<name>Olden Labs</name> <description>Olden Labs provides DOME Smart lids that enable continuous, non‑invasive home‑cage monitoring of laboratory animals. The system captures over 20 digital biomarkers, offers multi‑animal tracking without RFID, and delivers real‑time alerts for health, welfare, and experimental parameters. Integration with existing rack systems is fast, low‑cost, and reduces labor while improving data quality and reproducibility.</description
Funding
Funding not disclosed
Founders
Product
Problem
Traditional animal research relies on manual observation and low-throughput tools, making studies costly, laborious, poorly reproducible, and stressful for the animals. Accurately tracking individual animals in group-housed settings presents a significant computational challenge, hindering the collection of reliable data. Extended isolation of animals can also cause stress and behavioral issues, affecting experimental results.
Solution
The company provides AI-enabled smart cages that utilize near-infrared cameras, microphones, and advanced computer vision to track individual animals in group-housed settings with high accuracy. This technology delivers real-time, reproducible health metrics and automated alerts, reducing stress on animals and improving the reliability of experimental data. The system combines classical computer vision, deep convolutional neural networks, and animal ID tags to track multiple animals effectively over long periods. The hardware is designed to be compatible with existing racks, reducing onboarding costs and simplifying installation.
Target Audience
The primary customers are animal researchers and laboratories seeking to improve the efficiency, reproducibility, and welfare of animal studies.
Features
- Multi-animal tracking with >99% accuracy in group-housed settings
- Near-infrared cameras and microphones for 24/7 video and audio monitoring
- 14+ digital biomarkers for health and behavior analysis
- Automated alerts for food, water, flooding, fighting, and health issues
- Home-cage monitoring, eliminating the need to move animals
- Compatibility with existing racks (Allentown, Innovive & others)
- User-friendly and economical solution with lightning-fast installation
- Study notifications for any digital biomarker