Paving the way for fully automated and fully documented experimental workflows
In biotech research, great discoveries usually have a deceptively simple thing covered: context.
Even with the most accurate analysis tools in the world (and god knows we aren’t there yet!), if you can’t trace how the data came about, it adds little value.
That’s why we’re building something new. With a powerful imaging and analysis platform, we want to expand our offering with a structured, scalable way to design experiments right inside Reshape – all to move teams one step closer to fully automated, fully documented experiments, from defining goals to final insights.
A blind spot in the labs
A recurring pain point when talking to scientists is how time-consuming and frustrating it is to ensure proper documentation for experiments. One thing is remembering it for yourself — another is making sure it’s easily interpretable by others. Phew.
This problem isn’t new. Labs have always leaned on notebooks, whiteboards, or makeshift spreadsheets to map out experiments. That might just work fine at a small scale but the moment you start planning 96- or 384-well plate setups with multiple variables, controls, and edge cases, things get messy. Fast.
And yes, this might sound like the same old Reshape song – but it’s worth repeating: these breakdowns create knowledge gaps between collaborators, repeated work when things go wrong, and data that’s hard to interpret, reproduce, or trust.
We’re here to fix that.
Introducing Reshape’s Experiment Designer
Coming soon to the Reshape platform, the Experiment Designer lets teams build structured experiments from the ground up. It’s built for scale, whether you’re working with two plates or two hundred.
No more hand-drawn plate maps or semi-broken spreadsheets. Just input your variables, and Reshape will help you generate clean, editable plate maps with all the metadata you need – from controls and treatments to dilution factors and custom conditions.
And the best part? Once your analysis results start rolling in, every input and parameter is traceable.
It’s still early, but the direction is clear: a faster path from idea to experiment, with less room for error and more confidence in your data.
Curious? Watch our team tease the Experiment Designer and share our vision for the future of lab automation. Experiment Designer Teaser event
A building block for end-to-end lab automation
This is more than a feature or an improvement. It’s a stepping stone toward a bigger shift: giving labs a new level of visibility and insights across their entire research lifecycle.
With Reshape already powering automated image capture and high-accuracy analysis, the next frontier is upstream: experimental planning, prepping, and execution. And that journey starts with experimental design.
By introducing structure and traceability from the very beginning, we’re closing a critical gap – helping teams not just automate analysis, but also strengthen documentation, so downstream decisions are faster, clearer, and better informed.
No friction. No context lost. No data slipping through the cracks.
What’s next
We’re rolling this out incrementally, working closely with users to fine-tune the experience before a full release. If you’re a Reshape user and want beta access, we’d love to hear from you.
If Reshape started by helping teams capture better analysis data, this is the natural next step: ensuring experiments start with better structure, context, and documentation.
Stay tuned.
