Reintroducing the Experiment Lab Notebook

This might be a first: a lab notebook built by a laboratory scientist, vibe engineered with AI.

A Notebook That Understands Your Work

We built the Cypher Experiment Lab Notebook with a simple idea: What if your ELN didn't just store information — what if it actively participated in your research? Traditional ELNs are archives. Cypher is a collaborator.

In Cypher, your notebook comprehends the full experimental context:

• Protocols — Embed protocols with materials, equipment, and step-by-step procedures. Each protocol can be expanded or minimized, edited inline, and includes safety warnings. Drag and drop to reorganize.
• Data Files — Embed files directly in your notes with live previews. View CSVs, images, plots, and other file types inline with resizable viewers. Drag files from your computer or cloud storage directly into your notebook.
• Instruments — Have productive conversations with an instrument-aware AI that can automatically generate instrument-ready files from your experimental notes.
• Notes & Context — Provide context to your LLM to improve their capabilities.

Your Notebook Does Real Work

Unlike traditional ELNs that just record what happened, Cypher actively supports your research:

• Execute Python Code Inline — Write and run Python directly in your notes.
• AI Lab Assistant — A specialized AI that understands your experimental context & can write results directly into your notes (coming soon!)
• Interactive Widgets — Reusable cloud computing processes that anyone on your team can use without coding.
• Multi-Panel Workspace — Organize your work across flexible panels: Notes, Resources, Details, and AI Chat tabs (more capabilities coming).

The Result

A notebook that doesn't just record your experiments — it accelerates them. Write protocols once, execute code on-demand, get AI assistance that understands your work, and keep everything interconnected in one place.

Your lab notebook isn't just smarter. It's a research multiplier.

The Right Way Should Be the Easy Way

At Cypher, we believe the right way to do something should also be the easiest way to do it.

A lab notebook shouldn't just record what you did — it should enable what you do next. With Cypher, when experiments are documented correctly, the notebook itself becomes a tool for execution:

Documenting your science the right way isn't a chore — it's the fastest path to running, analyzing, and sharing your experiments.

👉 Ready to re-think what an ELN can do? cypherbio.ai/experiments

About Cypher

Cypher is an AI-powered platform built for supercharging scientific research. Designed to streamline protocol creation, data analysis, visualization, and team collaboration, Cypher enables research groups to run better experiments and accelerate discovery. Whether you're in biotech, pharma, or academia, Cypher gives your team the tools to significantly reduce repetitive, low-scientific-value tasks and focus on what matters most to science. Built by scientists for scientists. Learn more at: https://cypherbio.ai