Connecting those requiring animals and biological materials and those holding them
WHAT THE SYSTEM CAN DO
- Search and discovery
- Resource sharing
- Data sharing
- Collaboration and communication
- Integration with other tools
Digital platform for sharing
animals and biological materials
PicoTeam offers a solution designed to increase the visibility of laboratory animals and biological materials. By facilitating the exchange of live surplus laboratory animals, as well as both fresh and preserved animal biological materials, it ensures that these valuable resources are utilized efficiently and ethically
Digital sharing platform
Biosharing platform facilitates sharing of surplus animals and biological materials within laboratories of an organisation or between institutions to reduce the number of animals used in scientific experiments
The platform promotes the 3R principles “Replacement, Reduction, Refinement” to safeguard animal welfare and comply with the EU Directive 2010/63 on the use of animals for Experimental and other Scientific Purposes
Reducing
Reducing the number of animals to what is needed for consistency with scientific aims
Replacement
Replacing the use of live animals in procedures by other methods
Refining
Minimizing animals pain, distress, suffering or lasting harm with various techniques
how does the system works
effortless
resource access
BioSharing platform is a user-friendly web application facilitating the access to available resources with a few mouth clicks, instead of via time-consuming email and phone conversation. It provides research staff with an easy to use search function that enable them to discover the animals and other resources they need. The function includes advanced search features such as filters for species, strain, age, sex, experimental data, etc
Effective
Resource Exchange
The platform enables research staff who possess resources (such as non-naive animals and biological materials) to provide detailed information about them, including their study histories. Other research staff who need these resources can indicate their interest and specify their requirements, and communicate with the resource providers through the platform's messaging tool
Efficient
Integration
The digital platform integrates with other scientific tools such as an animal management software. This integration helps to enhance the functionality of the platform, allowing for more seamless and streamlined workflows
