diff --git a/application/controllers/experiments.php b/application/controllers/experiments.php
index ab9376d..8fd5f92 100644
--- a/application/controllers/experiments.php
+++ b/application/controllers/experiments.php
@@ -47,14 +47,12 @@ class Experiments extends MY_Controller {
 	 * @param string $projectId
 	 */
 	public function create($projectId = '', $copyId = '') {
-		// TODO: Handle copying of experiments
-
 		$project = $this->project->getByID($projectId);
 
-		if (empty($projectId) || !isset($project['id'])){
+		if (empty($projectId) || !isset($project['id'])) {
 			show_404();
 		}
-
+		
 		$programs = $this->program->getAll();
 
 		// get the parameters for a specific program
@@ -125,6 +123,12 @@ class Experiments extends MY_Controller {
 		$data['programs'] = $programs;
 		$data['project'] = $project;
 
+		// handle copying of experiments
+		if (!empty($copyId)) {
+			$data['copy'] = $this->experiment->getById($copyId);
+			$data['copy_params'] = $this->experiment->getParameters($copyId);
+		}
+
 		$this->load->view('experiments/new', $data);
 	}
 
@@ -155,6 +159,13 @@ class Experiments extends MY_Controller {
 
 		$this->load->helper('typography');
 
+		// update parameters
+		foreach ($_POST as $key => $value) {
+			if (preg_match('/^param-[0-9a-z]+/', $key)) {
+				$this->experiment->updateParameter($this->input->post($key), $experiment['id'], substr($key, 6, 16));
+			}
+		}
+
 		$data['experiment'] = $experiment;
 		$data['parameters'] = $this->experiment->getParameters($experiment['id']);
 		$data['job'] = $this->job->getByExperimentId($experiment['id']);
diff --git a/application/models/experiment.php b/application/models/experiment.php
index 4196adf..26c0313 100644
--- a/application/models/experiment.php
+++ b/application/models/experiment.php
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ class Experiment extends CI_Model {
 			return false;
 		}
 
-		$experiment = $this->get($experimentId);
+		$experiment = $this->getById($experimentId);
 		$parameter = $this->db->get_where('parameters', array('id' => $data['parameter_id']))->row_array();
 
 		if (isset($experiment['id']) && $experiment['program_id'] == $parameter['program_id']) {
@@ -106,6 +106,30 @@ class Experiment extends CI_Model {
 		return $this->db->affected_rows() == 1 ? $experimentId : false;
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * Updates a specific parameter for the specified experiment.
+	 * 
+	 * @param string $value
+	 * @param string $experimentId
+	 * @param string $parameterId
+	 * @return boolean
+	 */
+	public function updateParameter($value, $experimentId, $parameterId) {
+		if (!empty($value)) {
+			// replace into, to overwrite existing parameters
+			$this->db->query("REPLACE INTO `experiments_parameters`"
+					. " (`experiment_id`, `parameter_id`, `value`) VALUES"
+					. " ('{$experimentId}', '{$parameterId}', '{$value}')");
+		} else {
+			// delete table entry, if value is empty
+			$this->db->where('experiment_id', $experimentId);
+			$this->db->where('parameter_id', $parameterId);
+			$this->db->delete('experiments_parameters');
+		}
+
+		return $this->db->affected_rows() > 0;
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * Gets all parameters for the specified experiment.
 	 *
@@ -116,7 +140,8 @@ class Experiment extends CI_Model {
 		$programId = $this->db->get_where('experiments', array('id' => $experimentId))->row()->program_id;
 
 		$query = $this->db->query("SELECT `experiments_parameters`.*, `parameters`.`readable`,"
-				. " `parameters`.`name`, `parameters`.`type`, `parameters`.`unit`"
+				. " `parameters`.`name`, `parameters`.`type`, `parameters`.`unit`,"
+				. " `parameters`.`description`, `parameters`.`id` AS parameter_id"
 				. " FROM `parameters` LEFT JOIN `experiments_parameters`"
 				. " ON (`experiments_parameters`.`parameter_id` = `parameters`.`id`"
 				. " AND `experiment_id` = '{$experimentId}') WHERE `program_id` = '{$programId}' ORDER BY `sort_number` ASC");
diff --git a/application/views/experiments/detail.php b/application/views/experiments/detail.php
index 523cf06..5a8709a 100644
--- a/application/views/experiments/detail.php
+++ b/application/views/experiments/detail.php
@@ -31,44 +31,46 @@
 	</div>
 
