PLASBIO develops and integrates automated solutions for preclinical laboratory animal studies. The company offers specialized hardware, including brain injection systems and animal restrainers, to enhance research efficiency. These products support the advancement of laboratory research toward greater automation.
Funding
$4.2M raised to dateRaised to date based on public sources. This may differ from the amount the company actually raised and is based only on what is publicly available on the internet.
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Problem
Animal studies in laboratory research are often labor-intensive and prone to human error, particularly in tasks such as injections and precise measurements. Traditional methods can be inefficient, limiting research throughput and potentially compromising data accuracy.
Solution
Plasbio develops and provides AI-driven collaborative robots and AI-powered analytical tools to automate and enhance animal study processes. Their solutions include robotic systems for precise tail vein injections, universal animal restrainers for various experimental procedures, and AI models for analyzing animal characteristics. Plasbio's technology aims to increase efficiency, reduce human error, and improve the accuracy and reliability of data in preclinical laboratory research. The company's products leverage machine learning and 3D scanning to streamline workflows and enable unmanned operation of animal studies.
Target Audience
Plasbio's primary customers are preclinical laboratories, pharmaceutical companies, and research institutions conducting animal studies.
Features
- Smart Inject: A collaborative robot with an AI camera for automated tail vein injections, achieving over 90% administration accuracy.
- Portable Smart Inject: A portable version of the Smart Inject system for automated tail vein injections.
- Universal Restrainer: An adjustable animal restraint device applicable to various experimental procedures, including intrathecal, intravenous, and intratracheal injections.
- Brain Inject: A 3D-printed device designed to enhance the accuracy and speed of injection into the cerebrospinal fluid in the cerebral ventricles.
- AI Models: Solutions for recognizing various animal characteristics, including paresis, location of animal parts, tumor/inflammation detection (requires thermal imaging camera), and tail thickness measurement.
- 2D Keypoint Analysis Model: An AI solution that recognizes specific keypoints of an animal in images, providing frame-by-frame data for analysis.
- Vision machine learning algorithms for tail vein recognition and needle detection.
- 3D-scan library of experiment animals for in-house development of animal immobilizing apparatus.