Product Roadmap & Release Plan

Welcome to the public roadmap for LabHQ.

This page outlines what we're actively building and what's planned for the upcoming quarters.

Available Now: 2026 Q1

As we kick off the year, Q1 focuses on delivering a refreshed experience, improving usability and introducing powerful customization options across the system. These updates are designed to help teams get up and running faster while tailoring LabHQ to their workflow.

Dashboard

Giving users more control over how they view and interact with their data.

• Fully customizable dashboard with an extensive widget gallery.

Interface Updates

A refreshed look and feel to improve usability and consistency.

• Main app rebrand with an updated visual identity.
• Welcome dashboard with onboarding guidance to support new users.

Customization

• Customizable sample labels to better match operational needs.

Stock & Notifications

Keeping teams informed and proactive with stock management.

• Daily email notifications for expired stock.

Data Input & Efficiency

Reducing manual effort and speeding up data entry workflows.

• Import results from CSV or XLS files directly into the results entry screen.

Data Visibility

Improving traceability and access to key information.

• Display object information consistently throughout its lifecycle.

Coming Up: 2026 Q2

Q2 focuses on improving traceability, certificate management and day-to-day lab workflows.

Certificate Management & Reporting

A brand new certificate management area will provide a central location for generating, managing and downloading certificates. Users will be able to:

• Generate certificates for different clients
• Select which test outputs appear on certificates
• Export certificates to Word (.docx) format for further editing

We're also introducing the ability to preview custom report templates during upload, making it easier to check report changes before use.

External users will also be able to bulk download sample certificates from the LabHQ Portal.

Sample Tracking & Traceability

We're continuing to improve sample traceability through the lifecycle with:

• Sample storage locations
• Product attachments that can be accessed directly from the workflow
• Expanded sample label data fields including client, reference, due date and location information

Workflow & Compliance

Several enhancements will provide greater control over lab processes and data governance:

• Configure a local timezone for your organisation
• Edit Job IDs during job submission
• Prevent modification of job and sample details after approval
• Separate edit and publish permissions for static data management

Stock Management

Stock management will receive several usablity improvements:

• Automatic removal of stock batches once the quantity reaches zero
• Support for decimal stock quantities

User Experience Improvements

A number of enhancements are focused on making LabHQ easier to use:

• Modernized job and sample viewers, with additional filtering
• Increased character limits for names and batch numbers

Feedback & Requests

We build in partnership with our users.

If you have any feature requests or would like to influence roadmap items, please reach out via the in-app feedback form.