WebIDQ

WebIDQ is a comprehensive workflow management software developed by biocrates life sciences, designed to streamline metabolomics research from sample registration through to statistical data analysis. Built for the cloud, WebIDQ serves as the required companion software for running biocrates kits, guiding researchers through every step of the targeted metabolomics workflow with intelligent project management, precise quantification, and innovative features including AI-driven automated peak picking and built-in metabolism indicators.

WebIDQ is suited for individual researchers, small teams, and large organizations working in targeted metabolomics and lipidomics. It is available in multiple subscription plans — including cloud-based Basic, Core, and Core+ tiers, as well as an on-premises Core option — allowing laboratories to select the level of functionality that matches their needs.

Cloud Advantages

• Worry-free environment with automated software updates and secure automatic backups
• Data security compliant with privacy laws to protect sensitive research data
• FAIR-compliant architecture ensuring complete data ownership and control
• Accessible through the mybiocrates portal for easy onboarding and user management

Ease of Use and Project Management

• Intuitive interface with guided workflows designed for efficient day-to-day use
• Sample registration with custom group assignment for statistical analysis or metadata-based normalization (e.g. cell number)
• Plate layout customization and worklist export directly to mass spectrometers
• Visualization tools for performance evaluation and ongoing quality monitoring
• Collaborative workflows enabling project sharing across users within an organization
• User access control to organize team members and manage permissions

AI-Driven Peak Picking

• Automated peak assignment and retention time adjustment based on quality control samples, saving time and reducing human error
• Precise peak integration even at very low metabolite concentrations
• Confidence indicator displaying peak integration quality for rapid evaluation
• Retention time (RT) alignment to ensure reliable peak integration in cases of RT shifts
• Advanced integration settings in higher-tier plans allow automated peak picking for individual chromatograms

Quality Monitoring

• Continuous performance tracking to ensure plate-to-plate consistency in metabolomics data
• Visualization of accuracies, coefficients of variation (CVs), and retention time trends
• Tailored filters to highlight metabolite detectability and evaluate analyte status
• Custom-made quality control samples with customizable target values for accuracy monitoring and target value normalization (Core+ plan)
• Validation results approval and locking to prevent unwanted alterations after analysis completion (Core+ plan)

MetaboINDICATOR

• Automatic calculation of predefined biologically relevant sums and ratios of metabolites for instant biological insights
• Links metabolite concentrations to relevant metabolic processes and biochemical functions
• Boosts statistical power by uncovering subtle group differences in metabolomic and lipidomic data
• Customizable indicators available in Core and above plans, allowing users to create their own metabolite sums and ratios
• Tailored analysis options covering specific disease and lifestyle categories

Statistical Analysis

• Data cleaning and imputation — remove inconsistently detected metabolites based on group detectability and impute missing concentrations
• Data normalization to prepare datasets for downstream analysis
• Descriptive statistics to summarize central tendencies, variability, and distributions in a hypothesis-free manner
• ANOVA to uncover significant differences across groups with multiple visualization options
• PCA to simplify complex datasets into clear patterns with publication-ready visualizations

Subscription Plans

• Basic (cloud): Full kit workflow management including sample registration, project management, AI-driven peak picking, metabolite quantification, MetaboINDICATOR, and automatic updates and backups — suited for individual users
• Core (cloud, bestseller): All Basic features plus advanced integration settings, continuous quality monitoring, customizable MetaboINDICATOR, expanded references to public metabolite databases (ChEBI, NCBI, PubChem in addition to HMDB and LipidMaps), data cleaning and imputation, and descriptive statistics — suited for small teams
• Core+ (cloud): All Core features plus custom quality controls, customizable target values, project team management with restricted access, ANOVA and PCA, validation results approval, and up to 50 GB storage with 16 user slots — suited for large teams
• Core (on-premises): Equivalent to cloud Core features but without automatic updates, automatic backups, or database support

WebIDQ integrates seamlessly with the full range of biocrates kit products — including MxP Quant 500 XL, MxP Quant 500, AbsoluteIDQ p400 HR, AbsoluteIDQ p180, AbsoluteIDQ Bile acids, and SMartIDQ alpha — and is accessible via the mybiocrates portal. Feature availability varies by subscription plan, and biocrates life sciences is headquartered in Innsbruck, Austria, with additional operations in the United States.