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Integrating an Electronic Laboratory Notebook (ELN) solution into your current technical systems may be easier than you think. When we sat down to develop our app, our goal was to create an all-in-one software solution that meets researchers’ needs without giving them a headache.
\r\nYou don’t need to change a thing on your workstations, in your network, or anywhere else in your systems. Simply plug in LabLog’s modern and powerful API, and we’ll take care of the heavy lifting.
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What’s an API?
\r\nAPI stands for Application Programming Interface. Simply put, it’s the middle-man between two applications. Every time you send a picture from your phone on a messenger app, you’re using an API. It’s a messenger for computer programs.
\r\nBasically, the API facilitates data transfer from your instruments and other systems onto the app and vice versa. It lets us use LabLog to collect and store results.
\r\nLet’s try putting it in more familiar terms. You sit down at a restaurant, look over the menu, and decide what you want to eat. Great—now, how does the kitchen know what you want? That, of course, is where the wait staff comes into the picture. They transfer your message to the kitchen, and then they deliver your food when it’s done.
\r\nAn API is essentially a digital waiter that handles data rather than cuisine.
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LabLog’s Custom API
\r\nThe developers at LabLog set out to create an API that is both convenient and secure. That’s why we built an enterprise-grade API using Microsoft's ASP.NET technology that we host on a secure Windows Server on Microsoft Azure. You can read more about our security features and partnership with Microsoft Azure here.
\r\nNot only did we design the API in order to comply with FDA 21 CFR 11, but we also divided the available API endpoints into logical categories to make it easier to learn and understand. We made everything as intuitive as possible.
\r\nBy paying close attention to the balance between security measures and ease-of-use, we created an API that’s optimized for research and development.
\r\nAnd don’t worry—if you do encounter any issues, we offer free, in-person support.
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\r\nDocument review and approval is crucial for highly regulated environments like biotech and pharma. Oftentimes, we need to make sure that the right people sign off before we can take our work any further.
\r\nWhen this becomes a problem, however, is when we search everywhere and still can’t find the person that we need. Maybe the project manager is working remotely, or perhaps they’re just out for lunch. Either way, if we can’t get their signature, then we’re stuck in a holding pattern.
\r\nThese delays disrupt our schedules, force us into awkward situations, and, ultimately, affect our bottom lines. The creators of LabLog were tired of dealing with these frustrations.
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Electronic Document Approval
\r\nTo simplify and streamline this entire process, we’ve integrated electronic document approval into our comprehensive electronic lab notebook. We made sure to include this feature in our ELN because we understand what it takes to manage and efficient lab.
\r\nResearchers can create and upload documents in LabLog in order to send them for review to whomever they wish or whenever they need to gain approval. Our secure, encrypted tunnels prevent unauthorized users from accessing data, while our automatic time-stamp generators provide a full audit trail.
\r\nRegardless of their physical location, so long as they’re connected to the internet and they’ve enabled LabLog notifications, the recipient can review and approve documents in real-time. This simplifies logistics, saves time, and enables new forms of collaboration.
\r\nThese features give you the security that you need to stay FDA compliant and the convenience that you need to keep your lab running like a well-oiled machine.
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LabLog speeds up FDA applications and compliance audits by integrating an all-in-one tech suite designed for highly regulated environments. Our unique Electronic Laboratory Notebook (ELN) is tailored to meet the needs of biotech and pharma researchers.
\r\nThere’s no two-ways about it. Staying compliant is a challenge, and filing FDA applications is tedious at best. Luckily, there’s an app for that. Technology should make our lives easier and our jobs more efficient. We stayed true to these principles while designing LabLog because we want researchers to spend more time in the lab and less time filing paperwork.
\r\nHere’s how it works.
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FDA 21 CFR 11 Compliance Standards
\r\nThese regulations set standards for electronic records and signatures for the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. It defines IT security and record validation for companies that research and produce drugs and other biologics and devices.
\r\nAlthough their purpose is noble—protecting patients and businesses alike—few people enjoy going through the rigorous process of ensuring FDA 21 CFR 11 compliance. Since computers are indifferent about the tasks to which we set them, we decided to automate as much of this as possible.
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Audit Trails
\r\nElectronic record audit trails are crucial for both inspections and applications. LabLog simplifies the process of generating and maintaining audit trails by using a two-tier system to capture changes to critical data and log all activity on the platform.
\r\nInstead of having to remember to document changes in method or research workings, LabLog does it for us. This reduces human error and saves time. For instance, our ELN software automatically generates secure time-stamps that all labs require for FDA compliance.
\r\nWe track and store these changes and all other activities on a secure, cloud-backed platform. Microsoft Azure hosts our full stack software, and you can read more about their security features, including FDA compliance, right here. By keeping all your data organized in one place, we streamline the application and compliance process.
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System Access Controls
\r\nOur ELN app includes access controls that you can customize to fit your unique security needs. We support role-based access controls so that administrators can assign privileges to authorized users.
\r\nIn our efforts to make everything just a bit easier, we’ve also pre-configured compliance roles like reviewer and approver. Review and approval are crucial components of FDA 21 CFR 11 compliance, and LabLog empowers users to instantaneously and securely share, review, and approve documents. When we say secure, we mean it—we encrypt all records so that data owners alone have the power to view and assign privileges to their files.
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