Electronic Lab Notebooks on Campus

Electronic Lab Notebooks (ELNs) were first developed for pharmacy and corporate research. Numerous ELNs were developed. These ELNs were complex and very expensive - $40,000 to set up one lab and $1000 per person per year to maintain. They were not appropriate for university research groups. Eventually web- and cloud-based technology led to simpler and less expensive ELNs. These newer vendors did not always have a good business plan and understand the difference between corporate an; university culture. Atrium Research has been following the progress of ELNs and maintains an ever expanding list of both corporate and academic friendly ELNs.