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Electronic lab notebook is a digital platform used by researchers and scientists to record, organize, and manage laboratory data and experiments electronically. It improves data accuracy, accessibility, and collaboration within laboratories. It also enhances research efficiency, ensures regulatory compliance, supports data security, and promotes a streamlined, paperless, and reproducible scientific workflow.
The key product types of electronic lab notebook are cross-disciplinary electronic lab notebooks and specific or domain electronic lab notebooks. Cross-disciplinary electronic lab notebooks are flexible digital platforms designed to support diverse scientific fields by enabling standardized data recording, collaboration, and experiment management across multiple research domains. They are deployed through web, cloud-based, and on-premise models, and key functionalities include data capture and management, collaboration and sharing, compliance and regulatory management, and data analysis and reporting. The primary solutions include lab informatics solutions and quality management solutions, serving end users such as pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies, contract research organizations (CROs), academic and research institutes, the food and beverage industry, the petrochemical and oil and gas industry, and others.
Note that the outlook for this market is being affected by rapid changes in trade relations and tariffs globally. The report will be updated prior to delivery to reflect the latest status, including revised forecasts and quantified impact analysis. The report's Recommendations and Conclusions sections will be updated to give strategies for entities dealing with the fast-moving international environment.
The fast surge in U.S. tariffs and the trade tensions that followed in spring 2025 are heavily affecting the medical equipment sector, particularly for imported imaging machine components, surgical-grade stainless steel, and plastic disposables. Hospitals and clinics resist price hikes, pressuring manufacturers' margins. Regulatory hurdles compound the problem, as tariff-related supplier changes often require re-certification of devices, delaying time-to-market. Companies are mitigating risks by dual-sourcing critical parts, expanding domestic production of commoditized items, and accelerating R&D in cost-efficient materials.
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The electronic lab notebook market size has grown rapidly in recent years. It will grow from $1.02 billion in 2024 to $1.14 billion in 2025 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 12.7%. The growth in the historic period can be attributed to rising digitalization of laboratory workflows, growing need for data accuracy and compliance, increasing adoption of cloud-based laboratory solutions, expansion of research and development activities in life sciences, and rising demand for paperless documentation.
The electronic lab notebook market size is expected to see rapid growth in the next few years. It will grow to $1.82 billion in 2029 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 12.3%. The growth in the forecast period can be attributed to rising demand for remote and hybrid laboratory operations, increasing investment in cloud and data analytics solutions, expansion of pharmaceutical and biotechnology research activities, and growing need for real-time data sharing and collaboration. Key trends in the forecast period include advancements in artificial intelligence and automation technologies, progress in natural language processing and predictive analytics, development of integrated laboratory informatics ecosystems, rising research and development in data-driven laboratory solutions, and technological innovations in data security and encryption.
The growing adoption of digital solutions is expected to drive the growth of the electronic lab notebook market going forward. Digital solutions refer to technology-based tools, platforms, or systems designed to address specific problems, improve efficiency, and enable automation or data-driven decision-making. Their rising adoption is driven by the increasing need for efficient data management that streamlines experiment documentation, improves accuracy, and enhances collaboration across research teams. Electronic lab notebooks support digital solutions by providing secure and organized data management systems, making them ideal for research and development environments. They reduce manual recordkeeping by enabling real-time data entry and collaboration, improving research efficiency and data integrity. For example, in July 2024, according to the Office for National Statistics, a UK-based government agency, the digital infrastructure program received a $535 million (£434 million) investment by 2022, with an additional $907 million (£736 million) allocated for the period of 2023 to 2025. Thus, the growing adoption of digital solutions is fueling the growth of the electronic lab notebook market.
Key companies in the electronic lab notebook artificial intelligence (AI) market are focusing on developing technologically advanced solutions, such as agentic and generative AI, to enhance data analysis accuracy, automate experimental documentation, and accelerate scientific discovery. Agentic and generative AI refers to advanced artificial intelligence systems that autonomously perform complex tasks and make intelligent decisions by combining reasoning, adaptability, and creativity to improve efficiency and innovation. For instance, in September 2025, Sapio Sciences LLC, a US-based lab informatics company, launched the 3rd-generation Electronic Lab Notebook (ELN), marking a key advancement in laboratory informatics innovation. It integrates advanced AI, automation, and agentic intelligence to enable seamless data management, intelligent workflow optimization, and real-time collaboration while unifying research, data, and processes within a single platform to enhance decision-making, accelerate discovery, and set a new benchmark for digital lab transformation.
In August 2023, STARLIMS Corporation, a US-based informatics company, acquired Labstep Ltd. for an undisclosed amount. Through this acquisition, STARLIMS aimed to strengthen its portfolio of laboratory informatics solutions by integrating Labstep's advanced cloud-based electronic lab notebook (ELN) capabilities, enhancing its position in the research and development market, and enabling end-to-end digitalization of laboratory data management and collaboration. Labstep Ltd. is a UK-based software company that provides electronic lab notebooks.
Major companies operating in the electronic lab notebook market are Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., Abbott Laboratories, Elsevier B.V., Agilent Technologies Inc., Dassault Systemes SE, PerkinElmer Inc., Bruker Corporation, Eppendorf SE, LabWare Inc., Benchling Inc., Labvantage Solutions Private Limited, ID Business Solutions Ltd., LabLynx Inc., Labfolder GmbH, Rspace International Private Limited, LabArchives LLC, Sapio Sciences LLC, SciNote LLC, Lab-Ally LLC, BioData Ltd.
North America was the largest region in the electronic lab notebook market in 2024. Asia-Pacific is expected to be the fastest-growing region in the forecast period. The regions covered in electronic lab notebook report are Asia-Pacific, Western Europe, Eastern Europe, North America, South America, Middle East and Africa.
The countries covered in the electronic lab notebook market report are Australia, Brazil, China, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Japan, Russia, South Korea, UK, USA, Canada, Italy, Spain.
The electronic lab notebook market consists of revenues earned by entities by providing services such as experiment documentation, workflow automation, system integration, technical support, and cloud-based deployment and maintenance services. The market value includes the value of related goods sold by the service provider or included within the service offering. The electronic lab notebook market also includes sales of electronic signature tools, application programming interfaces (APIs), laboratory workflow management modules, reporting and visualization dashboards, and compliance and audit trail tools. Values in this market are 'factory gate' values, that is, the value of goods sold by the manufacturers or creators of the goods, whether to other entities (including downstream manufacturers, wholesalers, distributors, and retailers) or directly to end customers. The value of goods in this market includes related services sold by the creators of the goods.
The market value is defined as the revenues that enterprises gain from the sale of goods and/or services within the specified market and geography through sales, grants, or donations in terms of the currency (in USD unless otherwise specified).
The revenues for a specified geography are consumption values that are revenues generated by organizations in the specified geography within the market, irrespective of where they are produced. It does not include revenues from resales along the supply chain, either further along the supply chain or as part of other products.
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