MyVivarium

Researchers from the Sathyanesan Lab at the University of Dayton have introduced MyVivarium, an open source tool for managing animal colonies. Through an online web application that is easily deployed to cloud, all lab members may track individual animals by mapping cages into the data base through QR codes on mobile devices. The application can also assist with lab management, including tracking tasks that are needed for cage maintenance and sending reminders for experiments. MyVivarium is easily implemented and provides a low-cost  solution to less efficient means of tracking vivaria, such as using spreadsheets to manually track conditions. Additionally, the group developed IoT sensors which monitor environmental conditions of the vivarium including humidity, temperature, and illuminance.