IGOR gives scientists total control of their lab inventory - from customizable repositories and mapped storage locations to complete sample history and relationship tracking - all seamlessly connected to your experiments through IGOR’s ELN.
Easily customize repositories, sample types, and storage hierarchies to match your workflow - no coding or support needed. As your research evolves, IGOR adapts with you, keeping your inventory organized and aligned with your team’s needs.
IGOR connects your Electronic Lab Notebook and Inventory Management System to give every experiment full context. From materials and protocols used, to results and interpretation, each entry brings your work together in one clear, connected record.
IGOR’s inventory is more than a spreadsheet replacement. It brings complex LIMS capabilities to an intuitive design. Every item’s record - metadata, history, location, and related samples - is just a click away, so you can find what you need in seconds.
IGOR's integrated electronic lab notebook connects experiments to your inventory. Link samples, reagents, and materials directly to notebook entries to track usage, explore sample relationships, and view detailed histories - all within a single, intuitive interface. Instantly access which experiments used a reagent or sample, monitor availability, and maintain seamless traceability throughout your research.
Discover IGOR's ELN ❯Working with hazardous, infectious, or sensitive samples requires more than a spreadsheet - it requires end-to-end traceability. IGOR captures every movement and usage of your materials, from storage changes and cross-facility transfers to the exact experiments they were used in.
With a complete audit trail at your fingertips, you’ll always know:
Where materials are stored.
Where they've been.
Who used them.
What they were used for.
And how they are related to each other.
IGOR’s interactive family tree view brings your sample relationships to life. Easily link related samples to track their lineage across generations, departments, or projects. Simply double-click any sample to instantly access its complete record - including history, metadata, and linked experiments. Everything you need is right at your fingertips.
Every lab organizes materials differently. With IGOR, you can design repositories that fit your exact workflows - whether you’re tracking reagents, biospecimen, or engineered constructs - you can build exactly the categories and metadata fields you need.
Everything is editable through an intuitive user interface. Admins can control who’s allowed to make changes via role-based permissions, so your inventory structure stays clean and consistent across teams.
Custom data input fields and item categories.
Controlled editing via user roles and permissions.
Simple no-code setup and customization.
With IGOR, you can create a digital representation of your entire lab’s storage - from benches and freezers to rooms, warehouses, and facilities. Build customizable storage locations that mirror your real-world setup, and use interactive maps to instantly see what’s stored where. Identify available space at a glance, manage capacity efficiently, and stay organized no matter how large your lab network grows.
Switching over from another inventory system, or got a lot of samples to add? No problem! Use bulk uploads to import your existing records - complete with categories, metadata, and storage details - so you can start working right away without losing valuable information.
ELN Integration
Assign samples to your experiments for full traceability & easy access.
Flexible Repositories
Organize inventory items in fully customizable repositories to fit your lab’s specific needs.
Full Sample History
Easily track a complete history of all sample activities, from creation to removal.
Relationship Tracking
Visualize sample relationships with an intuitive, interactive family tree viewer.
Custom Storage Locations
Fully customizable storage locations let you create a digital twin of your storage spaces.
Storage Maps
Quickly find inventory items with intuitive storage maps, or review contents by location.
Sample Availability
Easily track sample and reagent availability and reserve them for specific projects.
Fast & Easy Setup
Optimized for quick setup, user-performed customization, and seamless implementation.
Bulk Actions
Save time with bulk sample uploads and multi-sample actions.
Explore how IGOR keeps your research data and materials organized, traceable, and seamlessly connected.
A centralized inventory system helps your lab keep track of every sample, reagent, and piece of equipment in one place, which helps prevent stockouts and overordering, maintains traceability for audits and compliance, and saves scientists time by making it easy to find the materials and information they need when planning experiments.If your inventory system also includes LIMS features, like IGOR does - tracking how samples are used in experiments, recording their full histories, and mapping relationships between them - the benefits go even further. You gain stronger traceability and context across your research, cleaner data for audits and reviews, and a clear view of how materials link to results. In short, it makes your data more reliable, your workflows easier to follow, and your science more reproducible.
Absolutely! IGOR is well-suited for use as a biospecimen tracking software. You can create detailed records for each sample, including its type, source, collection date, and storage location, and easily search or filter them when needed. Each biospecimen can be linked to experiments, projects, or collaborators, giving your team full visibility into how samples are used over time and who handles them.
Because IGOR combines ELN and LIMS capabilities, it doesn’t just track where a biospecimen is stored - it also maintains a complete usage history, shows relationships between derived samples, and connects those samples directly to the data and results they generate. This makes it easier to maintain traceability, comply with regulatory standards, and ensure consistent data quality across your research.
Yes, that’s one of IGOR’s core strengths. Inventory data and experiment records are fully connected, so you can link samples, reagents, or equipment directly to the experiments where they’re used. This gives you a complete picture of your research - from the materials you used to the results you achieved - without having to manage separate LIMS and ELN systems or duplicate data across silos.
Migrating your existing inventory into IGOR is straightforward. You can import data directly from spreadsheets or legacy systems using simple upload templates, and our team can help you map your existing fields to IGOR’s structure.
Most labs are able to get their data organized and ready to use within a few hours or days, depending on the volume. Once imported, everything becomes searchable and linkable to experiments.
Effective inventory management is essential for keeping your lab organized, efficient, and compliant. When you know exactly what materials you have, where they’re stored, and when they expire, you reduce waste, avoid stockouts, and save valuable time during experiments.
A well-managed inventory helps track reagents, samples, and consumables in real time, prevents duplicate purchases, and ensures full traceability for audits and quality control - a key requirement for regulated labs. Not to mention that it helps ensure that experiments can be reproduced with confidence.