At the core of IGOR is its ELN, bringing together your notes, write-ups, SOPs, inventory, and files into one easy-to-navigate interface - complete with audit trails and digital signature workflows for full traceability.
Capture important metadata for every experiment
Record methods and results: Bring together text, data tables with formula support, and image galleries with annotations & captions.
Link reagents, samples, and equipment directly to entries
Attach any file type: Datasets, images, notes, raw data
IGOR brings your ELN and Lab Information Management System (LIMS) into a single platform, making it easy to track the full story of your experiments - from the materials you used to the results you achieved.
With advanced search functionality and interactive storage maps you can see exactly what you have on hand and where it’s stored, while relationship maps show how samples are connected to each other.
Customizable repositories & storage locations
ELN integration for complete traceability and QA
Complete sample history for compliance and security
Relationship mapping to track sample lineages
Unlike other platforms that force everyone into a cluttered one-size-fits-all setup, IGOR gives each team, department, or project group the freedom to configure their own workspace to meet their needs.
Each team controls how documentation is organized, which metadata is tracked, who has access, and which SOPs or experiment templates are in use. And when cross-function collaboration is needed, teams can easily and securely share data, templates, SOPs, or inventories across workspaces.
It’s the best of both worlds: Research teams maintain independence where needed, but stay seamlessly connected.
Whether across labs, teams, or projects, IGOR ensures collaboration happens seamlessly and productively.
Securely share data across teams, departments, or sites.
Streamline quality control with review and approval workflows for notebook entries and SOPs.
Preserve team knowledge: Past members’ data and documentation stays searchable and accessible.
Boost productivity with easy sharing of SOPs, experiment templates, and inventories.
IGOR safeguards your research data with advanced protection and built-in compliance tools to support teams in regulated environments.
Enterprise-grade security with end-to-end encryption, daily cross-regional backups, and more.
Trusted digital records with 21 CFR Part 11-compliant digital signature workflows & tamper-proof audit trails.
Data integrity: Notebook entries lock after review & witnessing.
Access control: Define user roles and permissions to manage data visibility and allowed actions.
GDPR compliant and Data Privacy Framework certified.
IGOR helps your lab save time, improve reproducibility, and stay aligned with GxP best practices.
Experiment Templates: Create once, then share across your team for efficient and consistent data capture.
Integrated SOP management: Keep your SOPs organized, compliant, and audit-ready.
Easy sharing and knowledge transfer: Distribute SOPs across teams and sites to improve alignment and reproducibility.
Integrated review & approval workflows for Quality Assurance
Version control: Track SOP version numbers & maintain a full library of archived SOPs for easy access during audits.
Work Faster
Customers report over 50% time saved on research documentation through experiment templates, file and inventory integration, and easy search.
Preserve Knowledge
With IGOR, your lab’s knowledge becomes an enduring asset - not something tied to individuals. Your research stays accessible, audit-ready, and future-proof.
Unify Your Data
IGOR brings experiments, samples, SOPs, and inventory into one searchable, centralized system. No more chasing files or juggling spreadsheets.
Get Expert Support
Support doesn’t stop at sign-up. From onboarding to scaling, our team of real scientists (no bots!) is here every step of the way - at no extra cost.
Time Saved
On Administrative Tasks
"As CEO, I'm not in the lab day-to-day anymore, but it's important for me to stay connected to what's happening across our projects. IGOR makes that easy. The team loves using it because it's intuitive and fits seamlessly into their workflow. We can document experiments and SOPs quickly and with minimal effort, which has drastically cut down the time spent on administrative tasks and given us more time to focus on experiments and data analysis. I also really value being able to track progress and review entries quickly from anywhere with an internet connection. That level of visibility and accessibility just isn’t possible with paper-based notebooks. Overall, it’s been a great addition to how we operate. Their customer support is amazing too, always ready to assist with any queries. I cannot recommend it enough."
IGOR supports our adherence to
OECD GIVIMP recommendations
Whether you're leading an academic research group, launching an AgTech startup, or scaling a fast-growing biotech company, IGOR provides the tools to stay organized and compliant - today and as your team grows.
Our pricing is designed to be simple: no long-term contracts, no seat minimums, no team-size limits, and no surprise fees. Just buy what you need, when you need it - and scale on your own terms.
IGOR was designed by scientists, with a focus on making powerful features easy to use. We’ve worked hard to simplify complex functionality into a straightforward design that feels intuitive, even for first-time ELN users. No steep learning curve.
Designed for quick implementation, IGOR allows research teams to set up a customized workspace within hours. With its no-code, point-and-click configuration, scientists can adapt the platform to their workflows without needing IT support or programming skills.
Running other ELNs smoothly can be a burden, often needing extra staff or IT support. IGOR’s smart framework keeps data organized automatically, minimizing maintenance. And intuitive dashboards make the remaining admin easy to manage or delegate as needed.
