SRBR Research Needs Survey | Phenome Technologies

1. Contact & Lab Profile

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Name *

Institution / Company *

Email Address *

Primary Area of Research

Animal Models You Currently Use

Mice

Rats

Drosophila

Plants

Other:

2. Identifying Current Pain Points

What is the biggest bottleneck in your current data collection process?

Manual data entry / logging

Effort required to conduct experiments

Environmental noise / lack of control (lighting, temp)

Difficulty syncing hardware with software

Equipment reliability / downtime

Other:

Which logistical challenges most frequently disrupt your study timelines?

The "Room Effect": Variations in ambient light / temp / noise interfering with data integrity

Cable Management / Chaos: Excessive wiring making it difficult to clean or maintain units

Data Silos: Hardware that doesn't "talk" to other systems, requiring manual synchronization

Limited Scalability: Wanting to run more subjects but restricted by space or power requirements

Other:

How satisfied are you with your current environmental control systems (cabinets / housing)?

1 Very Dissatisfied 2 Dissatisfied 3 Neutral 4 Satisfied 5 Very Satisfied

Are you currently using off-the-shelf equipment that you wish you could modify?

Yes

What is the main limitation?

3. Current Equipment

Do you currently use any Phenome Technologies equipment in your lab?

No, but I am familiar with your products

No, I am new to Phenome Technologies

Yes

Which products? (Select all that apply)

Circadian Cabinets (Light Tight/Environmental)

Automated Feeders

Activity Monitoring (Wheels/Sensors)

Thermal Imaging Cages

Other:

How has the equipment performed relative to your expectations?

Exceeded expectations

Met expectations

Met some needs, but I have suggestions for improvement

Is there a specific feature or accessory you wish we offered for equipment you already own?

4. Data Analysis & Workflow

We want to ensure our hardware outputs are as seamless as possible for your pipeline. Please tell us about your current analytical workflow.

What software do you currently rely on for circadian / behavioral analysis?

ClockLab (Actimetrics)

ActiView / VitalView (Starr Life Sciences)

EthoVision XT (Noldus)

Custom Scripts (Python, R, MATLAB)

Open Source Tools (e.g. ChronoShop, BioDare2)

Other:

What is the most time-consuming part of your post-experiment workflow?

Data Cleaning: Removing artifacts or noise from sensors

File Formatting: Manually converting proprietary formats (.txt, .csv, .bin) to be compatible with analysis software

Visualizing Trends: Generating high-quality actograms or periodograms for publication

Synchronization: Aligning environmental data (light / temp) with animal activity data

Other:

What do you wish your analysis tools could do?

Real-Time Analysis: Seeing period / phase shifts while the experiment is running, rather than after it ends

Batch Processing: Analyzing 50+ animals simultaneously with one click

Automated Phenotyping: AI-driven detection of specific behaviors (e.g. grooming vs. feeding vs. locomotion)

Cloud Collaboration: Securely sharing raw data and analysis parameters with remote collaborators or PIs

Other:

What type of data output do you need from your equipment?

Summary report only

Raw uncompressed sensor data

Both summary and raw data

5. Future Needs & Custom Innovation

We specialize in custom builds. Is there a "dream tool" your lab has discussed that doesn't exist on the market yet?

Which of these features would most benefit your next grant application?

Integration with optogenetics / telemetry

Remote cloud-based monitoring of experiments

Automated "Managed Research" (where we handle setup / validation)

Improved reproducibility through tightly controlled environmental conditions

High-throughput phenotyping to increase animal cohort sizes

Multi-modal data capture (activity, temperature, feeding, light exposure) from a single platform

Reduced reliance on manual handling / non-invasive monitoring

Other:

Are you planning any equipment upgrades or new lab setups in the next:

0–6 months

6–12 months

Just browsing for future grants

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