Oakmont-based STARR Life Sciences makes monitoring equipment for mouse and small-animal research, including the patented MouseOx® Plus—the first noninvasive vital-signs monitor designed specifically for mice, rats and other laboratory animals. Its E-Mitter® system adds wireless, battery-free telemetry for long-term measurement, while the company’s products are used by researchers and veterinarians worldwide and appear in hundreds of published studies. STARR also acquired the VitalView®/E-Mitter® product line in 2013, continuing a product history that began with Mini-Mitter and Philips Respironics more than 35 years ago.
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Somni ScientificKnown for more than 50 years of work in animal anesthesia and pre-clinical research, Somni Scientific develops equipment that helps veterinary and research teams deliver inhalant anesthesia accurately. The MacMurray, Pennsylvania company also supports that equipment through depot and on-site service, with a particular focus on reducing hazardous waste gas.339112MCMURRAY, PA
Columbus InstrumentsSince 1970, Columbus Instruments has designed and manufactured scientific instruments for monitoring behavior and physiology in laboratory animals, along with environmental research systems. Founded by Dr. Jan Czekajewski, the Columbus, Ohio company pioneered commercially available activity monitors and indirect calorimetry, later developing its Micro-Oxymax respirometer in response to EPA remediation research after the Exxon Valdez spill. Its in-house engineering team continues to build customizable instruments used by researchers worldwide, with more than 21,000 scientific citations.COLUMBUS, OH
Microwave Telemetry, IncBiologists founded and operate Microwave Telemetry, Inc., a Columbia, Maryland company incorporated in 1991 to advance conservation research through animal-movement technology. Its hand-built tracking devices are made to order for researchers studying birds and fish, continuing a history that began with Paul W. Howey’s first satellite PTT under 100 grams and included the first pop-up satellite archival tag for marine life in 1997.COLUMBIA, MD
E-Z Systems IncFor more than 30 years, E-Z Systems Inc. has designed and manufactured equipment for anesthesia and humane euthanasia of small laboratory animals. Its Euthanex division pioneered home-cage euthanasia with a patented CO2 lid system, while E-Z Anesthesia grew from collaboration with Temple University veterinarians who sought a rodent-specific inhalant anesthesia machine. The company also provides equipment servicing and custom hose assemblies, with a consulting veterinarian on staff to support laboratory research and animal-care programs.339112BETHLEHEM, PA