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Lab Thread
Silverstone Park, Silverstone, Towcester, NN12 8GX, United Kingdom
What it is
Lab Thread is a web platform for biological research that combines molecular biology tools, electronic lab notebook records, inventory, and project workflows. Its molecular suite includes native cloning, primer design, and alignment tools. The Smart ELN can move information from molecular designs into digital lab records, while sample locations can be tracked in real time and linked to experimental logs. Project tools let teams assign tasks and timelines, follow progress, and set deadlines. Lab Thread offers a free academic plan limited to five seats and 10 GB of storage per seat. New users can try the Pro plan for 30 days without entering payment details. Listed paid plans range from €30 a month for Core plans to €80 a month for Pro (academic), with other plans between those rates. The pricing FAQ says all plans comply with 21 CFR Part 11, while supporting documentation is available only on Pro. Lab Thread describes academic labs and biotech companies as intended users. It says customer scientific data is not used to train AI models or shared with third parties.
For and against
For
- Includes cloning, primer design, and alignment tools
- Smart ELN transfers design information into lab records
- Tracks sample locations in real time
- Offers a 30-day Pro trial without payment details
- All plans are described as 21 CFR Part 11 compliant
Against
- Free academic plan is limited to five seats
- Free academic plan allows 10 GB per seat
- Supporting compliance documentation is available only on Pro
The verdict
Lab Thread brings research design, records, inventory, and project workflows into one web platform. Its free academic plan is limited, and supporting documentation for compliance is reserved for Pro.
Who it suits
Lab Thread suits academic labs and biotech companies handling molecular biology work, lab records, samples, and project tasks. Academic teams can start with the free plan, subject to its seat and storage limits.
Plans and prices
Free (academic)
10 GB per seat · 5 seats · core functionality
Read 15 Oct 2026 · labthread.com
Core (industry)
100 GB per seat · unlimited seats · ELN editor and templates · project management
Read 15 Oct 2026 · labthread.com
Core + (academic)
500 GB per seat · unlimited seats · ELN, project, molecular biology and sample tools
Read 15 Oct 2026 · labthread.com
Core + (industry)
500 GB per seat · unlimited seats · approval workflows · project management
Read 15 Oct 2026 · labthread.com
Pro (academic)
1,000 GB per seat · unlimited seats · version history · digital signatures
Read 15 Oct 2026 · labthread.com
Pro (industry)
1,000 GB per seat · unlimited seats · 21 CFR Part 11 records · ELN version history
Read 15 Oct 2026 · labthread.com
Core (academic)
Unlimited seats · 100 GB per seat
Read 29 Sep 2026 · labthread.com
On the record
- Audience
- The site describes academic labs and biotech companies as target users of the platform.labthread.com · read 29 Sep 2026
- Cancellation data window
- After cancellation, customers have a limited export period and data is subsequently revoked and deleted or anonymized under the terms.labthread.com · read 15 Oct 2026
- Commercial launch
- An independent Bio-IT World release dated 30 April 2026 says the platform entered worldwide commercial release after a December 2025 beta.bio-itworld.com · read 15 Oct 2026
- Company headquarters
- The registered office is MEPC Silverstone Park Innovation Centre, Silverstone, Towcester, England NN12 8GX.find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk · read 15 Oct 2026
- Company legal identity
- Companies House lists LAB THREAD LTD as an active private company incorporated on 29 August 2024 for software development and biotechnology R&D.find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk · read 15 Oct 2026
- Company size
- LinkedIn describes Lab Thread as privately held, founded in 2024, headquartered in Silverstone/Towcester and employing 2–10 people.linkedin.com · read 15 Oct 2026
- Compliance
- All plans are described as 21 CFR Part 11 compliant, but supporting compliance documentation is supplied only with Pro.labthread.com · read 15 Oct 2026
- Crunchbase profile
- Crunchbase categorizes Lab Thread as a private seed-stage biotechnology and software company with 1–10 employees and Ryan Cawood as CEO.crunchbase.com · read 15 Oct 2026
- Data handling
- Lab Thread says customer scientific data is not used to train AI models or shared with third parties, and administrator access is temporary and audited.labthread.com · read 15 Oct 2026
- Data import and export
- Users can import tabular data with downloadable spreadsheets and export ELN material as ZIP, PDF and associated files.labthread.com · read 15 Oct 2026
- Data protection
- Its trust page says data at rest is encrypted with AES-256 and data in transit is protected with HTTPS using TLS 1.2 or later.labthread.com · read 29 Sep 2026
- Data sovereignty
- The trust page says customer scientific data is not used for AI model training or shared with third parties.labthread.com · read 29 Sep 2026
- Developer stack
- Careers material identifies .NET, React, Azure, DevOps and Microsoft SQL Server in the product engineering stack.labthread.com · read 15 Oct 2026
- Documentation
- Public molecular-biology tutorials cover restriction-digest simulation, sequence editing, GC/Tm analysis, reading frames, annotations and enzyme settings.labthread.com · read 15 Oct 2026
- ELN
- The Smart ELN can pull data from molecular designs into digital lab records.labthread.com · read 29 Sep 2026
- ELN search
- The ELN supports universal search across projects, dates, samples and tags, with email notifications and weekly summaries.labthread.com · read 15 Oct 2026
- Free tier limit
- The free academic plan is limited to five seats and 10 GB of storage per seat.labthread.com · read 29 Sep 2026
- Funding
- Mercia reported on 7 July 2025 that Ryan Cawood raised £750,000 from Midlands Engine Investment Fund II through Mercia Ventures for Lab Thread.mercia.co.uk · read 15 Oct 2026
