Bioinformatics Company: Informatics for Bio-Companies, Specialist in Custom Software Development for Life Sciences


Looking for a Bioinformatics Company for Custom Solutions?

Are you searching for a bioinformatics company capable of developing software solutions tailored to the specific needs of your laboratory, biotech startup, or life sciences company?

Informatics for Bio-Companies is a bioinformatics provider specializing in building custom software tools for players in research, biotechnology, pharma, agronomy, and CROs.


👨‍🔬 Why Work with a Specialized Custom Bioinformatics Company?

Bioinformatics is now at the heart of scientific innovation. However, standard solutions don’t always meet the specific needs of scientific teams (learn more about bioinformatics here or on the Wikipedia page).

That’s where a bioinformatics company like ours comes in.

We support our clients by helping them:

  • Automate experimental or analytical processes
  • Design internal tools perfectly adapted to their workflows
  • Centralize and secure scientific data management
  • Improve efficiency while strengthening traceability

Our mission: turning your ideas or processes into concrete, useful, and robust applications.


🧬 Who Are We?

Informatics for Bio-Companies: a venture dedicated to bioinformatics

Founded in 2016 by two passionate bioinformaticians, Dorian Lombard and Alexandre Carre, Informatics for Bio-Companies was born from a simple but ambitious vision: life sciences organizations—biotech, pharma, public or private labs—have specific needs when it comes to digital tools. These needs require custom, robust, and scalable solutions.

Straight out of their studies, at the crossroads of scientific research and software engineering, Dorian and Alexandre decided to create a company in their own image: scientific at its core, agile in its approach.


🚀 A Company Embedded in an Innovation Ecosystem

Since its beginnings, the company has been based in Grasse, at the heart of the Innovagrasse startup hub, surrounded by innovators in biology, health, and agronomy.

This location reflects our commitment to staying close to the laboratories and companies we serve, while keeping a human scale and reactivity.


🧠 A Clear Philosophy: Combining Scientific Expertise with Technical Excellence

Our job? Translating your scientific challenges into concrete and high-performing software solutions.

We believe bioinformatics should not be a hurdle, but a lever for research, quality, and production.

That’s why we work hand in hand with field teams—researchers, quality managers, R&D engineers—to develop tools tailored to their daily work, constraints, and professional language.

Our approach is:

  • Custom-made: every project is unique, every solution is too.
  • Collaborative: clients are true partners in co-creating tools.
  • Sustainable: we favor maintainable, scalable, and documented solutions.
  • Secure: scientific data is precious—and we treat it as such.

⚙️ Our Custom Bioinformatics Services

We provide full support as a bioinformatics provider (see more in Our Services):

🔧 Development of custom bioinformatics tools and platforms

  • Scientific data management web applications
  • Interactive dashboards
  • Visualization interfaces (heatmaps, experiment results, etc.)
  • Automated analysis or report generation

🧠 Algorithms and Decision Support

  • Development of decision-support tools for researchers
  • Integration of scientific and domain-specific algorithms
  • Processing and structuring of complex data

📋 Complementary Solutions to ELN or LIMS

  • Adding modules for project, stock, or equipment planning management
  • Development of specific features not available on the market

🔍 Who Are Our Clients?

We work with a wide range of life sciences organizations:

  • Public laboratories (CNRS, INRAE, Inserm, etc.)
  • Biotechs and DeepTech startups
  • Pharmaceutical companies
  • Private research organizations and institutes
  • CROs and technology platforms
  • Agronomy and cosmetics players

Whether you are an academic institution, a growing company, or an industrial player, we adapt our support to your real-world needs.


💡 Concrete Examples of Bioinformatics Projects Delivered

🔬 Tool for Therapeutic Antibody Characterization
Developed for a specialized biotech, this tool enables:

  • Automated mutation heatmaps
  • Fast selection of mutations of interest
  • Automatic generation of primers for experimentation

📊 Automated Scientific Report Generation Platform
Developed for an academic laboratory, it includes:

  • Import of files from instruments
  • Automated data processing
  • PDF report generation in a validated format

🌱 Crop Monitoring and Decision-Support Application in Agronomy
Developed for an agronomy research unit, this solution enables:

  • Crop and treatment monitoring
  • Visual analysis of environmental data
  • Tailored recommendations

🤝 How We Work: An Agile, Scientist-Oriented Approach

Our 4-step method:

  1. In-depth understanding of your field
    We speak the language of biologists, biochemists, engineers, and data scientists.
  2. Custom design
    We co-build the tool with your end users.
  3. Rapid, iterative development
    We deliver functional versions quickly.
  4. Deployment, support, and scalability
    We ensure long-term support and evolve tools with you.

