What SciCord does

SciCord, LLC is a privately held software company headquartered in Raleigh, North Carolina, that develops and sells a cloud-based laboratory informatics platform for pharmaceutical and biotechnology organizations. The platform unifies LIMS, ELN, SDMS, LES/MES, and inventory capabilities on a single Microsoft Azure-hosted SaaS architecture, with a proprietary spreadsheet-paradigm no-code engine that allows scientists to configure workflows, batch records, and SOPs without custom coding. Around the core platform, SciCord sells a broad catalog of vertical and horizontal modules — including Electronic Batch Records, Chromatography, Mass Spec, Stability, Inhalation, NGS, Environmental Monitoring, Chemical Inventory, Materials Management, Equipment Logbook, Sample Management/Custody, Document Management, Training, Labels, Formulation, and Synthetic Chemistry — together with a SciMart data warehouse/BI add-on and an AI-Native Informatics module for conversational document Q&A and process automation. The platform is validated for GxP compliance and FDA 21 CFR Part 11 electronic records and signatures, and is sold under annual or multi-year SaaS subscriptions priced on lab size, users, and modules, supplemented by implementation and validation professional services. SciCord distributes exclusively through direct enterprise field sales and inside-sales motions targeting mid-market and enterprise pharmaceutical laboratories, with no disclosed reseller or marketplace channels and no disclosed external funding, serving reference customers such as Singota, Formulated Solutions, Tenaz, Nevakar, Aurobindo, and Global Blood Therapeutics. The company employs 11–50 people, was established by 2012 per its corporate copyright notice, and operates as an independently owned LLC with no parent company or institutional investor disclosed.

Name

SciCord

Legal name

SciCord, LLC

Website

https://scicord.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2012

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

SciCord is a privately held, Raleigh-based SaaS company that sells a cloud-based LIMS/ELN/lab informatics platform with a spreadsheet-paradigm no-code engine, serving pharmaceutical and biotechnology laboratories requiring GxP and FDA 21 CFR Part 11 compliance.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Raleigh

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. SaaS Subscription: Cloud-based SaaS platform subscription model with annual or multi-year contract billing. Includes platform access, updates, support, and SciMart data warehouse in initial setup.
2. Professional Services: Implementation services including configuration assistance, validation support (IQ, OQ, PQ methodology), and training. SciCord engineers provide technical expertise for no-code configuration.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

SciCord develops and sells a cloud-based laboratory informatics SaaS platform that combines LIMS, ELN, SDMS, LES/MES, and Inventory functionality on a unified architecture. The platform uses a proprietary spreadsheet-paradigm no-code engine that lets scientists configure workflows in familiar spreadsheet formats, with built-in AI for document parsing and lab operations queries. It is purpose-built for GxP and FDA 21 CFR Part 11 compliant pharmaceutical laboratories, delivered on Microsoft Azure.

Product overview

SciCord offers the SciCord Informatics Platform — a comprehensive, cloud-based SaaS lab informatics solution that combines LIMS and ELN functionality with spreadsheet-paradigm no-code configuration. The platform includes core modules for LIMS and ELN capabilities, supplemented by specialized solutions including Batch Records, Chromatography, Mass Spec, Stability, Inhalation, Environmental Monitoring, NGS, Chemical Inventory, Materials Management, Equipment Logbook, Standard Preparation, Solution Preparation, Document Management, Training, Sample Management, Sample Custody, Labels, Formulation, Synthetic Chemistry, and Systems Integration. The SciMart Datamart provides data warehouse and BI integration capabilities. The platform features built-in AI for natural language document parsing and lab operations queries. All solutions are built on a validated, GxP-compliant core system with electronic records and signatures supporting FDA 21 CFR Part 11 compliance.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• SciMart: A specialized data warehouse solution within the SciCord platform designed for reporting, data trending, and data visualization needs of pharmaceutical laboratories.

