Why ADInstruments?
ADInstruments offers more than the world’s leading data acquisition system for life science research. We provide complete solutions for diverse applications through a range of equipment that adds extra functionality to PowerLab systems. We support our products with quality certifications, GLP compliance, customer resources and a global network of experienced representatives.
Powerful Data Acquisition: Start your life science research immediately with a PowerLab data acquisition system. Use PowerLab’s intuitive and powerful software, LabChart, to enjoy the functionality of a chart recorder, XY plotter and storage oscilloscope with the advantages of computer based data acquisition, tailored display, real time analysis and much more.
Complete Research Systems: To assist your research, we offer amplifiers, instruments and specialized analysis software that add power and functionality to your PowerLab system. Get complete solutions for applications including blood flow, blood pressure, telemetry, neurophysiology and exercise physiology.
Over 20 Years of Innovation: Our team of scientists, programmers and engineers continue to develop powerful products that help researchers. Your product feedback goes directly to our product development team.
Certified Safety and Quality: Our entire range of biopotential signal conditioners for use on humans are approved to international standards including the IEC 60601-1 patient safety standard, making it safe for student connection in laboratory classrooms. All ADInstruments products are manufactured under a quality system complying with the requirements of ISO 9001:2000. All PowerLab data acquisition systems are calibrated and tested to ensure delivery of a precise and reliable product.
GLP & 21 CFR Part 11 Compliance: LabChart software has been written to ensure the integrity of researchers’ data. Our GLP Client and GLP Server adds the audit trail and signing components required to satisfy GLP & 21 CFR Part 11 requirements.
Cited in Leading Journals: – You can search our citations database with over 7000 published papers to see how PowerLab is used. Or you can find out what some of our customers from prestigious organizations say about PowerLab systems.
Global Support Network: With a network of ADInstruments offices and distributors in over 50 countries around the world, we are the largest data acquisition company for life scientists. Our large team of qualified and experienced representatives share a common commitment to providing excellent training and support to all customers, everywhere.
Pharma Testimonials
“In the MRI laboratory at Hoffmann-La Roche, PowerLab has been used since 1999. PowerLab is a central technology platform within our laboratory that performs investigations on an average of 1200 animals per year. During MRI scans the physiological state of each animal is monitored, recorded and archived. With the PowerLab system, ADInstruments has created a physiological monitoring system that stands out because of its reliability and ease of use. The system is extremely flexible and can be custom-configured by the user for specific experimental requirements.”
- Stephanie Schöppenthau, Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd
“PowerLab has become the
standard tool for data acquisition of our department’s in vitro and in vivo
pharmacology experiments. The decision to use PowerLab was made because of its
multifunctional single module architecture, allowing us to swap modules easily
from one experimental setting to another. The statement 'never change a working
system’ does not apply to PowerLab. PowerLab provides high flexibility and
allows us to easily modify experimental settings according to constantly
changing needs. In addition, the intuitive user interface of Chart software
provides tools and options for recording, analysis, documentation and archiving
of data from various experimental settings. It is also worth noting that
ADInstruments provides exceptional customer-oriented services.”
- Dr. Eckhard Weber, Novartis
“We use PowerLab primarily for pharmacology experiments such as tissue baths, whole animal hemodynamics (ECG, heart rate and blood pressure), and also isolated heart ECG measurements. It collects concurrent data and computed inputs simultaneously, and allows for easy post-run analysis. PowerLab is an easy to use and versatile solution for our data collection needs.”
- Dr Michael Watson, Enhance Biotech
“My research group has been utilizing PowerLab and Chart software since 1999 to record micturition parameters in different overactive bladder models in rats. During this period we have appreciated the versatility and ease of use that the PowerLab and Chart software offers. The technical service offered by ADInstruments always quickly resolves any kind of theoretical or practical problems. I strongly recommend the use of the ADInstruments PowerLab system.”
- Dr. Patrizia Angelico, Recordati S.p.A., Milan, Italy
- ADInstrument s Newsletter 27
- Spike triggered averaging new software tip
- Latest software update LabChart Reader v7 1
- PowerLab Workshops in South Africa Kenya Botswana and Namibia
- 7 1 Great reasons for Chart users to upgrade to LabChart 7 1
- Joint Meeting of the Scandanavian and German Physiological Societies
- Experimental Biology
- Pressure Volume Recording and Analysis in Mice
- The LabChart Advantage How to use LabChart to its full potential
- Physiological Monitoring with PowerLab











