Purdue University Uses EKM Corp’s LABTrack to Conduct State-of-the-Art Research

Purdue University is among a growing number of academic institutions and scientific companies that has realized the importance of electronic lab notebooks. Purdue recently licensed the Enterprise Version of San Diego-based EKM Corp.’s LABTrack electronic lab notebook software, which will be used in the university’s Schools of Chemical Engineering and Industrial Pharmacy.

Purdue researchers are currently using LABTrack to record data from various pharmaceutical-related experiments on material properties. The School of Chemical Engineering also plans to use the electronic lab notebook software in a novel informatics system as part of a large pharmaceutical engineering project.

“By leveraging on such capable systems, we can focus on developing state-of-the-art research to address challenges for which there are no solutions in the market yet,” said Venkat Venkatasubramanian, a chemical engineering professor in Purdue’s School of Chemical Engineering. “In the long run it is quite conceivable that we could move mostly to an electronic platform.”

LABTrack — software that runs on any Windows-based device — is the first electronic lab notebook that allows researchers to format electronic pages that mirror paper-based notebooks.

“At Purdue University, LABTrack is filling the need of a real-time collaborative notebook, one that enhances the science and protects the legal standing of the data contained within,” said Richard Stember, CEO of EKM’s Scientific Division. “Too much historical data is inaccessible when stored in paper notebooks. Too many people need instant access to the results for it to be in the hands of just one person at a time. LABTrack offers an organization the ability to address these limitations.”

About LABTrack: LABTrack is the growing notebook of choice used by research, analytical, production and academic laboratories. LABTrack can be tailored to fit any organization’s processes and procedures, existing notebooks, templates and reports. EKM offers three versions of LABTrack — Personal, Team and Enterprise. The Personal version, which can be used on any PC running Windows, is ideal for the individual researcher. The Team version is a server-based application designed for small to medium groups of researchers who can access the lab notebook to add info and make changes, and to collaborate in real time. The Enterprise version is also a powerful and flexible server-based collaborative application that can be accessed by several thousand users in a large corporation or academic/research institution, including top-level management. For more information please visit www.labtrack.com .

About EKM:

Founded in 2000, San Diego-based EKM Corp. develops knowledge management solutions for the government and scientific sectors. EKM solutions are built on the foundation of the company’s award-winning knowledge discovery systems technology, and utilize standard data system environments, including IBM, Microsoft and Oracle. EKM has successfully deployed solutions to more than 200 locations around the United States and is the recipient of IBM’s prestigious Beacon Award for the Best Integrated Business Solution for 2003.

For more information, please visit www.ekmco.com .