How a sample moves through SENAITE
- Due
Registered and expected in the lab.
- Received
Arrived and checked in. Results can be entered.
- To be verified
All results submitted, waiting for a second person.
- Verified
Every result confirmed by someone other than the analyst.
- Published
The report is generated and sent to the client.
Less manual work
The bench works from worksheets, results arrive from instruments, and the workflow only offers the next step when it is allowed.
- Guided workflow
- Every sample and analysis follows a defined lifecycle. Transitions appear only when their conditions are met, so steps cannot be skipped by accident.
- Instrument results
- Results are imported from the files your instruments export instead of being typed in, which removes a transcription step and its errors.
- Turnaround time
- Each analysis has a due date. Worksheets plan the work at the bench, and late analyses stand out in the listings.
Under control
Who changed what, and when, is recorded on the object itself. Verification by a second person is built into the workflow.
- Ready for ISO/IEC 17025
- SENAITE supports the process controls an accredited laboratory needs. The accreditation itself stays with the laboratory and how it runs the system.
- Audit trail
- Every edit of a sample, an analysis or a setup object stores a snapshot with the user, the time and the changed fields. A lab wide audit log can be switched on in the setup.
- Dashboard and data access
- The dashboard shows throughput over days, weeks and months. Reporting and BI tools read the same data through the JSON API.
Built to run for years
A web application on proven open source infrastructure, with a documented API for everything around it.
- Permissions on every object
- Roles and workflow states decide who may see or change what, and at which point in the process.
- Standard infrastructure
- Runs on Linux behind a regular web server or reverse proxy. Several application processes can share one database server as the lab grows.
- In the browser
- No desktop software to install or update. Any device with a browser works, and IT keeps one central installation.
{
"count": 3,
"pagesize": 1,
"page": 1,
"items": [
{
"id": "BAR-0001",
"uid": "6960062448d14893b82fba6dc560f449",
"review_state": "published",
"getClientTitle": "Klaymore",
"getClientID": "KL",
"getSampleTypeTitle": "Barley",
"getDateSampled": "2026-10-04T09:30:00+00:00",
"getDateReceived": "2026-10-14T10:33:54+00:00",
"getAnalysesKeywords": ["Moist", "Phos", "DM"],
"getProgress": 100
}
],
"next": "…/analysisrequest?getClientID=KL&limit=1&b_start=1"
}
Open source, GPLv2
No license fees, no vendor lock-in, full access to the source code on GitHub.
- No license fees
- Budget goes into configuration and integration for your lab, not into licenses that renew every year.
- Open to review
- The complete source code is public. Your IT and your auditors can read exactly what runs in your network.
- Yours to keep
- Workflows, configuration and extensions built on SENAITE belong to your organisation, and so does the decision who supports them.
Used in diagnostic laboratories, research centres and public health programmes worldwide
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