 	<div class="box">
-		<h3><?=_('Configuration');?></h3>
-		<table class="tableList">
-			<thead>
-				<tr>
-					<th scope="col" width="40%"><?=_('Parameter');?></th>
-					<th scope="col" width="40%"><?=_('Value');?></th>
-					<th scope="col"><?=_('Unit');?></th>
-				</tr>
-			</thead>
-			<tbody>
+		<form name="editExperiment" method="post" action="<?=site_url('experiments/detail/' . $experiment['id']);?>">
+			<h3><?=_('Configuration');?></h3>
+			<table class="tableList">
+				<thead>
+					<tr>
+						<th scope="col" width="40%"><?=_('Parameter');?></th>
+						<th scope="col" width="40%"><?=_('Value');?></th>
+						<th scope="col"><?=_('Unit');?></th>
+					</tr>
+				</thead>
+				<tbody>
 <?php
 	foreach ($parameters as $param):
 ?>
-				<tr>
-					<td width="40%"><?=$param['readable'];?></td>
-					<td width="41%">
-						<input type="text" name="param-<?=$param['parameter_id'];?>" class="long text" value="<?=(!empty($_POST['param-' . $param['parameter_id']]) ? $this->input->post('param-' . $param['parameter_id']) : $param['value']);?>" />
+					<tr>
+						<td width="40%"><?=$param['readable'];?></td>
+						<td width="41%">
+							<input type="text" name="param-<?=$param['parameter_id'];?>" class="long text" value="<?=(!empty($_POST['param-' . $param['parameter_id']]) ? $this->input->post('param-' . $param['parameter_id']) : $param['value']);?>" />
 <?php
 		if (!empty($param['description'])):
 ?>
-						<span class="form_info">
-							<a href="<?=site_url('ajax/parameter_help/' . $param['parameter_id']);?>" name="<?=_('Description');?>" id="<?=$param['parameter_id'];?>" class="jtip">&nbsp;</a>
-						</span>
+							<span class="form_info">
+								<a href="<?=site_url('ajax/parameter_help/' . $param['parameter_id']);?>" name="<?=_('Description');?>" id="<?=$param['parameter_id'];?>" class="jtip">&nbsp;</a>
+							</span>
 <?php
 		endif;
 ?>
-						<?=form_error('params');?>
-					</td>
-					<td><?=$param['unit'];?></td>
-				</tr>
+							<?=form_error('params');?>
+						</td>
+						<td><?=$param['unit'];?></td>
+					</tr>
 <?php
 	endforeach;
 ?>
-			</tbody>
-		</table>
-		<p>
-			<a href="javascript:void(0);" class="button save"><?=_('Save changes');?></a>
-		</p>
+				</tbody>
+			</table>
+			<p>
+				<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="$('form[name=editExperiment]').submit();" class="button save"><?=_('Save changes');?></a>
+			</p>
+		</form>
 	</div>
 
 <?php
diff --git a/application/views/experiments/new.php b/application/views/experiments/new.php
index 6c83628..f6ec658 100644
--- a/application/views/experiments/new.php
+++ b/application/views/experiments/new.php
@@ -69,11 +69,11 @@
 			<h4><?=_('Application to use for the computation');?></h4>
 			<input type="hidden" name="program_id" id="program_id" value="<?=set_value('program_id');?>" />
 			<?=form_error('program_id');?>
-			<p>
+			<p class="programs">
 <?php
 	foreach ($programs as $program):
 ?>
-				<a class="button" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="$('.program-parameters').hide();$('#<?=$program['id'];?>-params').show();$('.button').removeClass('locked');$(this).addClass('locked');$('input[name=program_id]').val('<?=$program['id'];?>');return false;"><?=$program['name'];?></a>
+				<a class="button" id="program-<?=$program['id'];?>" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="$('.program-parameters').hide();$('#<?=$program['id'];?>-params').show();$('.button').removeClass('locked');$(this).addClass('locked');$('input[name=program_id]').val('<?=$program['id'];?>');return false;"><?=$program['name'];?></a>
 <?php
 	endforeach;
 ?>
@@ -95,26 +95,28 @@
 						</thead>
 						<tbody>
 <?php
+	$i = 0;
 	foreach ($parameters[$program['id']] as $param):
 ?>
 							<tr>
 								<td><?=$param['readable'];?></td>
 								<td>
-									<input type="text" name="param-<?=$param['id'];?>" class="long text" value="<?=(!empty($_POST['param-' . $param['id']]) ? $this->input->post('param-' . $param['id']) : $param['default_value']);?>" />
+									<input type="text" name="param-<?=$param['id'];?>" class="long text" value="<?=(!empty($_POST['param-' . $param['id']]) ? $this->input->post('param-' . $param['id']) : (isset($copy_params[$i]['value'])) ? $copy_params[$i]['value'] : $param['default_value']);?>" />
 <?php
-	if (!empty($param['description'])):
+		if (!empty($param['description'])):
 ?>
 									<span class="form_info">
 										<a href="<?=site_url('ajax/parameter_help/' . $param['id']);?>" name="<?=_('Description');?>" id="<?=$param['id'];?>" class="jtip">&nbsp;</a>
 									</span>
 <?php
-	endif;
+		endif;
 ?>
 									<?=form_error('params');?>
 								</td>
 								<td><?=$param['unit'];?></td>
 							</tr>
 <?php
+		$i++;
 	endforeach;
 ?>
 						</tbody>
@@ -132,4 +134,11 @@
 
 </div>
 
+<?php if (isset($copy['id'])): ?>
+<script type="text/javascript">
+$('#program-<?=$copy['program_id'];?>').addClass('locked');
+$('#<?=$copy['program_id'];?>-params').show();
+</script>
+<?php endif; ?>
+
 <?php $this->load->view('footer');?>