Global Electronic Lab Notebook (ELN) Market Size By Product (Cross Disciplinary, Specific), By License (Proprietary, Open), By Application (Chemical Industry, CROs, Environmental Testing Labs), By Geographic Scope And Forecast

Electronic Lab Notebook (ELN) Market Size And Forecast

Electronic Lab Notebook (ELN) Market size was valued at USD 595.58 Million in 2024 and is projected to reach USD 860.03 Million by 2032, growing at a CAGR of 4.70% from 2026 to 2032.

The Electronic Lab Notebook (ELN) Market is enduring significant growth owing to the digitalization and rising need for a time-efficient and accurate output. Also, the increasing adaption of the device in life science is another factor driving the market growth. Moreover, the increasing need for data stored electronically is imposing an assertive impact factor on the market. The Global Electronic Lab Notebook (ELN) Market report provides a holistic evaluation of the market for the forecast period. The report comprises various segments as well as an analysis of the trends and factors that are playing a substantial role in the market.

Global Electronic Lab Notebook (ELN) Market Definition

Electronic lab notebooks (ELN) are computer-programmed electronic gadgets, capable of saving information related to lab experiments or researches. Also, it enables the user to access the stored data for future reference and data sharing with other users. It is not only an alternative for laboratory paper notebooks but also assists in the management of data in an orderly manner and implements security.

Electronic lab notebooks are broadly employed by the researchers working in research and development laboratories of pharmaceuticals, chemicals, and healthcare organizations, where a large number of experiment results, procedures, and results are documented, and shared among scientists.

The potential benefits of an electronic lab notebook include better data management, avoid data losses, eliminate work forgery, and ease in searching and data mining. The electronic lab notebook remaining a core part of laboratory informatics strategy is utilized universally among scientists and researchers, hence confirming to be a beneficial product in the market.

Global Electronic Lab Notebook (ELN) Market Overview

The global Electronic Lab Notebook (ELN) Market is principally pushed by the growing demand for electronic lab notebooks among scientists and researchers working in various sectors such as pharmaceuticals, analytical chemistry, and healthcare. With innovations in developing drugs, it is a necessity to maintain and safely secure the records related to the inventions. Thus, the use of electronic lab notebooks erases the conventional method of keeping the records in paper notebooks providing more enhanced security to the intellectual property.

Furthermore, the growing Need for Efficient Data Management has positively anticipated propelling the growth of the global Electronic Lab Notebook (ELN) Market. There are certain limitations and barriers experienced that will limit the market growth. The factors such as Data integration in cybercrime and the High Cost of the device are limiting the market growth. Also, the adaptability of electronic lab notebooks in academic research is low which is estimated to inhibit the growth during the forecast period.

Further, the limited number of market players supplying electronic lab notebooks, and the maintenance cost of this handy device are the potential restraints hampering the overall growth of the global Electronic Lab Notebook (ELN) Market. Nevertheless, the constant developments in technologies and untapped potential in developing markets offer promising growth opportunities.

Global Electronic Lab Notebook (ELN) Market Segmentation Analysis

The Global Electronic Lab Notebook (ELN) Market is Segmented on the basis of Product, License, Application, And Geography.

Electronic Lab Notebook (ELN) Market, By Product

• Cross Disciplinary
• Specific

Based on Product, the market is bifurcated into Cross-Disciplinary, Specific. The cross-disciplinary segment holds the largest market share during the forecast period. The factors that can be attributed to reducing costs of IT overheads view data across an organization, data standardization, and secure storage of an organization's knowledge and IP in one central location are accelerating the demand for this segment.

Electronic Lab Notebook (ELN) Market, By License

• Proprietary
• Open

Based on License, the market is bifurcated into Proprietary, Open. The proprietary segment holds the largest market share and is estimated to witness the highest CAGR during the forecast period. The factors that can be attributed to its benefits such as ownership of the software, a plethora of features, quick and efficient support, and the ability to customize as per requirement are stimulating the demand for this segment.

Electronic Lab Notebook (ELN) Market, By Application

• Chemical Industry
• CROs
• Environmental Testing Labs
• F&B and Agriculture
• Life Sciences
• Others

Based on Application, the market is bifurcated into Chemical Industry, CROs, Environmental Testing Labs, F&B and Agriculture, Life Sciences, and Others. The pharmaceutical segment holds the largest market share during the forecast period. Pharmaceutical companies are leading adopters of electronic lab notebooks mainly propelled by the increasing regulatory pressures to maintain data integrity, validity, and security.

Electronic Lab Notebook (ELN) Market, By Geography

• North America
• Europe
• Asia Pacific
• Rest of the world
• On the basis of Geography, the Global Electronic Lab Notebook (ELN) Market is classified into North America, Europe, Asia Pacific, and Rest of the world. Asia-Pacific holds the largest market share. The accelerated economic growth of many countries in this region, growing government focus on digitization and laboratory infrastructure, growing life sciences industry, and increasing outsourcing to CROs will boost the market in the APAC region.

Key Players

The "Global Electronic Lab Notebook (ELN) Market" study report will provide a valuable insight with an emphasis on the global market including some of the major players such as Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc., Agilent Technologies, LabWare, Arxspan, LLC, Benchling, Inc., LabVantage Solutions, Inc., Abbott Laboratories, Core Informatics, LabLynx, Inc., and Dassault Systemes SE.

Our market analysis also entails a section solely dedicated to such major players wherein our analysts provide an insight into the financial statements of all the major players, along with its product benchmarking and SWOT analysis. The competitive landscape section also includes key development strategies, market share, and market ranking analysis of the above-mentioned players globally.

• Partnerships, Collaborations, and Agreements
• In July 2018, LabArchives(R), the leading provider of cloud-based Electronic Lab Notebooks, has announced a collaboration with Macmillan Learning, a prominent educational solutions firm (ELN). As a result of this collaboration, Macmillan will be able to provide educators with a more comprehensive set of configurable, interactive solutions for college STEM labs.
• Mergers and Acquisitions
• Agilent acquired BioTek Instruments in August 2019 to extend its international footprint in biopharma, academia, and research, as customers demanded complex cellular environments and interactions.
• Arxspan LLC, a developer of scientific software, was acquired by Bruker Corporation in March 2019.
• Product Launches and Product Expansions
• Sapio Sciences announced the availability of Exemplar ELN Essentials, a self-service SaaS solution, in May 2019. At a low monthly cost, it's shaped as an access-level lab notebook with initiative class features. Handlers can sign up for free trials of ELN Essentials before deciding to buy the system, which will help the ELN market grow even more due to its low cost and simple platform.
• Exemplar ELN X was released in March 2018 by Sapio Sciences LLC and includes capabilities such as high-level data representations, analysis, and visualizations.
• At the American Chemical Society's (ACS) Spring National Meeting and Exposition in April 2017, PerkinElmer, Inc. announced the launch of the PerkinElmer Signals Notebook. Through collaboration, PerkinElmer's new cloud-based electronic laboratory notebook solution (ELN) rules smarter science. This strategy aids scientists in completing reports, exchanging data, and speeding up data discovery. It also encourages R&D to accelerate innovation, allowing the electronic lab notebook market to explode in size.