OpenCultureSci provides HABITAT, a compact cloud‑connected platform that automates core cell‑culture tasks such as reviving, passaging, aggregating, and executing experimental protocols in miniaturized chambers. The system streams live video and sensor data to a web dashboard, enabling remote monitoring and programmable perturbations while automatically logging all experimental data for analysis.
Funding
Funding not disclosed
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Problem
Cell culture workflows require manual handling, specialized equipment, and on-site monitoring, which limits scalability, reproducibility, and the ability to run experiments remotely. Researchers often lack integrated tools to automate routine tasks such as cell revival, passage, and aggregation while capturing data throughout the process.
Solution
OpenCultureSci offers HABITAT, a compact, cloud‑connected platform that automates core cell culture operations—including reviving, passaging, aggregating, and executing experimental protocols—on a single device. The system miniaturizes culture vessels and integrates robotic handling, enabling consistent, reproducible manipulations without continuous human intervention. Real‑time video and sensor data are streamed to a web dashboard, allowing users to monitor culture development from a phone or laptop. Automated perturbation modules can introduce reagents or environmental changes under precisely controlled conditions, generating functional readouts that are logged automatically. All experimental data are stored in the cloud for downstream analysis and sharing, making cell biology workflows programmable and accessible at scale.
Target Audience
Primary customers are academic and industrial biology labs, stem‑cell and organoid research groups, and pharmaceutical R&D teams that need automated, reproducible cell culture workflows and remote monitoring capabilities.
Features
- Integrated robotic module for automated cell revival, passage, and aggregation in miniaturized culture chambers
- Cloud‑connected control interface with live video streaming and sensor readouts accessible via web or mobile app
- Programmable experiment scheduler that executes timed perturbations (e.g., drug addition, media changes) with high precision
- Built‑in data acquisition pipeline that logs imaging, environmental parameters, and assay results at each step
- Modular design supporting human stem cells, organoids, and other cell types with customizable protocols
- Secure cloud storage and API access for downstream analysis and collaboration