datalab: Federated data management infrastructure for materials chemistry and beyond

datalab is an open source laboratory data management platform for chemical and material sciences, consisting of a Python web server, user-friendly Vue.js web app, and an associated ecosystem of plugins and tools. It is designed to be deployed at the level of a research group or consortium, providing functionality to track samples and their connections through the entire research lifecycle. In doing so, datalab seeks to enable FAIR (Findable, Accessible, Interoperable and Reproducible) data workflows while simultaneously saving researchers time and effort in managing and analyzing experiments.