Every Lab Record
Should Be a Reproducible Digital Asset
CNWAYLab ELN is a next-generation electronic lab notebook for chemistry, biology, materials, and analytical sciences. With integrated MarvinJS/ChemDraw structure editors, AI lab assistant, and 21 CFR Part 11 compliant e-signatures — it replaces paper notebooks and transforms experimental data from "written then archived" into searchable, analyzable, reproducible digital assets. Innovative pharma companies and CROs deploying ELN average a 40% improvement in R&D efficiency.
Six Core Capabilities
From chemical structure editing to AI-assisted analysis, ELN covers the complete lifecycle of experiment documentation.
Rich Text + Chemical Structure Editing
Deep MarvinJS / ChemDraw integration with real-time molecular formula, reaction, and stoichiometry linkage. Supports SMILES / InChI / MOL full-format import/export with substructure and similarity search, natively embedding cheminformatics into the experiment documentation workflow.
Biology Experiment Templates
Plasmid map editing, sequence alignment, standardized PCR / protein electrophoresis / ELISA templates. Covers common experiment types across molecular biology, cell biology, and biochemistry with pre-built SOP-guided data entry ensuring complete and standardized experimental procedures.
Data Visualization & Analysis
Built-in charting engine with Python / R / Jupyter Notebook script embedding. Statistical analysis and visualization completed within the notebook — WYSIWYG, no need to export to external tools. Data insights happen at the moment of recording.
AI Lab Assistant
Intelligent experiment protocol generation, automatic literature association, experiment result anomaly detection. Built on LLM + RAG architecture for instant answers to methodology questions. AI-assisted spectral data interpretation accelerates every researcher's complete loop from experimental design to conclusion.
21 CFR Part 11 Compliance
Electronic signatures, version control, audit trails, tamper-proof timestamps — full-chain compliance natively built-in. All experiment record modifications are tracked and traceable, meeting FDA / EMA / NMPA regulatory inspection requirements. Compliance is not an afterthought but a system default.
Collaboration & Permission Management
Three-tier permission system (team / project / topic) with comments, @mentions, version comparison, and task assignment. Seamless cross-department, cross-region collaboration with instant in-group knowledge sharing, accelerating the full pipeline from concept to experiment to publication.
Core Functional Modules
12 modules that flexibly combine and configure on-demand to suit R&D labs across different disciplines and scales.
Experiment Template Library
12 disciplines including chemical synthesis, bioanalysis, and materials characterization. 1000+ pre-built templates ready out of the box. Custom template editor for rapid customization of standardized SOP-based experiment documentation templates.
Chemical Structure Editor
Deep MarvinJS / ChemDraw integration with SMILES / InChI / MOL full-format import/export. Chemical structure search, substructure matching and similarity search, with automatic reaction stoichiometry calculation.
Reaction Calculation Engine
Automatic stoichiometric calculation, theoretical yield prediction, material ratio verification. Custom calculation script extensions with real-time reaction equation-result linkage, reducing manual calculation errors.
Attachment & Data Management
Online preview, version management, and full-text search for rich media attachments including spectra, chromatograms, micrographs, and raw data files. Drag-and-drop upload with automatic association and archival of attachments to experiment steps.
Version Control & Comparison
Git-like version tree with one-click rollback to any historical version. Automatic highlighting of differences between versions with clear visibility into who modified what and when, meeting GxP audit trail requirements.
Electronic Signatures & Compliance
Dual-signature / witness signature / multi-level approval workflows, fully 21 CFR Part 11 compliant. Signatures bound to experiment records with tamper-proof timestamps + blockchain attestation, ensuring data integrity and non-repudiation.
AI Intelligent Assistance
Automatic experiment protocol generation, intelligent literature recommendations, experiment result anomaly detection, and automatic experiment record summarization. AI understands experimental context and proactively surfaces relevant information and optimization suggestions during recording.
Knowledge Graph & IP Protection
Structured knowledge accumulation of compound libraries, reaction libraries, and method libraries with automatic association of experiment data into knowledge networks. Trusted timestamps and blockchain IP attestation protect core corporate R&D assets.
Technical Architecture
Five-layer scalable architecture — from the interaction layer to the integration layer, each independently upgradeable and replaceable, ensuring continuous evolution with business needs.
Consistent Multi-Device Experiment Recording Experience
Web · Mobile · Desktop client, offline entry + online sync, field photos and voice memos instantly archived
Experiment Template Engine & Collaboration Engine
Configurable experiment template engine + structured data entry + approval workflows + team collaboration engine (comments, @mentions, task assignment)
Chemical Calculation + Data Analysis Runtime
Stoichiometry calculation engine · Data visualization engine · Full-text search engine · Python/R/Jupyter sandbox runtime · AI inference service
Multi-Modal Data Persistence & Retrieval
PostgreSQL structured storage · File/object storage (spectra, images, raw data) · Vector retrieval (AI semantic search) · Blockchain attestation
Open Integration & Data Interoperability
CNWAYLab LIMS data interoperability · Instrument data capture (300+ instrument drivers) · SDMS integration · SSO / LDAP / AD unified authentication · RESTful API
Ready to Retire Paper Lab Notebooks?
Book a 30-minute online demo and see how ELN works in your own experimental scenarios.
We offer a 14-day free trial including 3 pre-configured discipline templates.