Benchling for Academics

Free Electronic Lab Notebook & Molecular Biology Software for Academics

Academics use Benchling to:

A unified platform for all your research needs

Integrate their lab notebook with sequence analysis

Store biological sequences on the same platform where you store the rest of your data. In Benchling, your tools for sequence design and analysis are seamlessly integrated with your protocols, observations, and experimental results.

Safeguard research and laboratory knowledge

Prevent the loss of laboratory knowledge when members transition, and maintain research continuity with Benchling. Being on the cloud means your data is backed up, timestamped, and accessible with any internet connection.

Streamline data sharing and collaboration

Organize your data with Benchling to navigate through countless experiments and easily share data across your laboratory. Best of all, search for any result — yours or your collaborators' — if it's in Benchling.

Frequently Asked Questions

Why doesn't the enterprise product work for academics?

Our Inventory and Registry products were built for industry requirements, not academic. Much of the functionality assumes that the users will be operating in a structured, consistent, and private environment. That's compared to how many of our academic users shift users frequently, change data formats often, and require unstructured external collaboration, making the industry platform a less-than-ideal fit.

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