Accelerate Your Science with Expert Benchling Solutions

Karchem Consulting specializes in providing customized laboratory informatics solutions, helping scientists maximize their Benchling experience. Since our founding in 2018, we have become a trusted source for ELN/LIMS evaluation, implementation, and management for over 50 clients, ranging from established companies to early-stage startups.

As a Benchling Partner, we offer a comprehensive suite of services to optimize your Benchling Bioresearch, Benchling Bioprocess, or Benchling In Vivo modules. We understand that groundbreaking science requires novel informatics solutions. Our consultants possess relevant scientific backgrounds, enabling us to deliver white-glove services tailored to each client’s needs.

Data Modeling, Implementation, and Migration

Implement data models from requirements gathering to validation for a variety of data models, including protein/antibody engineering, cell/gene therapy, and in vitro/in vivo.
Plan and execute data migration.

Lab Automation and Instrument Integration

Design end-to-end workflows between Benchling and automated liquid handlers (Hamilton, TECAN).
Integrate instruments using Benchling Connect or other SDMS solutions.
Transform raw instrument output (CSV, XML) into normalized data via ETL logic.
Automate event-driven data pipelines using off-the-shelf platforms (Workato, Zapier) or custom cloud solutions (AWS Lambda, event triggers).

Registry, Equipment and Inventory Management

Configure Benchling Inventory and customize container label templates using ZPL code.
Automate low inventory alerts and cleanup.
Integrate asset management, inventory, and instrument scheduling systems (Service Insight, Elemental Machines, Quartzy).

Benchling-Powered Molecular Informatics

Export sequencing data (FASTA, BED files) to client S3 buckets or repositories.
Curate monomer libraries in Benchling using HELM or custom notations.
Engineer workflows for codon optimization, plasmid assembly, sequencing pipelines, and compound registration with built-in QC logic.

Workflow Optimization and Custom Solutions

Design experiment templates and workflows with dynamic instructions, auto-calculations, and embedded logic.
Automate tasks like entity registration, data backfill, and SNS/SES notifications.
Program Benchling App Canvas for Benchling-related tasks.
Convert external Excel/CRO data into structured Benchling records through automated parsing, mapping, and validation pipelines.

Visualization and Reporting

Develop Benchling Insights dashboards and Analysis views
Create dashboards using third-party BI tools (Microsoft PowerBI, Tableau)

Other Professional Services

Onboard and train users to client-specific needs
Evaluate and tailor Benchling organization and permissions.
Establish lab notebook governance for regulatory compliance and FAIR principles.
Coach best practices for e-signatures, change management, and SDLC.
Analyze Benchling's fit within data architecture and identify integration points.

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Whether we are supplementing your existing lab informatics team or executing on a specific solution, you can count on Karchem Consulting to provide expert support and solutions.