Chemical Inventory Software

Chemical Inventory Software is the generic listing name for ChemInventory, a cloud service that keeps track of the chemical containers held in a laboratory. Research groups use it to find compounds quickly instead of hunting through old spreadsheets.

What Chemical Inventory Software offers

• Compound search — look up containers by name, CAS registry number, structure or custom fields defined by the lab.
• Structure searching — exact and sub-structure queries, with drawings added automatically from CAS and name or made by hand for in-house compounds.
• Barcoding and stocktaking — each container can carry its own barcode, so audits run with a scanner.
• Hazard information — GHS data from several sources shows hazard definitions, precaution codes and pictograms when containers are added or ordered.
• Excel import and order tracking — existing lists can be brought in and requests followed.

Who it works with

University and industry research groups that store chemicals. Its published user comments come from academics and a UK company.

Key facts

• Access: works from PCs, Macs and other devices through the browser.
• Security: stored data is encrypted with AES-256 and databases are backed up daily.