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Despite the range of sophisticated software in use in the pharmaceutical industry, it may be surprising to many people that the vast majority of research scientists still record their experiments the same way Leonardo da Vinci did hundreds of years ago -- by scribbling the results in a paper notebook they carry around with them. Electronic lab notebook (ELN) software has been available for more than 10 years, but due to legal, technological and especially cultural issues, the transition from paper notebooks to ELNs has been slow. ELNs have many obvious attributes, according to both vendors and bench chemists. They have the potential to create a searchable repository of data, improve scientists' efficiency and offer better control of procedures for patent filings.
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Scientists Take a Closer Look at Elns
Despite the range of sophisticated software in use in the pharmaceutical industry, it may be surprising to many people that the vast majority of research scientists still record their experiments the same way Leonardo da Vinci did hundreds of years ago-by scribbling the results in a paper notebook they carry around with them.
Electronic lab notebook (ELN) software, which lets scientists access, search and share results of their experiments, has been available for more than 10 years, but due to legal, technological and especially cultural issues, the transiti...See the full content of this document
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