For Post-docs & Researchers

You made those samples.
Can you prove when?

In disputes over authorship, patent priority, or research credit, the question is always: who made what, and when? A timestamped, independently recorded inventory is the difference between a claim and proof.

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"I had no way to prove I was the one who developed that cell line. The timestamps were all on the lab's server, which my ex-PI controlled."
— The situation Vial Tracker Free prevents
The problem

Research credit disputes are impossible to win without records

You spent two years developing a unique cell line. You left the lab. Six months later, a paper appears listing your former PI as the primary contributor to that line's development. You know what you did — but what can you prove?

Authorship disputes, patent priority questions, and disagreements over who created what are more common than the academic community acknowledges. They are also almost impossible to resolve in your favour without contemporaneous, timestamped documentation that wasn't created by the person you're disputing with.

Vial Tracker Free gives you your own record of what you made and when — independent of your lab's systems.

What you can't prove without records
Authorship disputes without records default to whoever controls the data
Patent priority requires proof of creation date and inventor
Credit disputes are common but rarely publicised — they happen to people like you
Your next employer cares about your proven contributions, not your verbal claims
What you get

Built for the real-world lab

Independent timestamping
Your records are yours, on your own copy of the file. Creation dates, passage numbers, and experimental notes are logged by you, not your PI.
Inventor documentation
Every sample you create carries your name and the date of creation. In patent and IP discussions, that's the evidence that matters.
Verifiable contribution record
Your next employer can see your actual contribution — not a generalised CV entry. Specific samples, specific dates, specific experimental context.
Portable and permanent
You own the file. It moves with you. It doesn't disappear when your lab account is deactivated.
How it works

Up and running in an afternoon

1
Download the file
No installation, no account. Open it in Excel today and make it yours.
2
Log your work as you do it
Every sample you create gets an entry — date, passage, experimental context, and your name. The record builds automatically.
3
Keep your copy when you leave
The file is yours. Take it with you. Your contribution history goes with you.
Other challenges Vial Tracker Free solves for Post-docs

Every situation where your record matters

Vial Tracker Free is built for the moments that define your professional reputation — not just one of them.

Leaving the lab
A timestamped, PI-signed handover record that protects your reputation when you move on.
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Parental & medical leave
Document your samples before you go. Come back to a clean record, not missing vials.
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Internal project transfer
Switching projects loses as much knowledge as a departure — without any of the formality.
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Cross-institutional move
Moving institutions mid-grant? Document what travels, what stays, and what was agreed.
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Your work deserves a
timestamped record you own

Download Vial Tracker Free today. Start logging your contributions. Your name, your dates, your proof.

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