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Increase R&D throughput and accuracy with a flexible platform
Plan, record, and share experiments from a collaborative, cloud-based platform
Explore how Benchling Connect can improve connectivity and automation
Increase speed
Work faster and improve accuracy
Automate instrument data capture and management
Streamline your tech stack on a single, open platform
Quickly access data to respond faster to regulatory inquiries
Design biomolecules
Generate deeper insights with better quality data
Improve data quality by reducing manual errors
Break down data barriers to collaboration and analysis
Generate more actionable insights with accurate, reliable data
Accelerate discovery
Create a future-proof data strategy
Eliminate vendor lock-in with increased flexibility in Benchling’s all in one platform
Supports data wherever it’s stored — whether its Benchling’s SQL warehouse or another solution (e.g. on-premise servers)
Scale with your organization and strengthen your digital foundation
Benchling Connect Capabilities
Integrate with your lab instruments
Use out-of-the-box integrations or create tailored connections for your specific data needs.
Centralize and access all the data you collect
Transmit flat files between your lab PC and Benchling using a generic file watcher.
Interactive app connectivity and tooling
Automate data ingestion, transformation, and processing with a built-in, app-based interface and tooling.
SQL data warehouse access
View structured data, like entity metadata, assay results, and workflow tasks, with SQL queries.
Manage your instrument data and metadata in one place
Browse, search for, preview, and easily take action on instrument and other R&D data in Benchling.
The proliferation of data formats across different lab instruments and different teams has been a major pain point, slowing down process development and biomanufacturing. The approach Benchling is taking helps solve this pervasive challenge.
Senior Informatics Engineer, Resilience
Frequently asked questions
Benchling Connect enables labs to integrate instruments, including liquid handlers, plate readers, imaging systems, sequencers, and more, directly with Benchling. It automates the flow of instrument data into structured Benchling records, reducing manual transcription and accelerating data capture. Connected instrument data also feeds directly into Benchling AI, ensuring AI agents and models have access to the most complete, up-to-date experimental record. Read the end-to-end automated workflows blog for a full overview.
Connect supports a broad ecosystem of lab instruments including liquid handlers, plate readers, binding affinity analyzers, solution analyzers, and multi-analyte profiling systems. Pre-built ASM-to-CSV parsers are available for many instruments. See the linked release notes for the current list of parser updates.
By pulling instrument output data directly into Benchling worksheets or notebook entries, Connect removes the manual copy-paste step that introduces errors. This cleaner, structured data also means Benchling AI can reliably query and reason over instrument results without encountering inconsistencies from manual entry.
Not at all. Many instrument integrations are available through pre-built connectors on the Connect page. For more custom setups, the Automation Designer provides a drag-and-drop interface for building data pipelines, and Custom Code supports Python and R for more advanced analysis, all without leaving Benchling.
Yes. Connect is designed to work across the Benchling platform. You can use instrument integrations with both discovery-stage Bioresearch workflows and structured Bioprocess development runs. Instrument data captured via Connect also flows into Benchling AI, making it accessible to agents and analytics tools.
Connect automates the data flow from high throughput instruments (e.g., plate readers, liquid handlers) directly into Benchling, ensuring each run's output is captured within its experimental context. Combined with Experiment Optimization, teams can close the loop between screening results and the design of the next experiment automatically.
Connect supports a variety of instrument-specific file formats through its ASM-to-CSV parser library. For instruments or formats not yet covered by a pre-built parser, Benchling AI can process and structure data from PDFs, spreadsheets, and Word documents automatically. See the linked release notes for the most current list of supported formats.
