Agilent upgrades its electronic lab notebook

To help users manage workflows, reducing the paperwork burden

Agilent Technologies has upgraded its electronic lab notebook (ELN) with Kalabie ELN version 4.0. The company said that the version 4.0 contains new functions to improve decision-making, manage analytical requests and increase collaboration between colleagues.

Tony Owen, director of software and services marketing at Agilent, said: Our customers place a high value on tightly integrating instrument data systems with ELN functionality. While the instrument side of Agilent helps them generate more and better data, our lab informatics side of the business streamlines the documentation and management of that data. The biggest productivity, efficiency and accuracy gains are achieved by addressing both sides of the equation.

According to the company, the new version contains a new Smart Import function that enables users import data from a range of chromatography data systems (CDS), including its ChemStation and any ACAML/ANiML-based CDS. It is also compatible with its OpenLAB Enterprise Content Management (ECM) system for calculations such as correction factors or purity determination. Reportedly it reduces time between experiment and final result.

The integration of Kalabie ELN and OpenLAB ECM is expected to allow users access files from ECM and link to experiments for secure document storage.

The company said that it has also added Dynamic Fields and Forms to its new version to enable users create templates for entering data into each experiment; the data can be re-used across protocols and experiments.

In addition, its new version contains features to allow workflow between groups. The Analytical Request Workflow manages electronic requests for analyses; scientists can check the request queue, assign work or fulfill a request.

Kalabie ELN is a web-based, integrated system to manage experiments and results. It is designed to cater to disciplines including analytical chemistry, synthetic/medicinal chemistry, biology and other research environments. It is compatible with 21 CFR Part 11 requirements and is built around an open architecture.

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