Dotmatics Platform ELN

Dotmatics

Dotmatics Platform ELN

Attributes

DescriptionDotmatics is a platform with many different capabilities that are listed below: - Enable Collaborative Research: Capture and store experiments and share with internal and external collaborators in a single, intuitive framework to support data-driven decision making with secure, virtual notebook software. - Capture Data Across Scientific Disciplines: Flexible templates in the digital lab notebook accommodate chemistry, biologics, chemicals and materials experiments and incorporate guidelines in maintaining a laboratory notebook effectively. - Leverage Seamless Workflow Integration: Optimize the cycle of innovation with a cohesive notebook workflow, where data flows securely between the electronic lab book and experiment registration, screening, and decision support.

ProviderDotmatics

Information on ProviderDotmatics are owned by the company previously known as Insightful Science (Who own SnapGene, Genius and Prism and Lab Archives) and the entire set of companies have been rebranded as Dotmatics

URL https://www.dotmatics.com/

Activity Statusactive

Information on ActiveLatest version release was 6.2.1 on the 19th December 2023

Last checked on12/01/2024

Provider's data safety and data security strategiesBaked into the software.

Exit strategyDotmatics would work with the customer on data export

General

LicenseClosed Source, Commercial License with Annual Billing

SubjectBiology, Chemistry, Consumables, Energy, Generic, Genetics, Life Sciences, Natural Sciences, Pharmacy, Do Chemicals and Materials count under Engineering? What does genetics mean? (Genius is linked in)

PricingChargeable / Paid for / fee-based, Industry, Per person / Tiered Pricing, Annual Billing - not a fixed cost, dependent on amount of users, customisation requirements etc

VersionsNo demo versions available

Location of providerUnited Kingdom, USA, Korea as well.

Usability

Customizable user interfaceCustomizable user interface, The software offers a range of customisation features, however the users also have the option to work with the provider to get them to implement more custom features

LanguagesEnglish, French, German, Korean, Mandarin Chinese, Italian, Hebru, Japanese

SupportConsulting, Online documentation, Support by provider, User training (online, on site), Both types of user training are available - can also support both at the user and at the admin level

Usage statisticsUsage statistics, Collects what users have installed to ensure that everything is working properly

Offline functionalitiesOnsite capabilities - where there is no internet connection. There are some Desktop tools that don't require internet connection (e.g. Vortex).

Core functions (Daily work)

Data inputBarcode Scanner, Browser forms, Chemical editor, Microtitre plates, Plain text editor, Rich text editor, Scientific calculator, Table editor, With external links, With internal links, HELM editor - pistoia alliance standard, APIs as well, JDBC Connection (connects between databases)

Data import (formats)Video formats, Compressed formats, Document formats, Image formats, MS Office formats, Scientific formats, Structured formats, Table formats, .zip archives, txt, office files (xlxs, pptx, docx), pdf, images (not native tiff currently, but have jpg, png, bmp, gif), GENBank, PRISM, SnapGene, mol, rdx, SMILES, InChI, .csv, .tsv (will to update with more)

Data import (method)Drag & Drop / File Chooser

Data exportComplete content in document format, PDF, some of it could be exported out in machine-readable format, need more details on the others (Will to advise)

TemplatesDefine own templates, Import from internet sources, Subject specific templates, Microtitre plate templates, Can import export templates (depending on type) but not for the whole ELN, Microtitre plate templates via Excel

Search functionsSearch by chemical structure, Search for reactions, Full text search, Database queries, Conditional search, BLAST search, Advanced search

CollaborationRights management, Role management, Comments are being worked on

Compliance with legal requirements

Preservation of evidenceVersioning, Timestamping, Electronic signature, Audit Trail

ComplianceISO, ISO9001, ISO27001, Working on GXP

Extended functions (Daily work)

Laboratory management functionsLIMS connectivity, Materials database, Inventory (devices), Sample Tracking, Freezer Management, Can integrate with multiple commercially available LIMS and are working on own LIMS system. Has own inventory system.

Integrations and extensionsMarvin JS ChemAxon, MarvinSketch ChemAxon, ChemDraw, SnapGene, Could easily connect via APIs to a lot of these but doesn't currently have inbuilt functionality. Working on slack and teams integration.

AutomationGet data from instrument, Data analysis

Device connectionDevice connection, Can retrieve from instruments, but not controlling instruments. All parsers are in Luma lab connect - parsers can be created to add to the openly available library.

Project management toolsTask management, Cascade for task management.

WorkflowsProject-related workflows, Cross-project workflows, Reports, With workflows, Clarification on import/export workflows needed

Integration in RDM and IT environment

Application programming interfacesREST API

Controlled vocabularyControlled Vocabulary, Can adpat to companys specific requirements for controlled vocabularies

Data accessBrowser based, Responsive Design, Local client, Under modification for more responsive, some bits are currently.

Data storage locationLocal, Cloud

Usage optionSoftware as a Service, On-premises, Either is available depending on customer preference.

Server operating systemLinux, MacOS, Windows, Can be run on any OS via a web browser - need clarification on that question