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Software for biomedical research labs. Animal colony management is largely managed in Excel sheets, with no integrations to related systems or hardware sensing

Software for biomedical research labs. Animal colony management is largely managed in Excel sheets, with no integrations to related systems or hardware sensing. We're working on the spreadsheet problem first, so that biomedical researchers can share information about their colonies with other researchers at their institutions, and explore the lines that other labs have. This opens up collaboration options and makes it much easier for the research community to find out what mouse lines other labs have (and may borrow for their own experiments). https://www.mousehouse.bio/ https://www.mousehouse.bio/ Currently in closed beta at Harvard

motohagiography 1y ago
to me that's exciting and optimistic because any marginal efficiency in animal testing pays off in net-humane treatment of lab animals. it's counter intuitive, but if even a small portion of animal rights money went into tech solutions like this, they could have an orders of magnitude greater impact on welfare.
- ashwinsundar 1y ago
  I appreciate the perspective, but I think that tech solutions like this have plenty of opportunities to bootstrap and apply for various grants and funds (which we are doing). I'd rather see more money go towards non-tech solutions and direct care for animals. Shelters are notoriously underfunded and understaffed, and the number of pets people have adopted and given up has boomed since the pandemic. Not to mention the number of shady animal mills out there exacerbating the issue. Tech can't solve that problem, but more volunteers and outreach can. The tech community is doing just fine in terms of money at the moment.
  - motohagiography 1y ago
    indeed, though i was thinking more in terms of actual investment with an expected return on growth rather than just patronage. it sounded valuable and worth investing in.
    - ashwinsundar 1y ago
      Happy to chat more if you or someone you know thinks there is an investment opportunity here. My email is in my profile.

motohagiography 1y ago

to me that's exciting and optimistic because any marginal efficiency in animal testing pays off in net-humane treatment of lab animals. it's counter intuitive, but if even a small portion of animal rights money went into tech solutions like this, they could have an orders of magnitude greater impact on welfare.

ashwinsundar 1y ago
I appreciate the perspective, but I think that tech solutions like this have plenty of opportunities to bootstrap and apply for various grants and funds (which we are doing). I'd rather see more money go towards non-tech solutions and direct care for animals. Shelters are notoriously underfunded and understaffed, and the number of pets people have adopted and given up has boomed since the pandemic. Not to mention the number of shady animal mills out there exacerbating the issue. Tech can't solve that problem, but more volunteers and outreach can. The tech community is doing just fine in terms of money at the moment.
- motohagiography 1y ago
  indeed, though i was thinking more in terms of actual investment with an expected return on growth rather than just patronage. it sounded valuable and worth investing in.
  - ashwinsundar 1y ago
    Happy to chat more if you or someone you know thinks there is an investment opportunity here. My email is in my profile.