Shandong Chambroad Holding Group Co., Ltd.

Background：

       “Digital transformation is a comprehensive, multi-angle, whole-chain transformation process using digital technology. By deepening the application of digital technology in many aspects including production, operation, management and marketing, we will realize the digital, networked and intelligent development of production and operation, and constantly release the amplification and acceleration effect of digital technology on enterprise development.” This is a profound understanding of digital transformation by Shandong Chambroad Holding Group Co., LTD. (hereafter referred to as ” Chambroad Holding Group”), one of China’s top 500 enterprises.

Challenges Faced by Chambroad Holding：

• Experiment designs are experience-based, coupled with numerous trial and error experiments.
• Paper-based experiment schemes and records are lack of standardization, and being stored separately, making historical data difficult to be retrieved and re-utilized.
• During the discussion phase of the scheme, the resource status cannot be obtained in time, which affects the experimental execution of the scheme (such as instruments, equipment, materials, etc.)
• The inability of researchers to obtain the instrument status and appointment time in time may delay research work and affect research efficiency
• High error rate during sample analysis process, due to lack of standardization of quality standards and workflows.
• Warehouse keeper can not manage inventory in a timely and effective manner, lack of chemical use trackability, materials are easy to lose, wasted, purchased repeatedly and sometimes causing surpluses;
• Lack of chemical safety information, resulting a great safety risk
• Establishing control，monitor and data mining of different critical R&D elements and resources. Optimizing resource allocation abilities, ensuring the R&D quality and efficiency, with a reduced cost.

Our Solution：

Back in 2019, Chembraod Chemical Research Institute (a subsidiary of Chembraod Holding Group) has already collaborated with Neotrident. Chembraod Chemical Research Institute successfully launched multiple digital R&D systems like  the Electronic Lab book (ELN) and Project Management system (PM), due to the remarkable operation of the system, soon expanded the coverage of the system in the second phase of the project. The initial practice of the digital solution of Neotrident Technology in Chembroad Chemical Research Institute has also laid the foundation for the construction of the group-wide project led by the Group.

In March 2023, Shandong Jingbo Holding Group Science and Technology innovation laboratory management platform project was successfully implemented. The project plan relies on the construction of three platforms from digital research and development to intelligent innovation, among which the iLabPower research and development digital platform involves experimental record management (electronic laboratory record ELN), reagent inventory management (CIMS), instrument and equipment management, scientific research database management, analysis and testing process management and other functional modules. The overall construction objectives of the project include:

1. R&D workflow management

All R&D projects are associated with experimental records, analysis and testing processes to achieve the whole workflow management of research and development projects.

2. Refined management of R&D process

• Connecting R&D data recording with sample analysis process, to meet the R&D data recording and sample delivery process management.
• Realize the whole life cycle management of reagents/consumables, promote the rational utilization of low-frequency reagents, reduce safety risks, reduce costs and increase efficiency.
• Realize the whole life cycle management of instruments and improve the utilization rate of instruments and equipment.

3. Scientific research database management

The generation and retrieval of scientific research information database can realize the correlation between the compounds produced in the research and development process and its related information, and effectively protect the intellectual property rights of enterprises.

4. Digital intelligent platform

To realize the fusion and traceability of scientific research data, the construction and management of data genome, the construction of data components in the fields of analysis technology, process engineering and other fields, the use of spectral database model for unknown object prediction, substance attribute identification, process simulation pilot project applications.

5. Scientific research database management

The generation and retrieval of scientific research information database can realize the correlation between the compounds produced in the research and development process and its related information, and effectively protect the intellectual property rights of enterprises

Benefits & Achievements：

1. Experimental data management

• Experimental data is centrally stored online, which effectively improves data security;
• Accurate and fast data retrieval, simplified data sharing;
• Similar experiments can be quickly created and written using experiment cloning function, recording efficiency being greatly improved;
• Record the content and format according to the type of experiment. The experiment content is clear and easy to read.

2. Material inventory management

• Researchers can log in to the system to search and query material information directly, which significantly improves the material search efficiency;
• Through the establishment of sharing warehouse, the material can be shared between different institutes, the material utilization rate is greatly improved, and avoiding wasting.

3. Instrument management

• Researchers can directly search the free time of instruments online and arrange scientific research work reasonably;
• Automatically generates electronic ledger, and generates related ledger of different dimensions with one click, greatly improving statistical efficiency.

4. Sample inspection management

• Researchers can directly fill in the inspection form online and view the analysis and testing progress in real time;
• The analysis results can be transmitted back to , which is convenient for researchers to check in time, and the data security and accuracy are guaranteed.

5. Compound management

• Researchers can quickly register the results of the compounds produced by the experiment, accumulate and form the institute’s own compound results library.

6. Scientific data hierarchy

Through the construction of SDH, multi-source scientific research data can be integrated and traced. At present, a number of application scenarios are built, involving project conditions, experimental conditions, reagent use, instrument use, inspection costs, etc. Through the automatic processing and display of BI reports, its helped Chembroad reducing data processing workload, and significantly improved data analyzing efficiency of the group, achieving a more accurate and data-based decision-making.