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Automated Rodent Research Home Cage Monitoring System for Animal Welfare

Award Number: R41OD026185
ORGANIZATION: OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR, NIH
OPDIV: NIH
AWARD CLASS: DISCRETIONARY
AWARD ACTIVITY TYPE: SCIENTIFIC/HEALTH RESEARCH (INCLUDES SURVEYS)
PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE START DATE: 09/01/2019
PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE END DATE: 05/31/2020

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Automated Rodent Research Home Cage Monitoring System for Animal Welfare - PROJECT SUMMARY The for profit small business concern, Tricorder Array Technologies LLC., will develop, in partnership with the University of Alabama at Birmingham, SIDECARe™, (Sensing and Integrating Data for Environmental Conditions in Animal Research). This device will automate collection of relevant data that will enhance consistency in animal models used to study human health treatment research. Our innovative device application is set to improve research animal care at the cage level on a massive cost- effective scale. SIDECARe™ will be a wireless device that will collect data from a specific cage and communicate it to a database. Sensors in the device will isolate the cage environment and report collected data. Data collected will include Date / Time, Room #, Temperature, Humidity, Light, Motion Detection and Sound from observations in the cage. The device will have embedded algorithms for real-time interpretation of sensor data. The data collected will upload from each device to a cloud-based database; where additional algorithms will operate on this data and create timely reports and real-time alerts to the animal research facility’s animal care staff and/or research PI as appropriate. Aim 1. Select and Validate Critical Components for SIDECARe™. Milestone 1) Final selection of optimal SIDECARe™ components for cage monitoring and wireless communication; Milestone 2 enclosure integrated with components into a package compatible with exposure to animals, universal applicability to varied cage styles, and integration into cage processing workflows. Aim 2. Integrate and Validate Proof of Concept of SIDECARe™. Milestone 3) Implementation of SIDECARe™ firmware for low-power data collection, reduction, and transmission for determination of specific indicators; Milestone 4) SIDECARe™ wireless communication system integrated with facility’s WiFi network and animal management database; Milestone 5) Perform short-term, in-field demonstration of SIDECARe™. Milestone 5. Perform short-term, in-field demonstration of SIDECARe™.


Issue Date FY	Funding FY	Legal Entity Name	Legal Entity Address	Legal Entity City	Legal Entity State	Legal Entity Zip Code	Legal Entity COUNTY	Legal Entity COUNTRY	Assistance Listing	Award Code	Budget Year	Action Date	Action Type	Action Amount

Issue Date FY: 2021 ( Subtotal = $0 )
2021	2019	TRICORDER ARRAY TECHNOLOGIES LLC	1500 1ST AVE N UNIT 7	BIRMINGHAM	AL	35203	JEFFERSON	USA	Research Infrastructure Programs	000	1	1/4/2021	NEW	$0
														Subtotal = $0

Issue Date FY: 2019 ( Subtotal = $213,968 )
2019	2019	TRICORDER ARRAY TECHNOLOGIES LLC	1500 1ST AVE NORTH	BIRMINGHAM	AL	35203	JEFFERSON	USA	Research Infrastructure Programs	000	1	8/23/2019	NEW	$213,968
														Subtotal = $213,968

Grand Total All Awards = $213,968

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Automated Rodent Research Home Cage Monitoring System for Animal Welfare

Award Number: R41OD026185

ORGANIZATION: OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR, NIH

OPDIV: NIH

AWARD CLASS: DISCRETIONARY

AWARD ACTIVITY TYPE: SCIENTIFIC/HEALTH RESEARCH (INCLUDES SURVEYS)

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE START DATE: 09/01/2019

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE END DATE: 05/31/2020

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