="background-color:white; border-style:none;"| {{Databox LIMSfeature
   | style="background-color:white; border-style:none;"| {{Databox LIMSfeature
| sample_login_man  = Y<ref name="LabGTrack">{{cite web_short|url=http://www.labguru.com/solutions/track/ |title=Labguru - Track Research Progress |publisher=BioData Inc. |accessdate=18 January 2012}}</ref>
| sample_login_man  = Y<ref name="LabGTrack" />
| sample_track      = Y<ref name="LabGTrack" />
| sample_track      = Y<ref name="LabGTrack" />
| sample_batch      =  
| sample_batch      =  
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| data_analysis      =  
| data_analysis      =  
| data_sharing      =  
| data_sharing      =  
| custom_fields      =  
| custom_fields      = Y<ref name="LabGTrack" />
| query              = Y<ref name="LabGPlan" />
| query              = Y<ref name="LabGTrack" />
| import_data        =  
| import_data        =  
| data_linking_int  = Y<ref name="LabGTrack" />
| data_linking_int  = Y<ref name="LabGTrack" />
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| project_task_man  = Y<ref name="LabGTrack" />
| project_task_man  = Y<ref name="LabGTrack" />
| inventory_man      = Y<ref name="LabGTrack" />
| inventory_man      = Y<ref name="LabGTrack" />
| document_man      = Y<ref name="LabGPlan" />
| document_man      = Y<ref name="LabGTrack" />
| case_man          =  
| case_man          = Y<ref name="LabGTrack" />
| workflow_man      = Y<ref name="LabGPlan" />
| workflow_man      = Y<ref name="LabGTrack" />
| spec_man          =  
| spec_man          =  
| customer_man      =  
| customer_man      =  
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| data_norm          =  
| data_norm          =  
| data_val          =  
| data_val          =  
| data_encrypt      = Y<ref name="LabGPlan" />
| data_encrypt      = Y<ref name="LabGTrack" />
| version_control    =  
| version_control    = Y<ref name="LabGTrack" />
| data_backup        = Y<ref name="LabGPlan" />
| data_backup        = Y<ref name="LabGTrack" />
| enviro_monitoring  =
| enviro_monitoring  =


| custom_reporting  = Y<ref name="LabGResults">{{cite web_short|url=http://www.labguru.com/solutions/get-results |title=Labguru - Get Results |publisher=BioData Inc. |accessdate=18 January 2012}}</ref>
| custom_reporting  = Y<ref name="LabGTrack" />
| report_printing    = Y<ref name="LabGResults" />
| report_printing    = Y<ref name="LabGTrack" />
| label_support      =  
| label_support      =  
| barcode_support    =  
| barcode_support    =  
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| email_integration  =  
| email_integration  =  


| admin_manage      =  
| admin_manage      = Y<ref name="LabGTrack" />
| modular            = Y<ref name="LabGTrack" />
| modular            = Y<ref name="LabGTrack" />
| instrument_inter  =  
| instrument_inter  =  
| mobile_device      =  
| mobile_device      = Y<ref name="LabGTrack" />
| alarms_alerts      =  
| alarms_alerts      = Y<ref name="LabGTrack" />
| work_timetrack    =  
| work_timetrack    =  
| voice_rec          =  
| voice_rec          =  
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| multilingual      =  
| multilingual      =  
| network            =  
| network            =  
| web_client        = Y<ref name="LabGPlan" />
| web_client        = Y<ref name="LabGTrack" />
| online_help        =  
| online_help        =  
| saas_model        = Y<ref name="LabGTrack" />
| saas_model        = Y<ref name="LabGTrack" />
| usage_cost        =  
| usage_cost        =  
| industries        = biotechnology, general, life sciences
| industries        = biotechnology, life sciences, manufacturing and R&D
}}
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====Pricing====
====Pricing====


Some pricing information is available via the [https://my.labguru.com/signup Labguru website].
* Labguru is free for personal use, including standard functionality, a basic storage location package, and a 2 GB space limit.
* Labguru costs labs $10 per month, per user, including standard functionality, an advanced storage location package, and a 300 GB space limit. It also adds equipment scheduling, collaboration, and order management functionality, as well as backups and support.
* Labguru for industrial use has the same features as the academic version, but includes 2 TB of storage space, and it will eventually include digital signature support. Cost is $33 per month.


