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Research Overview

Labguru’s benefits include:•Monitor your research progress, view results and relevant attachments. Anytime. Anywhere.•See the full picture seamlessly as all related content is kept in one place•Easily write grants and papers – with Labguru you can generate reports in one click!•Ensure continuity of research throughout the lifespan of your lab

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Your research in Labguru

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This presentation reviews creating, managing and concluding your research projects with Labguru

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Page 4 Projects8 Milestones

11 Experiments27 iPad App

Contents

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• Project - A main research question• Milestone - A sub-question consisting of a group of

experiments, yielding a figure/result • Experiments - The building blocks of your research

Easily start an experiment from a protocol template or design a new procedure

Research hierarchy

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Projects are divided into your

projects and projects you’re

part of. Last updated will appear first.

Projects index

Access a project by clicking on it’s title

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3 3 Access completed projects

11 Start a new project

Use tags to quickly sort your

projects

44 Quickly start a new experiment

Projects view

22 Filter projects

according to lab member

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11 Keep all your ideas, documents and related papers in your project tabs. This

way, everything is easy to track and remains in context

22 Generate reports using your preferred

format

33 Assign projects to other lab

member

Project page

44 Adjust start date and select visibility

to lab members

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Milestones inyour project

44 Milestones can be dragged and

dropped into past, current or future milestone and re-

ordered within each.

11 Click the small arrow to expand /

collapse milestones

Divide your project into questions, each represented by milestones.

33 The number of milestones is indicated

here

22 See experimen

ts list in expanded milestones

55 Click on a title for more

details

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11 Easily create reports 33 Break your milestone

into actionable experiments

44 Select a figure that best

summarizes your milestone’s results

Your milestone

22 Set due date for the

milestone

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Experimentsunder milestoneView and track all the experiments that make up your milestone

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11 Completed experiments marked

as green. Locked ones have a Lock

icon

44 Link the milestone easily

to recently viewed items by simply clicking the Link

icon33 Short summary of the

notes, results and procedures of each

experiment is visible

22 Re-order experiments if needed

• Easily plan your experimental process from A-Z• Embed protocol templates in a click to save valuable

time and easily edit them if needed• Log your results and notes per procedure, and

summarize your final experimental conclusions • Use our complimentary iPad application to conduct

your experiment right on the bench and sync back your notes and results

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Labguru’s advantages: Experiments

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11 Select from existing

projects and milestones

Quickly startnew experiment

22 Enter experiment

name33 Protocol can

be either existing one

(from the lab or a commercial

one) or you may start a new procedure

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Your experiment

11 View the hierarchy of the project

44 Print all or parts of the experiment,

as you choose

55 View resources used

in this experiment

22 Quickly duplicate experiment or save it as a

protocol to save time33 Complete/un-

complete experiments seamlessly

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11 An experiment can be made up of more than one procedure – add one

from your protocol templates or manually

33 Use Labguru’s build-in timers and get text notification sent to your cell phone when experiment’s step timer

is up

Experimental procedures

22 Edit, delete or mark steps as completed (highlighted in green). Marking steps as

completed allows you to keep track of your progress

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11 Edit step’s description and time. Use editing tools as

needed

Experimental procedures

22 Re-order or delete steps, as needed

33 Add new steps if required

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Hover with the mouse over the Plus icon to add text, table, plate

info, steps and sample info to the procedure. Notice the Plus icon

at the bottom of each section

Procedure features

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Add table or text

11 Enter data in either text box or table

22 All text boxes enable basic editing function. Use

it for your convenience

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Add plate details11 Select plate

layout in pop-up window

22 Select single or multiple wells for editing content

33 Symbols and colors are displayed on plate.

Use them for easy orientation

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Use the Samples & Reagents table to connect between specific samples or tubes and the actual experiment they

were used in. This makes it easy to retrace steps (major advantage case

contamination was found)

Procedure features

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Add notes and results to each procedure and to the

experiment as a whole. Don’t forget to add your

conclusion!

Notes, results & conclusion

21Existing tasks are indicated here. Click to get full

description

Assign tasks

22 Click to add a new task

11 Click “all” to view all related

tasks

Assign tasks to lab members on all levels – from project to experiment

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Collaborate using commentsShare comments, feedback and ideas on the spot, without waiting for face-to-face meetings. Find the comment box on the bottom of every page.

• Once done following all experimental steps and procedures, mark the experiment as completed

• An indication with your name and date of completion will appear at the top of the experiment

• Authorized lab members can now choose to sign&lock it

• The lab member who completed the experiment can not sign&lock it

• Once signed & locked, no changes can be applied to the experiment (comments may be added)

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Completed experiments

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11 Finished with the experiment? Indicate it as

complete! An indication will appear

below its title mentioning who completed it and when

33 Authorized lab members can choose to

sign and lock the experiment

Complete your experiment

22 Un-complete an experiment you wish to

continue

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Once an experiment is signed and locked, no add/ edit/ delete is

allowed. Sign & Lock is irreversible, thus protecting the

integrity of your work

Sign & lock experiment

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A completed experiment is highlighted in green. A locked

experiment will be marked with a lock icon in the project and

milestone pages

Completed experiment indication

• Run your experiments step-by-step and sync results straight from your bench!

• Conduct multiple experiments at once• Built in timers help you keep track of time

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Click on the experiment you wish to

conduct

Conduct a few experiments in

parallel – click to choose another

experiment. Switch between the experiments

by clicking on them

Click done when

finishing a step

Take notes and record results

during experiment and

sync it all back to your account

Use the pre-set

countdown timers

iPad App

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We urge you to outline your projects and record your experiments with Labguru. The initial effort will pay off when it comes time to write your paper!

Labguru helps you keep your work organized and easy to follow. Anytime. Anywhere.

Questions? Contact support@biodata.com

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