Review year 2024

team installation at the LIV, Hamburg

After the development in 2021, 2022, 2023, we reinvented iMouse in 2024.

In 2024 we build up our first customer within the CRO sector and therefore will conduct the first in-field validation of the iMouse system.

The goal of iMouse:

  • Conduct 3R by supporting the reduction and the refinement of animal experiments
  • Implementation of digitalization technology within animal husbandries
  • Focusing on objective interpretation of animal studies by reducing the human factor
  • Using of acquired Datasets to gain a sustainable database

The concept stayed unchanged:

  • vendor independence
  • Retrofit (standardized system components with home-cage-specific adapters)
  • Plug and Play – Simple to install and to service within the laboratory environment
  • Using the scalable “real” home-cage and not an observation cage
  • Live view from up to 5 perspectives as fundament for AI development
  • Possible access from everywhere in the world (depends on customers IT)
  • The customer is the data owner
  • Community concept – Deliver data, be part of the AI development and participate from insights

We therefore have a simple two step approach. We integrate iMouse within the customer`s IT and laboratory environment. The customer starts with the basic live view functionality and the opportunity for 24/7 recordings. Every customer will be part of a growing community to develop the automatic recognition of behavior types of interest.

The system improvements 2024 (uncounted feedback loops with customers from the University environment, discussions with Pharma and CRO):

  • We gained the acceptance by the BVL (Behörde für Tier- und Verbraucherschutz) as additional system for longitudinal observation
  • We optimized adapters and switched to an industrial stainless-steel construction
  • We included a new camera system with autofocus functionality, higher sharpness and remote focus adjustment option (reduction of installation and service time as well as human laboratory influence on the rodents)
  • We developed a new light system conducting standardized recording conditions to improve the quality and moreover to support the training of behavior type detection using AI by day and by night
  • We once more updated the iMouseHub software platform with the gained customer experience and optimization focus

Milestones achieved (the team of supporters is growing):

Action items of the year 2024:

  • reaching independency of iMouse by in-sourcing important knowledge
  • conducted the first iMouse installation for rats
  • Optimized Plug and Play adapters for several Tecniplast home cage systems (Blue Line/ Green Line/ Emerald Line) and optimization of Allentown and Zoonlab (incl. former EHRET)
  • Strong AI system development activities (started by drinking, nutrition, running wheel)
  • Conference participation in Germany, Finnland, Netherlands and further Europe supported by our sales partner Zoonlab
  • Hands-on workshop of the iMouse system at the GVsolas
  • Cost&Teatime presentation and workshop in Berlin at the BF3R
  • Optimized Community approach: customer section to have online- and training material
  • Several pitches around the globe to get recognition about the importance of the digitalization of the translational digitalization

Goals for 2025:

Thanks to the intensive activities of the last months, we will completely focus in 2025 on optimization of our existing software platform and the AI based Analyzer Modul:

  • Software platform update / upgrade / functionality improvements on scientists needs
  • AI functionality development
  • Annotation platform update within the community

We are looking for our next customers and partners with interesting use cases and precise read-out expectations to invent this important topic for the scientific community. If you are interested, please contact us via Email at: contact@iMouse.info 

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