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Lab Laps puts 25+ lab calculators, counters and protocol tools in one app. AI counts colonies and builds protocols for you. Used by 50,000+ labrats.

Founded year: 2026
Country: Germany
Funding rounds: Not set
Total funding amount: Not set

Description

Lab Laps is the all-in-one lab companion for scientists, students and technicians in life sciences: 25+ tools replacing spreadsheets, paper notebooks and one-off calculators. Over 50,000 users worldwide, with researchers running it at the bench every day.

Calculators: Molarity, Dilution, Serial Dilution, Master Mix, Medium/Buffer recipes, Cell Culture passaging, Calibration Curve, Unit Converter, Custom Equation builder.

Image analysis: Colony Counter and Blood Cell Counter (AI counts colonies and cells from a photo), Cell Counter for hemocytometers, Gel/Blot lane analysis with MW estimation, Image Measurer for scaled lengths and areas.

Bench work: multi-step protocols with timers and reminders, plate labelling, notes, calendar, counters.

AI scan: photograph a paper or protocol and Lab Laps builds the runnable protocol or plate layout.

Reference: periodic table, amino acids, codon wheel, ladders.

Syncs across web, iOS and Android, works offline, 5 languages. Free plan available.

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