Allentown | Intelligent Vivarium Equipment & Service
For over 58 years, Allentown has supported biomedical research with innovative, full-circle life science equipment and services. From animal housing and operations equipment to intelligent technologies and OEM service, they combine hands-on partnership with global reach.
Allentown's Net Promoter Score (NPS) of 78 reflects its commitment to the research facilities it serves.
Today, the company helps research facilities meet evolving needs, improve efficiency, and support scientific work.
“The future of research will be shaped by facilities that integrate new, intelligent technologies to improve efficiency, increase visibility, and create better environments for animals and the people who care for them.”
– Mark Lecher, Allentown Chief Executive Officer
“At Allentown, we’re helping build the lab of the future through smarter, more connected equipment and services that support the people and animals at the heart of the vivarium.”
– Patrick Connahan, Allentown Chief Commercial Officer
RapID Labs | Connecting Animal Identity & Research Data
RapID Labs focuses on connecting physical animals to digital research workflows through persistent, machine-readable identification. By establishing a consistent identity for each animal, its technology supports connections between animal identification, research data, and emerging technologies.
For RapID Labs, the Lab of the Future begins with making that connection possible.
“To us, the Lab of the Future is the Intelligent Lab—where the physical animal is seamlessly connected to the technologies, data, and workflows surrounding it. That connection begins with a persistent, machine-readable identity that allows every system to know which animal it is interacting with.”
– RapID Labs Team
“RapID Lab is helping create that connection. By establishing a persistent identity for each animal, we can connect the physical animal to digital research workflows today while enabling emerging technologies such as computer vision, virtual models, automated sampling, robotics, and AI. We see RapID becoming an identity layer for the Intelligent Lab.”
– RapID Labs Team
PicoTeam: Bringing The Lab Of The Future To The Cage Side
PicoTeam helps animal facilities and in vivo research teams move toward more connected, efficient, and data-driven ways of working. The company focuses on digitalizing complex workflows and making research information easier to access, use, and share.
PicoTeam envisions the Lab of the Future as a connected research environment where digital information is available throughout the workflow, from research planning to the animal room and cage side.
Much of an animal facility’s data is generated at the cage side through observations, treatments, measurements, and daily activities. PicoTeam’s Digital Cage Card solution and companion Mobile App bring digital information and documentation directly to this point of care.
"For us, the Lab of the Future is about putting information where the work happens—at the cage side—so people spend less time on manual steps and more time on the animals and the science.”
– Kenneth Sklander, PicoTeam Founder & Chief Executive Officer
"Having worked in animal facilities myself, I know the future is a connected system with the right tools right at the cage—physical and digital, built for how people actually work.”
– Kenneth Sklander, PicoTeam Founder & Chief Executive Officer
From Digital Cage Cards To Connected Workflows
Wireless Updates: PicoTeam Digital Cage Cards use low-power ePaper displays that update wirelessly as cage information changes.
Customizable Displays: Layouts and visual indicators allow facilities to display relevant animal and cage information, study details, treatment instructions, and alerts.
Interactive Mobile App: Staff can scan or tap a Digital Cage Card to access linked information and document activities directly at the cage side.
Real-Time Record Keeping: Capturing information where activities take place helps reduce manual data entry and keeps digital records current.
The cage card becomes a digital connection point between the animal, the care team, and the systems managing its information.
Connecting The Lab Of The Future
Connected systems are an essential part of the Lab of the Future. PicoTeam Digital Cage Cards integrate with existing animal management systems and structured data sources, allowing facilities to introduce cage-side digital workflows while leveraging their current infrastructure.
For PicoTeam, the Lab of the Future is about connecting people, animals, data, and technology across the research environment. By bringing digital information to the cage side, our Digital Cage Cards and Mobile App bridge the physical animal facility with its wider digital research environment, giving teams more time to focus on animals and science.
Experience The Lab Of The Future At AALAS 2026
The Lab of the Future is a connected experience, and we’re inviting you to explore how it all comes together at AALAS 2026.
Start at Transnetyx at Booth #2020 to experience the Lab of the Future, then visit our partners to see the technologies helping bring this vision to life.
Allentown | Booth #1508: Explore animal housing and cage rack solutions designed for modern research facilities.
RapID Lab | Booth #1346: Discover technologies for mouse identification and biopsy collection.
PicoTeam | Booth #2020: See how Digital Cage Cards connect animal care activities with digital research workflows.