====Demonstration videos and other media====
====Demonstration videos and other media====
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* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-R-qLy-mv9s Labguru - Research Management Tool - A Testimonial by Anat Ben-Zvi, PhD]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-R-qLy-mv9s Labguru - Research Management Tool - A Testimonial by Anat Ben-Zvi, PhD]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BfZD8DSL970 Labguru - Research Management Tool - A Testimonial by Eli Lewis, PhD]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BfZD8DSL970 Labguru - Research Management Tool - A Testimonial by Eli Lewis, PhD]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PJ8NJ0IPfMU Prof. Dr. Marc Spehr Explains Why He Uses Labguru Research Management Software]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ZVHOcvNqSw Too Many Timers!#&@% (OR How I wish I had the Labguru iPad app)]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ZVHOcvNqSw Too Many Timers!#&@% (OR How I wish I had the Labguru iPad app)]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BRLx1f-o4gs Protocolisis (OR - Why you MUST have the Labguru iPad app)]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BRLx1f-o4gs Protocolisis (OR - Why you MUST have the Labguru iPad app)]
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* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0KEAbiVdZNg How to Use Labguru's External Protocol Database - Easy Protocol to Experiment]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0KEAbiVdZNg How to Use Labguru's External Protocol Database - Easy Protocol to Experiment]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jwydLr5DayY Labguru: How to use the Rodents module]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jwydLr5DayY Labguru: How to use the Rodents module]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2X-ZPOXUmOM Labguru Lab Management Software - This Is Why You Need It!]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pBylG17oS_s Labguru Webinar: Mouse Colony Management with Labguru's Rodents Module]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8svgQReoGbc Labguru Webinar: How to Digitize Your Lab]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HAaJ7snoNhg Labguru Webinar: Science Won't Speak for Itself - Amplify Your Research & Get Noticed]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=prmxTGlYhbQ Labguru Webinar: 10 Essential Components of Great Science Presentations]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y5099RxQ7Wg Take the Labguru Tour - Short Overview of What Labguru Can Do]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7LZb21O1EBc Take the New Labguru Tour - A Short Overview of What Labguru 2 Can Do]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AFft4HRn_mg Labguru Order Management Module - How to Streamline Orders of Lab Supplies]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6tcGo1N4RMY Labguru's Molecular Module - How to Upload Plasmid Info & More]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1qSNBzEavP4 Labguru's Research Module - How to Maintain All Research Resources in Context]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lwDm0R_Jn8A App Your Bench With Labguru iPad App - The Essentials For Efficient Lab Work]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yXxD5PZwx1U Manage Your Reference Library with Labguru]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lWth_VJ4Hqs How to Tag your Research in Labguru]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uH60f_lDWA8 How to Create Bidirectional Links Between Research Data & Resources in Labguru]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L_CZiE9ZxM8 The Labguru 2 Research Module - Smart Lab Management]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ZoZaqNFA3k How to Tag your Research in Labguru 2]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TKjMpkCXVuM 6 Essentials Functions in the New Labguru]


====Additional information====
====Additional information====
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[[Category:Biotechnology LIMS]]
[[Category:ELN vendor]]
[[Category:Cloud-based LIMS]]
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[[Category:Life sciences LIMS]]
[[Category:LIMS vendor]]
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Revision as of 17:41, 30 October 2020

BioData Inc.
Type Incorporated
Industry Laboratory informatics
Headquarters 10685-B Hazelhurst Dr. #8358, Houston, Texas, U.S.
Number of locations 2
Area served Worldwide
Products Labguru
Subsidiaries BioData Ltd.
Website Labguru.com
LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/company/labguru/

BioData Inc. develops and distributes laboratory informatics software solutions.

History

BioData, Inc. was founded by researcher and programer Jonathan Gross in August 2007. Prior to that, Gross had been working on his graduate degree in biotechnology and playing with programming on the side. Eventually his need for better research tools led him to work on what would eventually be called BioKM[1][2]:

I was always looking for better ways to organize my own research activities, to keep things connected and to properly document my work (OneNote, TiddlyWiki, Curio). At the time, I found by chance (or by buzz) a new programming framework Ruby On Rails and after learning that it was extracted from actual working apps, I decided to check it out (37Signals). I started playing with the idea of having a research-oriented app.

Later in 2010, Digital Science, a division of Macmillan Publishers, acquired an equity stake in BioData.[1]

On December 5, 2011, BioKM and LabLife were replaced with BioData's new product Labguru.[3]

Technology and products

Labguru

Labguru is an electronic laboratory notebook (ELN) with LIMS-like lab management features that "helps you to monitor research progress and to increase its output."[4]

Features


Product: Labguru
Sample, inventory, and data management
Sample login and management?Y[4]
Sample tracking?Y[4]
Sample and/or result batching?
Task and event scheduling?Y[4]
Option for manual result entry?
Multiple data viewing methods?
Data and trend analysis?
Data and equipment sharing?
Customizable fields and/or interface?Y[4]
Query capability?Y[4]
Import data?
Internal file or data linking?Y[4]
External file or data linking?Y[4]
ELN support or integration?
Export data to MS Excel?
Raw data management?
Data warehouse?Y[4]
Deadline control?
Production control?
Project and/or task management?Y[4]
Inventory management?Y[4]
Document creation and/or management?Y[4]
Case management?Y[4]
Workflow management?Y[4]
Specification management?
Customer and supplier management?
Billing management?
Quality, security, and compliance
Regulatory compliance?
QA / QC functions?
Performance evaluation?
Audit trail?
Chain of custody?Y[4]
Configurable roles and security?
Data normalization?
Data validation?
Data encryption?Y[4]
Version control?Y[4]
Automatic data backup?Y[4]
Environmental monitoring?
Reporting, barcoding, and printing
Custom reporting?Y[4]
Report printing?Y[4]
Label support?
Barcode support?
Export to PDF?
Export to MS Word?
Export to HTML and/or XML?
Fax integration?
Email integration?
Base functionality
Administrator management?Y[4]
Modular?Y[4]
Instrument interfacing and management?
Mobile device integration?Y[4]
Alarms and/or alerts?Y[4]
Work-related time tracking?
Voice recognition system?
External monitoring?
Messaging?
Multilingual?
Network-capable?
Web client or portal?Y[4]
Online or integrated help?
Software as a service delivery model?Y[4]
Usage-based cost?
Industries served
biotechnology, life sciences, manufacturing and R&D

Pricing

Demonstration videos and other media

The following demonstration videos are available for Labguru:

Additional information

References