Mnova Gears

Mnova Gears is a comprehensive automation suite from Mestrelab designed to free analytical scientists from routine data processing tasks. It automates end-to-end workflows for NMR, LC-MS, GC-MS, chromatography, and other analytical techniques, covering data retrieval, processing, analysis, and reporting. Vendor-neutral and highly flexible, Mnova Gears is built for laboratories across discovery, R&D, manufacturing, and quality control environments that need to improve efficiency, accuracy, and reproducibility at scale.

The Mnova Gears suite comprises three interconnected products: Mnova Gears for batch and real-time automation of multiple sample analyses, Mnova MyGears for single-sample automation workflows on an open Mnova document, and Mnova Gears Bricks, a library of modular components used to construct custom automation workflows.

Intuitive Five-Step Workflow

• Input: Select and group data from a variety of sources, including LOGS or ZONTAL data management platforms via Mnova Hub.
• Processing: Apply custom processing routines tailored to specific analytical needs.
• Analysis: Apply modular Gears Bricks to perform the required analytical tasks.
• Reporting: Format and generate reports automatically in multiple output formats.
• Output: Save results to folders, databases, ELN systems, or NoSQL databases.

Powerful Automation Capabilities

• Flexible control over data input, processing, analysis methods, report design, and output generation.
• A broad set of default options to ensure seamless adaptation to customer needs, reducing manual adjustments.
• Template and script integration for further workflow customization.
• Shareable customization settings, including scripts, templates, and auxiliary files packaged as portable .mgrs files, simplifying collaboration and method reuse across teams.
• NoSQL database connector enabling users to save analysis results and leverage capabilities such as searching, comparing results, fast reviewing, and retrieving statistics.

Multi-Technique and Multi-Application Support

• Supports NMR, LC-MS, GC-MS, chromatography, and additional analytical techniques.
• Applicable across a wide range of use cases including structure verification, purity determination, mixture analysis, chemical reaction monitoring and optimization, affinity selection mass spectrometry (ASMS), compound purification, ligand screening and binding, and instrument performance monitoring.
• Suitable for workflows spanning early-stage discovery through to manufacturing and quality control.

Automatic Reporting and Archiving

• Generates reports in multiple formats including CSV, PDF, HTML, Mnova native format, and open JSON.
• Customizable data archiving options allowing organizations to define requirements for storing data in folders, databases, or ELN systems.

User-Friendly Results Viewer with Graphical Dashboards

• Dedicated graphical interface for effortless exploration of results and insights.
• At-a-glance and by-exception review modes for fast, effective data analysis.
• Smooth navigation through sample lists or well plates for easy data and spectra review.
• Exception flagging to quickly identify samples outside predefined specifications, reducing manual inspection time.
• Swift recalculations and result updates directly within the viewer.

Key Benefits

• Saves valuable specialist time by automating routine analytical processes.
• Enables end-to-end workflow management within a single, unified tool.
• Streamlines multiple analytical workflows on a common, user-friendly platform.
• Highly customizable through selection of modular components tailored to specific needs.
• Vendor-independent design allows collaboration with different instrument systems and IT infrastructure.
• Leverages the familiar Mnova interface, reducing the learning curve for team adoption.
• Consolidates all automation analyses in one software suite, enabling expedited product support and development.

Mnova Gears is available on Windows, macOS, and multiple Linux distributions including RHEL 8/9/10, Ubuntu 22.04/24.04, Debian 13, and as an AppImage. It integrates with existing laboratory IT infrastructure and data management platforms, making it well suited for organizations seeking scalable, reproducible analytical automation.