LIMS for Research & Academic Labs

Reuben LIMS adapts to the way your research group works, flexible, configurable workflows that support reproducibility and collaboration. As a modern LIMS, it provides the core strengths of laboratory information management systems to help academic teams streamline data management and enhance quality control.

Academic and research labs don’t fit one mould. Projects vary in length, complexity and funding requirements, and teams often change from year to year. Reuben LIMS is configured to match your processes, giving you a reliable platform for data integrity, collaboration and grant reporting without the burden of rigid LIMS software or enterprise systems. Our information management systems LIMS approach ensures your team can adapt quickly as research evolves.

Challenges we solve

Project diversity every grant or study has different requirements.

Documentation chaos experiments logged in spreadsheets, files or notebooks with no central record.

Reproducibility issues results can’t be validated or repeated across groups.

Changing teams turnover of students, postdocs and collaborators creates gaps in knowledge.

How it works

Project setup; create projects and define structures for samples, tests and data in line with your lab’s needs, supported by workflow automation tools found in advanced LIMS solutions.
Sample tracking; register and barcode samples for traceability across multiple studies, giving your lab simple sample tracking capabilities similar to those used in clinical labs.
Configurable workflows; set up fields, templates and reporting to reflect the study or PI’s requirements, helping teams increase efficiency and improve consistency.
Collaboration & permissions; assign access by group, role or project to keep data secure but shareable, with permissions structured like those found in enterprise-grade information management systems LIMS.
Reporting & export; generate reports for grants, publications or funders, or export datasets to repositories and BI tools, enabling real-time insights and helping teams improve efficiency.

Key capabilities for research & academic labs

Project-based workflows

Structure your LIMS around projects or grants, rather than fixed templates — an approach similar to what Matrix Gemini LIMS and other leading platforms provide.

Flexible fields and templates

Capture the metadata your funders or PIs require, without overcomplication. This is an area where modern LIMS offers strong adaptability.

Collaboration tools

Configure permissions for students, postdocs and visiting researchers to match real lab teams.

Data export options

Send datasets to repositories, BI dashboards or analysis tools with ease, keeping your data management workflows efficient.

Integration with ELNs and BI

Connect with electronic lab notebooks or Power BI for richer insights.

Outcomes for your lab

Improved reproducibility

Standardised data capture ensures studies can be validated and repeated.

Simpler collaboration

Project teams can share data securely with role-based access, supported by strong information management systems LIMS principles.

Easier grant reporting

Generate outputs tailored for UKRI, Horizon Europe or other funders.

Reduced admin load

Eliminate spreadsheets and manual logs, freeing time for research with streamlined workflow automation.

Tailored to your project

Every implementation is configured around your lab’s specific processes, with the flexibility to adjust fields, templates and outputs as your research evolves, something expected of modern LIMS offers across academic environments.

FAQs

Yes. Every academic or research group is different, we configure the system to fit your processes rather than enforcing a fixed template, offering the flexibility found in leading LIMS solutions.

You define the level of validation your project or funder requires, and we configure the system so it aligns with that structure while supporting strong quality control.

Yes. Projects can be separated by PI, department or centre, with permissions tailored to your setup.

Yes. Reuben LIMS connects via API to ELNs and BI tools such as Power BI for deeper analysis, similar to integrations commonly found in advanced laboratory information management systems.

Yes. The system can start lean and scale as your research expands, similar to modular LIMS software used in both academic and clinical labs.

Need a LIMS that adapts to your research, not the other way round?

Reuben LIMS is configured for the diversity of academic labs — from small projects to multi-centre collaborations. Book a discovery call to see how a bespoke LIMS can support your research.