Benchling is a cloud-based platform that provides a suite of tools for life science — centered around a digital laboratory notebook — that accelerates R&D by tracking experiment details, facilitating collaboration, and streamlining data analysis. The Benchling Research Platform features: apps for core functions, such as designing DNA, creating interactive protocols, and annotating gel images; a live activity stream of research across an organization or lab; full-search over experimental data and context; and the ability to document, track, and witness experiments as they progress. Researchers can access an experiment review system that ensures the validity of results, view complete audit trails of every action and grant specific access privileges, ensure compliance with 21 CFR part 11 and FIPS 200, build integrations between Benchling and existing systems, and improve the security of data through a private cloud.