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Is Invert an ELN? Or a LIMS? We get those questions a lot. The TL;DR answer is that Invert combines the flexibility of an ELN with the organizational power of a LIMS. Invert: ?? Lets you flexibly input data like an ELN would ??? Automatically organizes it into a standardized, searchable database like a LIMS — without requiring a rigid, predefined structure for your data like a LIMS would ?? Plus, it captures bioprocess data an ELNs or LIMS wasn’t built to handle In today’s blog post, scientific informatics expert and Invert engineer Brian Fan explains why ELNs and LIMS aren’t the perfect fit for bioprocess. Invert combines the most relevant features of both tools and solves their shortcomings — no total overhaul of your workflow needed. It works WITH your current systems (whether you have an ELN, LIMS, or both) to tailor-fit your tools to your process. Find out how in Brian’s blog post, linked in the comments below??? Like, comment, or repost if you found his insights helpful! ??

Join us at BioProcess International West this week from 19-21 March at the San Diego Convention Center! Dates: 19-21 March, 2025 Location: Booth #706, San Diego Convention Center, San Diego CA If you want to know: ? How to save hours of time cleaning messy data ?? How to ingest data from all your equipment and visualize it...in seconds ?? How to turn historical data into shiny training sets for a new AI/ML model ?? Or just never want to deal with spreadsheets ever again… Let’s connect at #BPIWest! Our software is built by and for bioprocess engineers and scientists, so we’re ready to talk shop—let’s solve your most stubborn data-related problems together. #BioProcessWest #Biomanufacturing #bioprocessengineering #bioprocess

Happy (pizza) pi day! ?? And yes, we're still buying free pizza for bioprocess teams over at invert.pizza. Rashmi and her team over at Aruna Revolution just enjoyed a little pizza lunch on us. If you're interested in the future of sustainable products for women's hygiene, check them out! We're proud to fuel them?– and many others?–?doing amazing work in bioprocess. And to answer the question many have asked: yes, it's real. Go grab a pizza (or four) on us!

“I’ll tidy it up later.” ?? Keeping track of all of your data is difficult. Wrangling it into a coherent structure is even harder. Some days, just writing it down somewhere is all you can manage. At Invert, we’re invested in better ways of managing data. We integrate with all your lab equipment to collect and structure all your data so you don’t have to. Lab notebook paper napkins? A thing of the past. ?? Do you have a story about less-than-standard methods of data collection? Follow our page for more discussion about the challenges of managing bioprocess data, and how we’re building tools to address them—so your data stays organized and your lab notebook stays napkin-free.

For the past year, we've been quietly working with McKinsey & Company and industrial biotech leaders like L'Oréal, Evonik, and Lallemand on a report that takes an honest look at the state and future of the industrial biotech industry. Today, we’re releasing that report. The report takes a hard look at the opportunities and challenges ahead for industrial biotech, and lays out a path for how we can all win together. The opportunities ahead include solutions to the most important challenges of our time: climate, food security, animal health, and many others. Scale, funding, and basic research are primary challenges. Governments are funding biotechnology aggressively –? but an actual, sustainable solution will require more participation from private industry and much greater scale. Read this report and share it with others. We appreciate all the wonderful folks in our industry who are working toward a better future.

We’re looking forward to “LinkedIn for the Biotech Job Search,” a webinar hosted by Benjamin McLeod and Christian Rados ??, this Wednesday at 12PM ET! Our sponsored event reached capacity quickly, and we’d love to gauge interest for another. Like this post if you’d like more sessions like this one, or leave a comment about other webinar topics you’d like to see! We’re excited to see Ben and Christian share their expertise, and can’t wait to see you there ??

“I’m sure the data’s in the cloud somewhere.” Data storage isn’t the same as data visibility. Think about the data you have distributed across instruments, software, research teams, and sites. What can you access at any given time? How up-to-date is that information? Would it be easy to make sense of? Invert doesn’t just store your data—it follows it throughout your workflow. New data is captured instantly, allowing you to view progress in real time. Integrations with all your software and hardware keep track of development, connecting upstream and downstream processes. Each and every run remains fully traceable, even as you scale production. Real-time data visibility: that’s why Invert's the clear solution on an end-to-end operating system for bioprocess. Check out our website to book a demo today! (image credit: Frank Schulenburg?/?CC BY-SA 3.0)

Did you get your free pizza yet? Here's our favorite feedback so far on invert.pizza. ?? "I was wondering if it was real or not... I told my team, 'there's a chance we'll get some free pizza.'" ?? "I think it’s refreshing that you don’t have to do a demo." ?? "We're already talking about Invert internally thanks to the pizza." ?? If you haven't yet, go ahead and sign up to get some free pizza. It is 100% free, no demos, no marketing emails, just free pizza!

Do you know Benjamin McLeod? Because Invert is partnering with Ben to help you get your next job in biotech! ?? ?? We’re sponsoring “Linkedin for the Biotech Job Search” next week! It’s a free webinar for jobseekers in biotech, hosted by Benjamin McLeod and Christian Rados ??. It’ll cover how to: 1?? Stand out to recruiters 2?? Nail the essentials of a great LinkedIn Profile 3?? Post strategically on LinkedIn 4?? All the right (and wrong!) ways to apply for a job This webinar is nearly at capacity, but we’d love to gauge interest for another session, too. Like this post if you’d like us to sponsor more sessions like this one, or leave a comment about other different webinar topics you’d like to see! And a big thanks to Ben and Christian for all the work they've put into this session. We're excited to see a lot of you there!

Bioprocess isn’t rocket science… but they may be more similar than you think. Last week, Invert's Masaki Yamada and Michael McCutchen went to the 2025 Digital CMC Summit in Austin TX, where they attended the welcome keynote by NASA astronaut, engineer, and Marine Corps pilot Doug Hurley. Some of the most valuable takeaways? ?? Know what “good” looks like: You can’t build a rocket without a blueprint. If you don’t know how to best structure your data, you can’t build from it effectively. Without structure, there is no form. Make that proactive commitment to quality and save time in the long run. ??? Return to first principles: Start from understanding the fundamentals of a problem to map the shortest solution. Simply returning to “what worked the last time” without that understanding will never truly resolve problems. Invert might not be launching ourselves into space, but we think the same principles propel bioprocess forward. If you agree, we think that we should be in your orbit—visit our website to book a demo today! It’s not rocket science (but maybe it is, in spirit ?? ).