Facility managers face constant pressure to reduce costs without compromising research quality. Mosaic Vivariumoffers a transformative solution, leveraging real-time data to identify inefficiencies and streamline operations.

Imagine eliminating outdated practices, minimizing errors, and freeing up valuable resources—all while maintaining compliance and research integrity.

In our previous articles, we highlighted three key strategies for laboratory animal facilities to reduce costs and optimize operations using Mosaic Vivarium:

1. Eliminating Aged-Out Animals: By tracking real-time data, facilities can quickly identify and terminate animals that are no longer contributing to research, avoiding unnecessary housing and care costs.
2. Terminating Non-Productive Breeding: Mosaic Vivarium provides insights into breeding productivity, enabling facilities to halt unproductive mating setups promptly, saving time and resources.
3. Consolidating Under-Utilized Cages: By identifying cages with fewer animals than necessary to justify their continued use, facilities can combine occupants and free up space, reducing operational overhead.

These strategies are not just theoretical. Recently, Mosaic Vivarium helped a single investigator save $13,140by optimizing animal usage and housing.

The system’s real-time tracking and detailed reporting enabled swift action to reduce unnecessary expenses without compromising research quality. This demonstrates the tangible financial benefits of adopting Mosaic Vivarium.

Facility managers know traditional daily census-taking is labor-intensive, requiring technicians to physically count animals and reconcile records. Mosaic Vivarium eliminates this requirement by offering real-time, accurate data tracking. This can help you and your facility save on labor costs and redirect staff efforts to higher-value tasks.

Beyond the Basics: Additional Cost Savings Opportunities

While these examples highlight significant cost-saving opportunities, they represent just the tip of the iceberg. Mosaic Vivarium enables a host of additional efficiencies available to the savvy facility manager who understands the value of a data-driven animal facility.

1. Facility Billing: Instead of manually collating paper tally sheets or Excel spreadsheets, Mosaic Vivarium provides a comprehensive monthly summary of operational data. This saves time and minimizes errors, ensuring accurate billing for facility services.
2. Streamlined IACUC Compliance Reporting: Mosaic’s database provides direct access to the numbers required for annual compliance reports, eliminating manual effort and reducing the risk of errors. Accurate, automated compliance data simplifies audits and keeps facilities in line with regulations.
3. Minimizing Mistakes in Critical Areas: How much time are you spending on adjustments and error corrections? Errors in billing, compliance reporting, and the maintenance and genotyping of genetically modified strains can lead to financial losses and operational inefficiencies. Mosaic Vivarium reduces these risks by centralizing data and automating processes, ensuring accuracy across all operations.

The Big Picture

Cost-saving strategies with Mosaic Vivarium extend far beyond the immediate benefits of animal management. By integrating data-driven insights into all aspects of facility operations, lab animal facilities can achieve sustainable financial efficiency and operational excellence.

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