Free [FP]-LIMS – the Free LIMS for Research and Education
Universities, colleges, schools, and non-profit organizations receive Free [FP]-LIMS at no cost — including installation, onboarding, and support. Functionally identical to the Professional edition. So that science and education can rely on the same software quality that’s otherwise reserved for industry.
What Research and Teaching Labs Need Today
Three requirements every lab at universities, colleges, and educational institutions has to meet — and the ones a professional Free LIMS is built to solve.
Sample Management Across Long Research Cycles
Doctoral theses take years, research projects outlast entire generations of students. Samples, measurement data, and analyses must be archived without gaps and reproducible at any time.
Reproducibility & Scientific Integrity
Science depends on traceability. Every measurement needs context: who, when, with which instrument, under what conditions? Excel spreadsheets aren’t enough.
Limited Budgets, Professional Requirements
Educational institutions need the capabilities of industrial LIMS — but rarely have the license budgets for them. That’s the gap we close with Free LIMS.
Why Educational Institutions Rely on Free [FP]-LIMS
Free [FP]-LIMS matches the full feature set of the [FP]-LIMS Professional edition. No compromises on modules, interfaces, or data capacity — only the area of use is limited to research, teaching, and non-profit purposes.
Scientists, doctoral candidates, and students get access to the same software that’s running at BMW, K+S, and thyssenkrupp — including centralized sample management, automated data capture, statistical analysis, and audit trail.
We handle the installation on your server and give your team a short onboarding session. So you don’t spend weeks on setup, but get straight to research.
Sample Management Across the Entire Lifecycle
From sampling through analysis to archiving — every sample traceable, every analysis reproducible.
Workflow Management for Research Projects
Multi-stage review and approval processes, role assignments, and escalation — ideal for projects with multiple researchers and supervisors.
Reporting & Data Export
Analyses, trend reports, exports at the push of a button. Data export to CSV, Excel, and other standard formats for your publications.
Installation & Onboarding Included
We install the LIMS on your server and walk your team through the most important features in a training session. Ready to use immediately.
Who Qualifies for a Free LIMS License?
If at least one of the following criteria applies to you, we’ll provide Free [FP]-LIMS to you at no cost — including planning, installation, implementation, plus service & support.
“With Free LIMS, we support research and teaching where industry budgets don’t reach — so that science can work with the same software quality as industry.”
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How the University of Bern Uses Free [FP]-LIMS
The University of Bern — a German-speaking comprehensive university founded in 1834 in the Swiss capital — uses Free [FP]-LIMS at its Institute of Geological Sciences. One of around 150 institutes across eight faculties, all of which need to manage scientific data professionally.
Research Context
Geological sample analyses over many years, multiple doctoral theses, and shifting research priorities — data needs to stay available and traceable for the long term.
Area of Use
Centralized sample management at the Institute of Geological Sciences, with lab instrument integration and reproducible documentation for scientific publications.
Feature Set
Identical to the Professional edition — no scaled-down “Light LIMS,” but the same software as our industrial customers use.
Support
Personal onboarding by the Fink & Partner team, assistance with installation and implementation, ongoing support.
Three Steps to Your Free LIMS License
Book a Demo
Schedule a free demo. We’ll walk through the qualification criteria in detail and show you the full feature set.
System Check
We review your institution’s system requirements and prepare all information needed for the installation.
Installation & Launch
Scheduled installation on your server, short onboarding for the team — and you can start working with the software right away.
Ongoing Support
Service & support continue after installation — you’re never on your own with the software.
Frequently Asked Questions About Free LIMS
Is there any difference compared to the paid LIMS?
No. Free [FP]-LIMS is functionally identical to the [FP]-LIMS Professional edition. Full feature set, no compromises — which is why strict qualification criteria apply to the free license.
How do I know if Free LIMS is right for us?
The easiest way is a free demo. We’ll answer your specific questions and show you how other universities and educational institutions are already using the software.
Why do you offer Free LIMS in the first place?
We want to support educational institutions and non-profit organizations. Science and education deserve the same software quality as industry — and that only works if the license barrier comes down.
See Free [FP]-LIMS
in Action
Michael Kramer will show you in 30 minutes how Free [FP]-LIMS fits your research or teaching. We’ll go through the qualification criteria and discuss how you can get your free license.