Pen and paper are just too practical not to use in daily lab work. That's why they aren't going anywhere.
IGOR's mobile app honors this reality. The app allows users to capture crucial lab observations, or scan documents and handwritten notes, then securely upload them straight to their respective electronic lab notebook entry.
Going digital really is that easy!
Simplify research workflows, reduce errors, and free your team to focus on science.
Most platforms force you to choose: get an ELN that handles experiments well but has no inventory management, or get a LIMS that tracks samples but treats experiment documentation as an afterthought. Some try to do both, and the result is often the same: a one-size-fits-all setup that’s overly complex, hard to navigate, and overwhelming for scientists to use.
IGOR was built differently. It's a genuine ELN and LIMS in one platform, but instead of locking everyone into identical setups, each team gets its own workspace that they can configure however they need. A QC lab can set up strict, standardized protocols. An R&D group can stay flexible and exploratory. Same platform, different approaches - and they can still share data, templates, or inventory when they need to collaborate.
You also get all the compliance tools you'd expect (21 CFR Part 11-compliant digital signatures, audit trails, version control) without the platform feeling heavy or bureaucratic. And unlike a lot of vendors, there are no surprise fees. No setup charges, no extra cost for support, no add-ons you didn't ask for. What you see in pricing is what you pay.
Most teams are up and running in a few hours because IGOR was designed to be powerful where it needs to be, without unnecessary complexity getting in your way.
IGOR is a cloud-based Electronic Lab Notebook (ELN) and Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS) that brings your experiments, inventory, SOPs, data files, and project management into one connected system. Instead of juggling separate tools for documentation and sample tracking, everything lives in the same place and links together naturally.
You can document experiments using customizable templates, attach data files and images, and link the samples or reagents you used - so there's a complete record of what happened and what went into it. Because inventory management is built in, you can see what's still in stock, where it's stored, and how samples are related to each other, all from the same platform.
If your lab needs to follow compliance standards like GxP or 21 CFR Part 11, IGOR has you covered with audit trails, digital signature workflows, and role-based permissions. And because it's cloud-based, your data is backed up automatically and accessible from anywhere.
In short, IGOR helps labs stay organized, reduce manual work, support research collaboration, and make sure nothing gets lost as teams and projects evolve.
IGOR works for research teams across biotech, pharma, academia, and AgTech - really any lab that needs to keep experiments, samples, and data organized and traceable. It scales from small research groups to large organizations with multiple departments, and adapts to different types of workflows without forcing everyone into the same structure.
Each team or department can have its own workspace, configured independently to match their needs. One group might run tightly controlled QC workflows, another might be doing exploratory R&D - IGOR handles both, and they can still share data or inventory when they need to collaborate.
If you're in a regulated environment, IGOR supports compliance with audit trails, digital signatures, and granular permission controls. If you're not, those features stay out of your way.
It's built for labs that are ready to move past spreadsheets, shared folders, and disconnected tools - and want something that actually supports how scientists work, not how software companies think they should work.
A LIMS (Laboratory Information Management System) and an ELN (Electronic Lab Notebook) serve different, but often complementary, roles in a laboratory setting.
A LIMS manages the operational side of the lab - tracking samples, managing inventory, scheduling workflows, ensuring everything is traceable and compliant. It keeps the lab running smoothly.
An ELN is more about capturing the science itself - documenting experiments, recording observations, managing protocols, keeping research notes organized. It replaces paper notebooks and helps teams collaborate, maintain version control, and keep everything reproducible.
Traditionally these were separate systems, and a lot of labs still use them that way. But some modern platforms - like IGOR - combine both, so you get full context across the entire research process without needing to switch between tools or manually link data between systems.
Choosing the best lab software really comes down to how your lab works day to day - your team size, number of departments, workflows, regulatory needs, and of course, your budget. The ideal platform should be easy to use, customizable to your processes, able to grow with you, and backed by solid support. If compliance matters, make sure it has audit trails and digital signatures built in.
Start with usability. If your team needs weeks of training to get comfortable, it's not the right fit. Ask for a demo or trial and actually test it.
As you evaluate options, you'll run into sales teams pitching AI features, fancy dashboards, and automation layers you probably don't need. Stay focused on the problems you're trying to solve. A lot of that extra complexity just creates maintenance headaches down the road.
Look for something flexible enough that your scientists can adjust templates and workspace settings as your research evolves - without needing IT support or coding skills. And pay attention to the real cost. Some vendors add fees for onboarding, support, or customization that aren't obvious up front. "Free" systems usually have trade-offs in storage, features, or security.
Go with the platform that keeps things simple and scalable: easy to use for scientists, flexible for changing workflows, and honest about total cost.