Products and services

• SciCord Informatics Platform Cloud-based SaaS laboratory informatics platform combining LIMS, ELN, SDMS, LES/MES, and Inventory with no-code configuration. Built for GxP and FDA 21 CFR Part 11 regulated pharmaceutical laboratories on Microsoft Azure.
• LIMS (Laboratory Information Management System) Module for organizing and cataloging laboratory data with sample tracking, inventory management, equipment management, and compliance support for pharmaceutical and biotech laboratories.
• ELN (Electronic Lab Notebook) Electronic lab notebook leveraging a spreadsheet-paradigm no-code engine for rapid implementation, paper removal, data management, security, collaboration, and GxP/FDA 21 CFR Part 11 compliance.
• SciMart Datamart Specialized data warehouse solution for laboratory reporting, data trending, and visualization with automated data extraction from experiments, samples, and connected instruments. Supports Excel, Power BI, Tibco Spotfire, and SAS JMP.
• Electronic Batch Records Converts existing spreadsheets or SOPs into validated, repeatable digital batch records via no-code configuration, with review-by-exception workflows and integration with LIMS, ELN, inventory, and instrument interface.
• Chromatography Chromatography data management solution automating data collection, calculations, review, and analysis with instrument interfaces for Agilent and Waters Empower, plus the SciChrom browser-based viewer.
• Mass Spec Mass spectrometry workflow management covering sample selection, rack preparation, sequence generation, instrument results, calculations, and reporting with bidirectional instrument interface and weighted regression calibration curves.
• Stability Stability study management for generating and managing stability protocols, testing schedules, and reports, with automated scheduling, trend analysis, shelf life reports, and ICH regulatory compliance.
• Inhalation Specialized solution for inhaled drug development with templates for Aerodynamic Particle Size Distribution, Delivered Dose Uniformity, Water Content, Leakage, and Number of Discharges, plus SciChrom Viewer.
• Next Generation Sequencing (NGS) NGS workflow management for clinical and research labs, with secure sample tracking from extraction through data analysis, comprehensive audit trail, and automated labeling for GxP compliance.
• Synthetic Chemistry Synthetic chemistry experiment documentation with experiment annotation, procedure recording, materials referencing, in-process sample management, workflow cloning, and witness signatures.
• Formulation Formulation management for early and later phase processes with batch/lot identifier generation, ingredient referencing with automatic purity recording, in-process sample management, and automated work request creation.
• Environmental Monitoring Environmental data collection and analysis for environmental testing workflows, enhancing compliance and efficiency in pharmaceutical manufacturing environments.
• Systems Integration Integration service for connecting the SciCord platform with diverse pharmaceutical enterprise systems to ensure regulatory compliance, real-time data access, and streamlined workflows.
• AI-Native Informatics Built-in AI assistant trained to parse documents and lab data, enabling natural language queries about equipment status, document retrieval, calculations, instrument availability, and work request management.

Quantifiable outcome

• 90% reduced cost of ownership vs similar products
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration12 records

AI capability4 records

Feature10 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Microsoft AzurecoreTechnology or IntegrationSciCord provisions all cloud services through Microsoft Azure platform. Azure meets broad international and industry-specific compliance standards including GDPR, ISO 27001, HIPAA, FedRAMP, SOC 1 and SOC 2. This partnership provides enterprise-grade infrastructure security and reliability.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• LabWare: Long-established LIMS platform vendor with broad lab informatics capabilities and a mature global install base. Directly comparable to SciCord as a LIMS-centric platform serving regulated laboratories, though LabWare typically requires heavier configuration and longer implementations than SciCord's spreadsheet-paradigm approach.
• Benchling: Cloud-native R&D platform for life sciences combining ELN, LIMS, and registry capabilities. Directly comparable on the cloud-delivery, no-code-friendly, biopharma-target axis, with greater scale and venture-backed growth.
• Veeva Systems (Vault LIMS): Enterprise cloud platform for life sciences with a Vault LIMS/quality suite targeting pharmaceutical manufacturers. Compares to SciCord on the pharmaceutical-vertical, regulated-compliance axis, though at much larger enterprise scale.
• LabVantage: LIMS-focused vendor serving pharmaceutical, food, and other regulated labs. A direct LIMS competitor with comparable GxP/21 CFR Part 11 positioning and similar middleware-and-modules architecture.
• Dotmatics: Scientific R&D informatics platform for life sciences and chemistry, encompassing ELN, LIMS, and data management. Now part of Siemens, making it a deep-pocketed direct competitor on the lab-data-platform axis where SciCord operates.

Broad incumbents

• IDBS (Danaher): Enterprise ELN and scientific informatics platform owned by Danaher. Comparable as an ELN/data-management incumbent serving biopharma R&D, with broader portfolio reach via Danaher's life-sciences instrumentation ecosystem.
• Thermo Fisher Scientific (SampleManager LIMS): Major scientific instruments and software conglomerate whose SampleManager LIMS serves regulated pharmaceutical and life-sciences labs. An incumbent offering full stack from instruments to informatics, anchoring the legacy LIMS replacement market SciCord targets.
• Agilent Technologies (OpenLab): Analytical instrument and lab software vendor whose OpenLab suite covers chromatography data systems and lab informatics. Comparable on chromatography-instrument integration and regulated-pharma workflow coverage.
• STARLIMS (Abbott): Long-standing LIMS platform serving public-health, manufacturing, and life-sciences laboratories. Comparable as a regulated LIMS vendor with broader vertical scope beyond pharmaceutical labs.

Emerging players

• eLabNext: Digital lab platform (ELN + LIMS) targeting biotech, academic, and pharma-adjacent customers with cloud delivery. Comparable to SciCord's mid-market positioning and ELN-focused footprint, though SciCord is more pharma-regulated and 21 CFR Part 11-focused.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/scicord

Compliance7 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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