Bio-IT World April 17, 2020
The cost and complexity of proving out discoveries in the lab on human study subjects has given rise to a sensor revolution for the monitoring of everything from the environment and health of mice to the temperature and humidity levels in freezers, fridges, and incubators. Internet of Things (IoT) measurement systems are effectively catapulting animal studies out of the horse-and-buggy era and eliminating preventable holdups due to instruments being out of date or incorrectly calibrated, according to IoT enthusiasts working in an assortment of lab settings.
Nicholas Hertz, Ph.D., co-founder and chief scientific officer at biotechnology company Mitokinin, had the digital vivarium system of Vium installed about two years ago to record minute changes in mice that are indicative of...