Most research labs today process massive quantities of incoming data from collaborative research and, most often, from CRO partners. The geographically separated CRO facilities make hard copy data entry almost useless. If an electronic notebook application is already deployed, it can be difficult, time-consuming and error-prone to review and manually enter external data that is supplied from an alternative lab notebook application.

A primary use case for the Arxspan Electronic Lab Notebook is to securely gather data from CROs and seamlessly approve and upload that data into electronic notebooks existing at the pharma company. Arxspan provides standard integration to enable this type of workflow. Research managers can view, search and approve CRO experimental data prior to incorporating it into their existing notebook. Optionally, if desired for security, data delivered by Arxspan can be deleted once the data transfer is complete. This approach offers valuable benefits, including: