Startup Idea: Digital Laboratory Notebook Platform
I work in a scientific laboratory where lab notebooks are used to record information; however, as we move into the technology age with software prevailing within science there is not a good way to input a large amount of data into a traditional lab notebook. For instance, how do you input a 2000 entry spreadsheet analysis into a 100-page notebook with multiple experimental results within it in a comprehensive manner? You cant.
A digital lab notebook is needed that can quickly integrate multiple pieces of data from multiple software backgrounds while also allowing users to type notes/observations about non-computerized experimental results such as a traditional wet-bench biology result (western blots for instance).
an ideal solution would be a computerized laboratory notebook platform which integrates both software data (excel documents, powerpoint slides, science-specific software) while also keeping intact the original laboratory notebook function--taking notes.