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 ## Overview
 
-Open source electronic lab notebook for research labs
+eLabFTW is an electronic lab notebook manager for research teams.
+
+It lets you store and organize your research experiments easily. It also features a database where any kind of objects (such as antibodies, plasmids, cell lines, boxes, etc.) can be stored. It is accessed via the browser. Several research teams can be hosted on the same installation. This means eLabFTW can be installed at the institute level and host all team members at the same place. This is what is done at Institut Curie and in several other research centers around the globe.
 
 **Shipped version:** 4.3.0~ynh1
 
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 ## Vue d'ensemble
 
-Cahier de laboratoire électronique open source pour les laboratoires de recherche
+eLabFTW is an electronic lab notebook manager for research teams.
+
+It lets you store and organize your research experiments easily. It also features a database where any kind of objects (such as antibodies, plasmids, cell lines, boxes, etc.) can be stored. It is accessed via the browser. Several research teams can be hosted on the same installation. This means eLabFTW can be installed at the institute level and host all team members at the same place. This is what is done at Institut Curie and in several other research centers around the globe.
 
 **Version incluse :** 4.3.0~ynh1