The latest sponsored DDW Sitting Down With vodcast features Michael Ellis, Senior Director of R&D at The Jackson Laboratory (JAX), and Timothy Robertson, CEO of TLR Ventures and Leader of the Digital In Vivo Alliance to introduce their new digital home cage monitoring system, Envision.

Both Ellis and Robertson discuss JAX’s long history of expertise in mouse models and research, how this influenced the role that the Digital In Vivo Alliance plays, the Envision platform’s scalability and relevance to pharmaceutical partners, real-time behavioural monitoring of animal models, as well as how this platform will continue to evolve.

Ellis leads an extensive portfolio of new product and technology development, along with process improvement initiatives. His role encompasses both internal projects at JAX and collaborations with a global network of partners. He has been instrumental in bringing innovative products to market, including humanised mice, human antibody models, and software leveraging computer vision.

Robertson leverages extensive expertise to drive innovation in preclinical research, particularly at the intersection of artificial intelligence, digital monitoring, and drug development. With over 25 years of experience creating companies from novel ideas, he has successfully delivered transformative solutions that address complex challenges in pharmaceutical research and development.