Lab Operations Software

Laboratory SOP Management Software

SOPs with a real lifecycle: draft → review → approve → active → superseded — with version numbers, effective dates, and per-version acknowledgements.

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Give Every SOP a Clear Lifecycle

Draft, review, approved, active, superseded, archived — each status change is a recorded decision, not a file renamed on a shared drive.

Control SOP Versions

Editing a title or the document body bumps the version automatically, so "v3" means something and superseded versions stay legible.

Review and Approve Changes

Reviewers submit and approve with a recorded signature, actor, and note — and the author cannot approve their own SOP.

Track Effective Dates

Activation stamps the effective date, and a review date can be set so ACTIVE SOPs surface on the dashboard when they're due for review.

Record Acknowledgements

For SOPs that require it, each user acknowledges the exact version they read — a new version resets the requirement.

Keep an Audit Trail

Every approval decision and acknowledgement is listed on the SOP, and changes to documents are captured in the organization's audit trail.

Context

Procedures live with the work they govern

SOPs sit alongside your laboratory inventory and equipment records in one lab management system. Data is scoped to your organization with role-based permissions. The SOP management guide covers the lifecycle method in detail.

FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions

A system that manages standard operating procedures through their lifecycle — drafting, review, approval, activation, and retirement — with version control and a record of who approved and acknowledged what.

Yes. Substantive edits (title or document body) automatically bump the version number, and superseded versions remain readable.

Yes. An SOP can require acknowledgement; each user's acknowledgement is recorded against the exact version they read, and a new version requires re-acknowledgement.

ScientivoLab gives you the mechanics — versioning, approvals, effective dates, acknowledgements, an audit trail — which labs use as part of their own quality processes. Compliance depends on your lab's overall system; the tool alone doesn't certify anything.

Give your SOPs a real lifecycle

Versioned, reviewed, approved, and acknowledged — without the shared-drive chaos.

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