Electronic laboratory notebook designed to allow scientists of any discipline to record, share and report all relevant experimental information electronically in a practical, secure and compliant way
IDBS has launched E-Workbook, descreibing it as a comprehensive, secure and extensible next generation electronic laboratory notebook (ELN) designed for R and D scientists of any discipline.
The flexibility underpinning E-WorkBook allows all drug discovery scientists - including chemists, biologists and pharmacologists - to record, share and report all relevant experimental information electronically in a practical, secure and compliant way.
"Practicality has to be the key word for any ELN," says Paul Denny-Gouldson, IDBS product manager for E-Workbook.
"Our starting point with E-Workbook was that such a system must fit into the R and D scientist's existing routine and systems as seamlessly as possible.
"Only in this way can we be sure of a positive reception and uptake.
"Fortunately, we could draw on unrivalled real-world knowledge - our experience as former R and D scientists and also from developing leading discovery data management tools such as ActivityBase.
"The resulting E-WorkBook, we believe, provides a flexible, configurable and easy to use solution that will be welcomed by scientists of all disciplines.
"It offers open access and works with all standard tools - in short any scientist within the team should be able to start using it very quickly.
"In addition to meeting the individual scientist's requirements, E-WorkBook will also appeal at the corporate level.
"Regulatory compliance, 21 CFR part 11, and IP protection are fundamental to the commercial success of today's drug companies and all made possible through E-WorkBook," continues Denny-Gouldson.
"We are therefore providing E-WorkBook as a core component of our integrated enterprise data management solution for drug discovery".
Initial feedback on E-Workbook has been extremely positive, says the company.
During a recent pre-launch roadshow in the USA and Europe, attendees commented that recent rulings on the legality of electronic records and signatures had caused many companies to set up projects to investigate how to meet these requirements.
E-WorkBook enables companies to begin to address these regulatory requirements today.