🌐 Why Choose Informatics for Bio-Companies as Your Bioinformatics Partner?

  • A team specialized in custom bioinformatics
  • Years of experience with demanding life sciences players
  • Mastery of technical, regulatory, and scientific challenges
  • 100% personalized development adapted to your teams and data
  • A collaborative, results-oriented approach

📩 Let’s Talk About Your Bioinformatics Needs

Looking for a reliable, expert bioinformatics company?
Have you reached the limits of your current tools? Let’s discuss it.

👉 Contact us to talk about your projects, your ideas, or simply your business challenges.

Electronic Lab Notebook or Paper Lab Notebook?


Introduction

As scientific data management becomes increasingly complex, the digital lab notebook has emerged as an essential tool for research laboratories, pharmaceutical industries, and biotech companies.

But what exactly is a digital lab notebook, and why should it replace the traditional paper version? What are its advantages, and how can you choose the right one? This article provides all the answers.

👉 You can also visit the INPI website, which offers a clear definition of what a Lab Notebook is (whether digital or not).


What Is a Digital Lab Notebook?

A digital lab notebook, also called an ELN (Electronic Lab Notebook), is software that enables researchers and technicians to record, organize, and secure their experiments in a digital format.

It replaces paper notebooks by offering advanced features such as:

✅ Entry and structuring of experimental data
✅ Secure storage and traceability
✅ Real-time collaboration
✅ Integration with other analysis tools and laboratory equipment

It meets the new requirements of laboratories in terms of data management, regulatory compliance, and productivity. We already discussed ELNs in our previous article.


Digital Lab Notebook vs. Paper Lab Notebook: A Comparison

CriteriaPaper Lab NotebookDigital Lab Notebook
AccessibilityAvailable only on-siteOnline access from anywhere
Data SecurityRisk of loss, alteration, or falsificationSecure storage, automatic backup
CollaborationLimited to one person at a timeReal-time collaborative work
Information RetrievalManual and time-consumingInstant keyword search
IntegrationNoneConnects with lab instruments and analysis software
Traceability & ComplianceDifficult to track modificationsRecords changes and ensures regulatory compliance
Long-term CostOngoing purchase of paper notebooksInitial investment, but reduced paper, storage, and error costs

Switching to digital therefore represents a significant gain in time, security, and efficiency for research teams.


Why Adopt a Digital Lab Notebook?

Data Security and Traceability
Scientific data is invaluable. An ELN ensures its protection with secure server storage, version history, and continuous backup.

Improved Productivity
Automated data entry, integration with lab instruments, and fast search features save considerable time.

Enhanced Collaboration
A digital lab notebook allows multiple researchers to work on the same project simultaneously, regardless of their location.

Regulatory Compliance
Many industries—particularly pharmaceutical and biotech—require strict experiment traceability. An ELN guarantees compliance (FDA 21 CFR Part 11, ISO, etc.).


How to Choose the Right Digital Lab Notebook?

Before adopting an ELN, consider the following criteria:

📌 Ease of Use: An intuitive interface for quick adoption by your teams.
📌 Data Security and Storage: Hosting on secure servers that comply with standards.
📌 Integration Capabilities: Compatibility with your instruments and other software (LIMS, ERP, analysis tools).
📌 Customization Options: An adaptable tool that matches the specific needs of your lab.
📌 Technical Support and Updates: Reliable assistance to support your digital transition.


OLYMPEIS: A Next-Generation Digital Lab Notebook

At Informatics for Bio-Companies, we have developed OLYMPEIS, an innovative solution designed to revolutionize laboratory data management.

Why choose OLYMPEIS?

✅ Free trial to explore the tool with no commitment
✅ Advanced scientific data security
✅ Intuitive and ergonomic interface
✅ Optimized collaboration to streamline teamwork
✅ Integration with your existing instruments and software


Conclusion

Today, the digital lab notebook is becoming indispensable for laboratories seeking to improve experiment management, strengthen collaboration, and ensure full data traceability.

With Olympeis, we offer a solution tailored to your needs, designed to simplify your daily work and boost productivity.

🔎 Interested? Contact us to learn more and test OLYMPEIS for free!