Lab Thread provides an integrated laboratory platform that unifies molecular biology design, electronic lab notebooks, and inventory management into a single digital thread for biological research. The platform connects DNA sequences, experimental records, and physical samples so scientists can maintain full traceability from design to freezer without manual data entry. It includes native cloning tools, primer design, digital gel simulations, and audit-ready compliance features.
Funding
Funding not disclosed
Founders
Product
Problem
Biological research labs often rely on disconnected tools for molecular design, record keeping, and sample management, forcing scientists to manually transcribe data between systems. This fragmentation leads to transcription errors, lost institutional knowledge during staff turnover, and compliance headaches when data and methods cannot be easily traced.
Solution
Lab Thread provides a unified digital platform that weaves molecular biology design, electronic lab notebooks, and inventory management into a single, searchable project file. Scientists can design plasmids, simulate cloning, and create primers in the same interface where they record experiments and track physical samples. Data flows automatically between modules, so a DNA sequence designed in silico is permanently linked to the ELN entry that describes its use and the freezer location where the resulting sample is stored. This integrated architecture ensures that every record is audit-ready, searchable, and reproducible without requiring extra administrative effort.
Target Audience
Primary customers are academic research laboratories and biotech companies conducting molecular biology experiments who need integrated record keeping, sample traceability, and compliance-ready documentation.
Features
- Native plasmid map software with drag-and-drop ligation and DNA assembly modeling, including automatic sticky-end and blunt-end compatibility checks
- Intelligent primer design with automated melting temperature calculations and direct integration into PCR protocols
- Digital gel simulations for restriction digests, ligations, and PCR reactions to prevent wasted bench time on non-viable constructs
- ELN with spreadsheet integration, dynamic information syncing from molecular designs, and 21 CFR Part 11 compliant audit trails with digital signatures
- Inventory and LIMS module linking every sample to its "origin story"
- the DNA design and ELN record that created it
- with write-once, update-everywhere functionality
- Universal search and metadata tagging across all entries, samples, and designs, plus freezer storage maps for rapid sample retrieval
- Import support for GenBank, FASTA, and .DNA (SnapGene) file formats