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Benchling Platform

Collaborative cloud notebook and data management for biotech R&D, with AI-powered workflow automation and scientific data modeling.

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Overview

Benchling is a cloud-based, biology-first platform designed for biotechnology research and development. It serves as a unified environment for scientific data management, collaboration, and insights, supporting teams across discovery, pre-clinical, and process development. Trusted by more than 200,000 scientists and relied upon by innovative academics, startups, and more than half of the world's top 50 biopharma companies, Benchling is purpose-built to accelerate R&D at every stage.

The platform combines electronic lab notebooks, workflow automation, AI-powered tools, and a flexible data infrastructure to help scientists work more efficiently, reduce manual effort, and build a strong foundation for computational science. Benchling supports a wide range of next-generation modalities including gene therapy, cell therapy, antibodies and proteins, RNA therapeutics, agritech, industrial biotechnology, and microbial strains.

Core Platform Capabilities

  • Plan, record, and share experiments using a collaborative, cloud-based electronic lab notebook
  • Cut manual and repetitive work with automated workflows and built-in analytics
  • Use AI tools to increase scientist productivity and efficiency
  • Model and track scientific data for biomolecules, small molecules, cell lines, animals, reagents, and more
  • Design a unified data model across experiments to power computational science
  • Access out-of-the-box integrations and build custom applications to connect data from instruments, software, and other sources
  • Scale on a secure, flexible platform that adapts to evolving science and ecosystem needs

Solutions by Research Area

  • Bioresearch: Perform more efficient research in a user-friendly interface purpose-built for complex science
  • Bioprocess: Reach milestones faster with an end-to-end platform for process development
  • Connect: Automate, manage, and analyze instrument data at scale
  • In Vivo: Accelerate in vivo studies with modern data capture, collaboration, and insights

Supported Therapeutic Modalities and Industries

  • Gene therapy
  • Cell therapy
  • Antibodies and proteins
  • RNA therapeutics
  • Agritech
  • Industrial biotechnology
  • Microbial strains

Demonstrated Outcomes

  • 63% reduction in time spent on data capture, search, and collection
  • 10x increase in throughput with higher success rates
  • 4 hours per week saved per scientist

Services and Support

  • Customer Success: Support, implementation, and advisory services delivered by a team of scientists and technologists
  • Benchling Learning Labs: Training and certification programs to build team skillsets on the platform
  • Community: Access to thousands of industry peers through online forums, exclusive events, and workshops
  • Developer Platform: Build on Benchling using a robust API, app integrations, and a custom interface designer

Benchling is deployed as a cloud-based platform with a strong emphasis on openness and flexibility, enabling organizations to integrate existing instruments and software into a cohesive R&D ecosystem. The platform also provides best practices, templates, and data models tailored to next-generation modalities, helping teams at all stages of growth adopt and scale modern scientific workflows.

Meta

Domain
Lab Informatics & Operations
Subdomain
Electronic Lab Notebook (ELN)
Software type(s)
Analytical Platform
Deployment type(s)
Cloud / SaaS
Industry vertical(s)
Academic / ResearchAgricultural BiotechBiotechCROPharma
Development stage(s)
ManufacturingPreclinical / Pre-MarketResearch & Discovery
Target user(s)
Bench Scientist / Lab TechnicianBioinformatician / Computational ScientistIT / Systems Admin / Data EngineerLab Manager / Core Facility ManagerResearch Scientist
Compliance standard(s)
21 CFR Part 11GxP
Tag(s)
Uses AI