Scientific research organisations need to connect people across disciplines, manage sensitive compliance requirements, and share complex project information — all without heavyweight IT infrastructure. ISB Science, a pioneering systems biology institute in Seattle and affiliate of Providence St. Joseph Health, evaluated SharePoint and Jive before concluding neither was the right fit.

ISB needed a complete content management system that could link the different locations and functions of the organisation securely, without compromising on data protection. VP Communications Allison Kudla described it as a very functional and affordable add-on to Google Sites that made a huge difference to their intranet. Both functional and affordable matter when you're a non-profit research institute.

The implementation was completed in a matter of weeks — described as record quick time with proactive project management from both sides. For a research organisation that can't afford months of internal project overhead, that pace matters. Steegle's experience with Google Sites meant the design, structure, and tooling came together rapidly.

Allison Kudla was explicit about this — the Steegle team turned what could have been a daunting experience into something easy and enjoyable. For an organisation without a large IT department, that kind of accessible, knowledgeable support is the difference between a successful rollout and a painful one.

Research organisations handle proprietary findings, grant data, staff information, and in ISB's case, compliance requirements tied to healthcare affiliations. With Steegle.One, all of that stays inside the institute's own Google Workspace environment. No external platform holds the data.

Yes. If ISB or a similar organisation needs custom tools — a project tracking system, a grant management workflow, a staff skills database, an automated reporting tool — those can be built inside Google Workspace using AppSheet or Apps Script at no additional licence cost.

Research institutes generate extensive documentation — project summaries, protocols, publications, staff directories, administrative resources. AI tools like Gemini can help staff find what they need fast, but only when that content is well-structured and current. Steegle.One provides the organised, curated foundation that makes AI-assisted search reliable.