Phyto Lab Manager
A management system built specifically for tissue culture production — addressing the operational and documentation requirements of a working TC lab.
What a Production TC Lab Needs to Manage
Running tissue culture at production scale demands rigorous, consistent documentation across several biological and operational domains. Gaps in any one area compound into contamination events, lost batches, or unreproducible results.
Culture Documentation
- Tracking every culture vessel by species, developmental stage, and passage number
- Maintaining accession records and mother plant lineage
- Recording species-specific protocol requirements, performance observations, and anomalies
- Managing the transition from in vitro to ex vitro — acclimatization batches, hardening progress, and establishment success rates
Growth Media and PGR Management
- Storing and versioning growth media formulations — MS, WPM, B5, and custom derivatives
- Documenting plant growth regulator (PGR) combinations by developmental stage: initiation, multiplication, elongation, and rooting
- Maintaining a reliable record of what works per species, so successful formulations are never lost
Sterilization and Aseptic Records
- Logging every autoclave and pressure cooker cycle with timestamp, duration, pressure, and batch reference
- Recording chemical sterilization events for laminar flow hoods, explants, and media components
- Maintaining a traceable sterilization chain for quality audits
Contamination Monitoring
- Logging contamination events with organism description, affected cultures, entry point assessment, and probable cause
- Tracking contamination patterns across batches, time periods, and media types to identify systemic sources
- Building a lab-specific contamination knowledge base over time
Inventory and Supply
- Monitoring stock levels for chemicals, agar, plant growth regulators, and consumables
- Tracking supplier records and reorder levels to avoid production interruptions
Production Planning and Scheduling
- Scheduling subculture dates, rooting transfers, and acclimatization milestones
- Planning lab workload across active culture lines
- Monitoring throughput and output yield by species over time
Phyto Lab Manager
Phyto Lab Manager is built to address all of the above — in a single, integrated system designed specifically around the tissue culture workflow. It is actively used in our own production laboratory. Every feature exists because we needed it.
Available to independent TC labs, research stations, and institutional laboratories. Custom setups available on request.