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Lab workflow

Lab rooms

Rooms let you track which physical space or zone a culture is in at every stage of its lifecycle — from the transfer hood through the growth chamber, cold storage, and out to the greenhouse.

Assign a room when you move a culture

When adding or editing a stage, pick the room or zone from a searchable dropdown. The selection is linked by ID so renames stay in sync automatically.

Code and alias for seamless imports

Give each room a short code (e.g. CULT-1) and comma-separated import aliases. Batch imports and CSV uploads match those strings to the correct room automatically.

Live culture count per room

The room list and detail view show how many active plant and explant stages are currently assigned to each room, so you can see at a glance which zones are busy.

Capacity tracking

Set a vessel, rack, or shelf capacity and unit so the detail view can show a utilisation percentage alongside the active culture count.

Manage rooms in Settings

Create, edit, archive, and upload a photo for each room from Settings → Lab. Seeding starter rooms from a template takes one click.

Archive keeps history intact

Archived rooms are hidden from the stage picker but all historical stage links remain. You can restore an archived room at any time.

Room categories

Map your lab to the right zone types

Each room has a category that helps filter views and future reporting. Use the category that best describes the primary workflow in that space.

Aseptic Transfer

Laminar flow hood work, inoculation, and sub-culture.

Culture Incubation

Growth chambers, shelves, and light racks.

Media Prep

Autoclave, mixing, and media dispensing.

Cold Storage

Refrigerators and cold-hold chambers.

Acclimatization

Weaning, misting benches, and humidity tents.

Greenhouse

Outdoor or glass-house transfer zones.

Getting started

Set up rooms in three steps

  1. 1

    Open Settings → Lab

    Go to Settings, choose Lab, and scroll to the Rooms section. Click "Seed defaults" to create a set of starter rooms based on common tissue-culture workflows, or use "Add room" to create custom zones.

  2. 2

    Give each room a code and aliases

    Short codes like CULT-1 or COLD-A appear in dropdowns and badges. Import aliases let batch uploads map room names from spreadsheets to the right room without manual matching.

  3. 3

    Select the room when you add or edit a stage

    When logging a new stage or updating an existing one, choose the room from the dropdown. It stays linked even if you rename the room later.

Plan limits

The number of active rooms depends on your plan: Hobby supports 3, Pro supports 10, and Teams supports 30. Archived rooms do not count toward the limit, so archiving unused rooms frees up a slot without losing any historical data.