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In short: Convert biotechnology & life sciences PDF and Word templates into Google Forms in your Drive. Doc2Form drafts structure from files up to 5 MB so teams stop retyping site feasibility and pre-screening, read-and-understood and gxp training, lab services and sample submission. Not a replacement for a LIMS or clinical trial system. First form free.
Biotechnology & life sciences packets should not mean rebuilding every Form
Biotechnology & life sciences teams usually keep the official wording in a PDF or Word file that went through review. The digital experience people want is a Google Form link. In the middle is someone retyping fields, which introduces mistakes and version drift.
Doc2Form reads a digitally authored file and maps sections into a Form you finish in Google Forms. Common starting points: site feasibility and pre-screening; read-and-understood and gxp training; lab services and sample submission. Describe mode helps when you need a short survey without a source file.
Based on a sample of 1,775 Google Forms generated by Doc2Form users, containing 55,761 questions across 47 languages. That is an average of 31 questions per form - roughly 21 minutes saved per form versus rebuilding each question by hand in the Forms editor (assuming ~40 seconds per question).
Where responses sit, and what we do not claim
Every Form lands in Google Drive like any form you build yourself. Link responses to Sheets when you need exports. Doc2Form is not a LIMS or clinical trial system. Blurry scans and complex tables may need a cleanup pass. Collect only what your policy allows.
Sources
- Google Forms API - native Forms created in your Drive after structure is extracted.
- Gemini API - document structure analysis for questions, options, and sections.
- Google Workspace for Education / business - Forms and Sheets stay under your org's Google account policies.
Common questions
Does this replace our primary EDC, LIMS, or CTMS like Castor, Veeva, or Benchling?
No. Doc2Form is a productivity bridge for the "capture" and "survey" phases that precede or feed formal regulatory record-keeping.
How do we handle 21 CFR Part 11 or HIPAA compliance?
Doc2Form does not make Google Forms "compliant" - your organization's data governance program does. If your CISO and Quality Unit have already cleared Google Workspace for certain non-PHI or non-GxP workloads, Doc2Form speeds up that build.
Can staff upload photos of lab issues or calibration tags?
Yes. Once the Form is generated in Google Forms, you can enable "File Upload" questions.
Can we use "Describe mode" for a flash research poll or outage triage?
Absolutely. If your principal investigator suddenly needs a quick pulse on equipment availability across several partner labs or a response to a freezer failure, you can type "10-question survey about [Equipment] with model dropdown, last service date text, and site name" into Describe mode.
