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Academic laboratories

Equipment booking software for academic labs with shared resources.

CellBlock helps research and teaching labs coordinate microscopes, centrifuges, thermocyclers, analysis instruments, rooms, and other shared resources with rules that match how the lab actually works.

Booking rules by session and week
Work teams for projects or research groups
Usage history by user and resource

A calendar that carries lab rules

Members see availability and request or create bookings according to lab policy. Admins can keep approval, advance-window, access-hour, and weekly-use controls visible instead of enforcing them through chat.

Useful for students, technicians, and projects

Teams make it easier to understand which project or group is consuming capacity. That matters when one resource supports several students, grants, or internal collaborations.

Traceability without a heavy LIMS

CellBlock does not try to replace scientific data systems. It keeps the operational record: who used what, when, for how long, and under which resource rules.

Why this works for an academic lab

The admin does not need to arbitrate every routine booking.

Rules are explicit before a member tries to reserve.

Usage reports help discuss demand, training needs, and resource bottlenecks.

Research avoids the billing module so the interface stays focused on lab operation.

Frequently asked questions

Does CellBlock replace a booking spreadsheet?+

Yes, but the value is not just booking. CellBlock adds usage rules, permissions, user history, and reports that shared spreadsheets do not control well.

Which plan fits an academic lab?+

It depends on size. Discovery covers small academic labs: 1 instrument, 5 users, and a 30-day trial before the first charge. Research is designed for large academic labs, with up to 8 instruments and 25 users, advanced rules, work teams, and a usage dashboard, without the billing module.

Bring order to shared academic equipment.

Tell us how your lab shares resources today. We can show the Research workflow for your users, admins, and teams.

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