Aquarium
Aquarium manages experimental design, inventory, protocol execution, and data capture to standardize and scale human-in-the-loop laboratory workflows for biomedical and bioindustrial research.
Key Features:
- Experimental Design: Enables creation of detailed, reproducible experimental workflows and standardization of research processes.
- Inventory Management: Provides tools for managing samples and laboratory inventory to reduce errors and improve resource allocation.
- Protocol Execution: Executes standardized protocols with human-in-the-loop automation to ensure precise adherence to protocol steps.
- Data Capture and Storage: Captures experimental data in real time and stores it within the platform to support data management and downstream analysis.
- Collaboration and Education: Supports shared laboratory workflows to facilitate collaboration and training of personnel in standardized procedures.
Scientific Applications:
- Biofoundries: Enables reproducible, scalable workflows in biofoundries where standardization and automation are required.
- Drug Discovery: Supports workflows that require precise control over experimental conditions for screening and hit validation.
- Genetic Engineering: Facilitates standardized execution and record-keeping of genetic engineering experiments.
- Synthetic Biology: Supports design-build-test cycles and standardized protocol execution in synthetic biology projects.
- High-throughput Screening: Enables data capture and protocol standardization for high-throughput screening applications.
- Bioindustrial Research and Manufacturing: Aids scaling and reproducibility in bioindustrial research and life-science manufacturing processes.
Methodology:
No computational algorithms or stepwise processing methods were specified in the provided description.
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Details
- License:
- MIT
- Cost:
- Free of charge
- Tool Type:
- workflow
- Operating Systems:
- Mac, Linux, Windows
- Programming Languages:
- Ruby, JavaScript
- Added:
- 10/18/2021
- Last Updated:
- 10/18/2021
Operations
Publications
Vrana J, de Lange O, Yang Y, Newman G, Saleem A, Miller A, Cordray C, Halabiya S, Parks M, Lopez E, Goldberg S, Keller B, Strickland D, Klavins E. Aquarium: open-source laboratory software for design, execution and data management. Synthetic Biology. 2021;6(1). doi:10.1093/synbio/ysab006. PMID:34151028. PMCID:PMC8209617.