Life science software company Lab Thread has released a free version of its Unified Lab Software Platform for academic and non-profit researchers across the world.
The Unified Lab software offers a range of tools tailored to support early-stage research, with Lab Thread stating that the platform enables users to ‘quickly and easily implement robust data management plans within their own lab.’
Academic users of the Lab Thread platform will be able to access a range of features, including a DNA sequence viewer, an electronic notebook (ELN) system and accompanying templates that remove the need for extensive set-up processes. The platform also offers in-depth project management functionality, allowing teams to view and record methods, data, DNA constructs and experimental analysis digitally, with built in features for collaboration and communication.
Lab Thread launched the platform in December 2025 through a beta series. The company developed the software as a ‘fully integrated digital solution’, prioritising ease-of-use and ensuring users were able to remove common barriers to research by facilitating data sharing and real-time collaboration that could scale as experiments evolve. Per Lab Thread, the platform simplifies lab data management, and supports easier adherence to funding guidelines, including the FAIR data principles that are increasingly required in applications to major funding bodies in the UK and internationally.
Dr Ryan Cawood, Co-founder and CEO, Lab Thread, said: “Since launching the Lab Thread platform in Beta last year, we’ve been delighted with the feedback from our early adopters, which has allowed us to continue to shape the software around the things that are most important to biological researchers. With this new release of an always-free version of the software specifically for smaller academic laboratories, we hope that Lab Thread will help to nurture early-stage research, and ensure users are equipped with the tools they need to implement effective data management into their projects from the very beginning.”
Deyan Sultov, Co-founder and CTO, Lab Thread, added: “Data management is an integral part of early research, with both national and international funders increasingly embedding guidelines such as the FAIR principles within their application process. Putting these systems in place can be extremely resource-intensive, something that can be challenging for academic and non-profit research where budgets are limited. Lab Thread aims to relieve that pressure, giving researchers a fully integrated solution to collaborate and advance scientific discovery, backed by rigorous data practices.”
Lab Thread is accepting access applications via its website. Interested parties are subject to verification and the software is available for up to five users per organisation.
