Clustermarket Explained

Clustermarket
Released:2015
Developer:Clustermarket Ltd.
Genre:Lab Management System (LMS)

Clustermarket (formerly known as Bookkit) is a lab management system.[1]

History

Clustermarket, an LMS software, was released in 2015 by three Hult International Business School alumni, Niklas Friedberg, Tobias Wingbermuehle and Johannes Solzbach,[2] developed by a company of the same name.[3] The company started with the partnership of Merck Accelerator.[4] In June 2018, Clustermarket was selected as one of the six companies to win Scalable Business Awards (SBAs) by the Imperial College ThinkSpace.[5] [6]

In August 2019, Start Codon, a UK based life sciences accelerator system announced its partnership with Clustermarket. Clustermarket would provide Start Codon's clients with a guided access to its online equipment sharing platform.[7] [8] In 2019, Clustermarket developed and launched a cloud-based laboratory equipment booking and management system for R&D labs called Bookkit, which was later rebranded to Clustermarket.[9] [10] [11]

In March 2022, TetraScience's Tetra Partner Network partnered with Clustermarket to develop of modern digital laboratory tools and to combine ELNs and LIMSs into one system.[12] [13]

In September 2022, the German laboratories equipment production company Eppendorf made a deal with eLabNext and Clustermarket, which enabled Eppendorf to transmit laboratory instrument data in the proper context and further the all-encompassing philosophy of its own digital platform, VisioNize Lab Suite.[14]

Clustermarket has also worked with RebelBio, GE HealthCare, and Cambridge Science Park.[15] [16] [17]

Overview

Research teams are given a software solution by Clustermarket that enables them to coordinate the use of equipment, schedule maintenance tasks, and produce reports and projections for resource planning.

Clustermarket is cloud-based laboratory management software for R&D laboratories in academia and industry (formerly known as Bookkit). The equipment scheduling software allows managing multiple instruments, users, labs, and departments and have other features like equipment scheduling, instrument access management, maintenance management, asset monitoring, reporting & analytics, and real-time usage tracking through desktop app called LabTrack.[18]

Awards and honors

Notes and References

  1. Web site: A new approach to life science research? . www.manufacturingchemist.com . 30 January 2023 . 27 September 2017 . en.
  2. Web site: Sharing Economy: Hult B-School Grads Disrupt Life Sciences Industry . . 14 February 2023 . 21 November 2017.
  3. Web site: Company - Clustermarket . clustermarket.com . 14 February 2023 . en.
  4. News: Kumar . Kalyan . Scientists Get An Online Market Place: Technology Access For Research Is Made Easy . 14 February 2023 . www.techtimes.com . 13 February 2017.
  5. News: Allen . Kyle . Inspired start-ups win support worth a combined £250,000 Imperial News Imperial College London . 14 February 2023 . Imperial News . 10 June 2018 . en.
  6. News: Hill . Nick . Imperial College London and Central Working provide £250k to six 'world-saving' startups . 14 February 2023 . Bdaily Business News . 8 June 2018 . en.
  7. Web site: BioSpace Global Roundup, Aug. 15 . BioSpace . 14 February 2023.
  8. Web site: Start Codon partners with Clustermarket and Science Entrepreneur Club to support life science and healthcare start-ups Cambridge Network . . 14 February 2023.
  9. Powell . Kendall . Digital secrets of successful lab management . . 14 February 2023 . 138–139 . en . 10.1038/d41586-021-01752-y . 28 June 2021. 595 . 7865 . 34183823 . 2021Natur.595..138P .
  10. Web site: Clustermarket – Bookkit – UCD Imaging-Conway Core . . 14 February 2023.
  11. Web site: Clustermarket + Forward Studio Case Study . forwardpartners.com . 14 February 2023.
  12. Web site: Making Labs More Efficient . www.tetrascience.com . 21 February 2023.
  13. Web site: How can labs embrace digitalization? . www.selectscience.net . 21 February 2023.
  14. News: Digitales Labormanagement: Vollumfänglich vernetzt . 21 February 2023 . www.chemie.de . de.
  15. Web site: RebelBio Partners With Clustermarket To Support Startups With State-Of-The-Art Resources - SynBioBeta . www.synbiobeta.com . 21 February 2023.
  16. News: GE Healthcare opens lab for life science start-ups at Alderley Park, United Kingdom GE News . 21 February 2023 . . 23 October 2019 . en.
  17. News: Cambridge Science Park joins ClusterMarket . 21 February 2023 . . 13 May 2019 . en.
  18. News: Florescu . Ana . SXSW2018: Building an ecosystem for science ventures . 21 February 2023 . www.science-practice.com . 18 May 2018 . en.
  19. Web site: MassChallenge UK Unveils Top 20 Startups from 2016 Cohort . . 14 February 2023.
  20. News: Dunsby . Megan . 100 UK businesses chosen to join London's biggest start-up accelerator . 21 February 2023 . Startups.co.uk . 4 October 2016.
  21. News: Milne . Caitlin . Company of the Month: Clustermarket . 21 February 2023 . MedCity . 25 February 2021 . en-gb.