# Calira > Calira is the equipment booking and lab management platform for shared R&D labs in life science, biotech and pharma. Labs use Calira to track instrument utilisation, improve asset visibility, reduce booking conflicts, prevent downtime, plan CapEx and produce AI-ready operational data. Calira was founded as Clustermarket and rebranded to Calira in October 2025. More than 1,800 labs in 53 countries run on Calira, including teams at Moderna, Takeda, Eli Lilly, Bayer, Novo Nordisk, Stanford and MIT. Calira is used by lab managers, facility managers and lab ops professionals to run shared R&D labs. Researchers and scientists use Calira daily to book instruments, check availability and manage their lab access. The platform covers instrument directories, booking calendars, maintenance schedules, training-based access rules, usage reporting and a desktop agent (LabTrack) that captures real instrument usage. Calira is headquartered in London, trades in the UK, US and EU, and is led by CEO Johannes Solzbach. ## Product - [Book equipment](https://calira.co/product/booking): Real-time booking calendar that prevents conflicts across shared instruments. - [Manage equipment](https://calira.co/product/manage-equipment): Searchable directory of every instrument, with location, metadata and purchase price. - [Report usage](https://calira.co/product/data): Clean utilisation, training and maintenance data for lab ops decisions and operational reporting. - [Track maintenance](https://calira.co/product/maintenance): Scheduled calibration and servicing with task assignment and status tracking. - [Manage users](https://calira.co/product/users): Role-based access, training requirements and team management for regulated environments. - [Send notifications](https://calira.co/product/notifications): Booking reminders, maintenance alerts and lab-wide announcements. - [LabTrack](https://calira.co/product/labtrack): Desktop application that captures real instrument usage and controls access at the PC. - [What's new](https://calira.co/whats-new): Latest product updates, releases and new features. ## Solutions by outcome - [Track utilisation](https://calira.co/solutions/utilisation): Turn booking data into real utilisation insight for every instrument. - [Improve visibility](https://calira.co/solutions/visibility): See every instrument, where it is and who can use it. - [Reduce booking conflicts](https://calira.co/solutions/booking-conflicts): Replace spreadsheets with live availability and clear access rules. - [Prevent downtime](https://calira.co/solutions/downtime): Stay ahead of maintenance and avoid unplanned outages. - [Plan CapEx](https://calira.co/solutions/capex-planning): Use usage data to justify, share or defer equipment purchases. - [Get AI-ready data](https://calira.co/solutions/data): Structured lab-operations data for BI, ELN and AI workflows. ## Solutions by organisation - [Enterprise labs](https://calira.co/solutions/enterprise): Standardised booking and reporting across sites, departments and geographies. - [Small and mid-sized R&D teams](https://calira.co/solutions/smbs): Flexible booking for smaller teams with minimal setup. - [Shared and multi-tenant labs](https://calira.co/solutions/shared-labs): Tenant-ready booking and access controls for incubators and community labs. - [Academic core facilities](https://calira.co/solutions/academia): Training-based access and project reporting for universities. ## Integrations - [All integrations](https://calira.co/integrations): Overview of Calira's integration catalogue. - [Benchling](https://calira.co/integrations/benchling): Book instruments directly from Benchling Notebook and sync equipment records. - [Essentim](https://calira.co/integrations/essentim): Connect IoT sensors for real-time instrument metrics and alerts. - [SciSure](https://calira.co/integrations/scisure): Pull booking context into SciSure experiment records. - [eLabNext and RSpace](https://calira.co/integrations): ELN integrations for bench-to-booking workflows. - [Calendar and SSO](https://calira.co/integrations): iCal, Google, Outlook sync and SAML 2.0 single sign-on. - [REST API](https://calira.co/integrations): Public API for custom integrations. ## Customers - [Customer stories](https://calira.co/case-studies): Index of Calira case studies across biotech, pharma and academia. - [AviadoBio](https://calira.co/case-studies/aviadobio): A single booking system gave AviadoBio clearer utilisation data and better investment decisions. - [Moa Technology](https://calira.co/case-studies/moa-technology): Stopped double bookings and reallocated CapEx by sharing instruments across teams. - [Freenome](https://calira.co/case-studies/freenome): Centralised booking across 100+ instruments and reduced admin burden. - [Stanford (Pediatrics)](https://calira.co/case-studies/stanford): Runs booking for 250+ researchers across five buildings from one platform. - [Nanosurf](https://calira.co/case-studies/nanosurf): Streamlined cross-team instrument sharing with transparent usage insight. - [University of Illinois](https://calira.co/case-studies/university-of-illinois): Consolidated department-wide scheduling into one online portal. - [Imperial White City Incubator](https://calira.co/case-studies/imperial-white-city-incubator): Coordinated shared equipment across resident startup tenants. - [M2D2 (UMass Lowell)](https://calira.co/case-studies/m2d2): Managed shared maker-lab and instrument reservations for resident companies. - [National lab network, Iceland](https://calira.co/case-studies/iceland): Made national R&D equipment visible, searchable and bookable across institutions. ## Industry resources - [Resources hub](https://calira.co/resources): Blog posts, white papers and webinars for lab ops professionals. - [Blog](https://calira.co/blog): Perspectives on lab operations, utilisation, maintenance and digitalisation. - [White papers](https://calira.co/white-papers): In-depth guides on utilisation, procurement and lab-ops best practice. - [Webinars](https://calira.co/webinars): Recorded sessions on lab equipment utilisation and digital transformation. - [Clustermarket is now Calira](https://calira.co/blog/clustermarket-is-now-calira): The November 2025 rebrand, why it happened and what changed. - [Introducing LabTrack](https://calira.co/blog/labtrack-desktop-app): How LabTrack captures real instrument usage alongside booking data. - [Best practices for lab equipment maintenance and calibration](https://calira.co/blog/best-practices-for-lab-equipment-maintenance-and-calibration): Practical guidance on keeping shared instruments reliable. - [Maximising your lab's capital budget](https://calira.co/blog/resource-utilization-maximizing-capital-budget): Using utilisation data to defer, share or justify CapEx. - [Choosing the right LIMS for your lab](https://calira.co/blog/choosing-the-right-lims-for-your-lab): How to evaluate LIMS options alongside booking and maintenance tools. - [How labs can embrace digitalisation](https://calira.co/blog/how-can-labs-embrace-digitalization): A practical route into digital transformation for R&D teams. - [Shared labs: speeding R&D](https://calira.co/blog/shared-labs-the-best-solution-to-speed-r-d): The operational case for shared-equipment models. ## Company - [About Calira](https://calira.co/about): Calira's mission, team and history as the company formerly known as Clustermarket. - [Contact](https://calira.co/contact): Contact the Calira team. - [Book a demo](https://calira.co/demo): Request a demo with a Calira lab-ops specialist. - [Pricing](https://calira.co/pricing): Plan overview and feature matrix; prices available on request. - [Support](https://calira.co/support): Help centre access, live chat for Enterprise customers and support contacts. - [Help centre](https://help.calira.co): Product documentation and how-to guides. - [System status](https://status.calira.co): Live platform status and incident history. ## Optional - [Privacy policy](https://calira.co/privacy): How Calira handles personal data. - [Terms of service](https://calira.co/terms): Terms governing use of Calira. - [GDPR compliance](https://calira.co/gdpr-compliance): Calira's GDPR posture and controls. - [Sub-processors](https://calira.co/sub-processors): Current list of Calira sub-processors. - [Cookie policy](https://calira.co/cookie-policy): How Calira uses cookies. - [QR sticker request](https://calira.co/qr-stickers): Physical QR stickers for labelling instruments linked to Calira bookings.