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Core facility scheduling

Book instruments.
Bill usage.

ConductLaboratory schedules shared equipment for research cores, checks training before each booking, and turns completed sessions into monthly charge exports.

Free for labs. Core is $1,500 per core per year, with a 30-day trial.

Week view of an example behavior core: water maze, fear conditioning, operant chamber, and open field bookings with their status.
Example data from the demo core.

How it works

From booking to billing in one place

One workspace holds the calendar, the access rules, and the usage record your billing office needs.

  1. Set up rooms and instruments

    Add each bookable resource with its booking limits, training rule, approval rule, and hourly rates.

  2. Researchers book and check in

    They see open times, book for one day or a whole protocol, and check in and out at the instrument.

  3. Export the month’s charges

    Completed sessions become a CSV with the paying lab, hours used, saved rate, and charge.

Behavior cores

Rooms, mazes, and chambers on one calendar

Book a five-day water maze protocol in one step. Require an animal protocol number on chosen apparatus. Bill each lab at its internal or external rate.

  • Water maze
  • Fear conditioning chambers
  • Operant chambers
  • Open field arenas
  • Elevated plus maze
  • Rotarod
  • Testing rooms

Scheduling for behavior cores

Phone view of the example core's daily agenda with reservations listed by time.
Researchers get a readable agenda on phones. Example data.

Manager controls

Rules that run the core for you

Set each rule once per instrument. The calendar enforces it for every booking.

Training access

Grant access per instrument, with an optional expiry. People without access cannot book it.

Approvals

Require approval for chosen instruments. Requests hold the time until a manager decides.

Maintenance blocks

Block time for service, calibration, or cleaning so nobody books over it.

Internal and external rates

Set two hourly rates per instrument and bill actual use or reserved time.

Core

Usage corrections

Fix a missed check-out with a required reason. The original times stay on record.

Core

People and access

Invite researchers by email or share a join link, then approve each request.

Pricing

Free for labs. Core for facilities that recharge.

Free

$0 No time limit

For labs that share equipment and do not charge for use.

Core

$1,500 per core per year

For core facilities that recharge labs for use.

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Free tools

Inventory and equipment records stay free

Track reagents and freezer locations, and keep calibration and maintenance records in the same workspace.

Set up your core this week.

Start with a 30-day Core trial. Booking stays free after the trial.