We were pleased to attend the ZDM17 and EZHAM 2024 conferences this autumn. Thanks to everyone that stopped by at the booth and see you again soon!
We are going to take part in the EZHAM 2024 meeting in Gödöllő, Hungary, from 16th to 18th October.
We are excited to attend the ZDM17 conference in Lisabon on 8th to 10th October 2024. Meet us at the booth!
Several errors reported by users were fixed:
- generation of PDF reports
- empty username handling
- updating of substock age
- autocomplete of user searching
- attachment of MS Office documents
To optimize the functioning of the whole project Zebrabase has adopted a new operation policy.
All clients can now choose the desired set of functionalities and the level of support they require.
Read our Features and Pricing to learn more!
New: Multispecies functionality & interactive tutorials
Zebrabase is now suitable for multiple species of fish or any invertabrates that are kept in tanks! The species can be marked with a code or an abbreviation and the life-stage will be updated automatically according to the species specific parameters.
From now on, it is possible to train new users by using interactive tutorials. Our library of tutorials will be continuously developed.
The Zebrabase team is going to attend the FELASA conference in Marseilles, 13-16. 6. 2022. Come and talk to us there!
New look & new features!
"the look" - less words, more icons, optimized color-scheme
tags - add additional information to your substocks
custom filters - save your filtering preferences and share with others
batch action permission - users now need a permision for performing batch actions from the facility admin
batch export - export your selection of data
generation number - a new dedicated slot in the stock records for this information
multispecies support - other species of fish or aquatic animals housed in tanks can be included in the database
ZFIN nomenclature support (available on request)
The Animal Reporting Module (ARM) allows the users to:
track experimental procedures and their severity
report the number of animals exposed to over-the-threshold severity and the deaths of genetically burdened animals
produce protocols for governmental reports easily and in a unified way
The ARM is compliant with the EU directive on protection of animals used for scientific purposes ( 2010/63/EU) and the FELASA recommendations.
new project / experiment system
tank pricing feature - it is possible to assign price to each tank in the facility
fishline burden confirmation tool - the admin can check information on burdened fishlines
microinjication - is enabled in the crossing function
We are happy to announce new improvements in the recent version of Zebrabase!
Billing statistics (for admins only)
- Statistics of occupied tanks and number of fish per day
- Possible to filter based on the owner, workgroup and date range
- Data displayed both as graphs and tables
- Data can be exported to .xls and used for invoicing or reporting purposes
Starting from today, all new customers will be provided with a completely redesigned version of the application - Zebrabase 3.0. Existing customers will be contacted by our support to discuss the details and date of migration, which will be associated with a short-term outage of the service.
Zebrabase 3 provides major improvements and new features.
Facility view
- Drag and drop transfers
- Shelf for temporary placement of substocks
- Split tanks
- Position sharing for multiple substocks
- Improved position blocking (including notes)
- Flexible rack desings (independent number of positions per row)
Fish List
- Versatile batch select
- Batch actions for Fishlines
- Static "Num" IDs
Calendar
- Additional request types including "Custom"
- Improved interface including week view
- Request cloning
- Multiple assignees
- In-app notifications
- Note field available for any action and also independently of actions
- Advanced filtering (request type, user, status, room etc.)
General
- Improved user interface
- Support for multiple printers
- Internal messaging system and customizable notifications
- Customizable productivity statuses including color coding
Zebrabase will be presented at 14th Felasa Congress 2019 in Prague. Meet us at booth no. 26!
We are happy to announce new improvements in the recent version of Zebrabase!
- Batch printing of QR codes from Facility view and printing queue
- Filtering for Stats
- Additional options for Founder substocks and Split
- Minor GUI improvements
We are happy to announce new improvements in the recent version of Zebrabase!
- Facility - 1x4 option added for substock transfers
- Descriptions for substocks and fishlines now available via the "i" icon from Fish and Facility views
- QR codes now include embedded text and can be printed via browser for printing on a small scale
- Minor GUI improvements
We are happy to announce new features in the recent version of Zebrabase!
- Substock Owner - User can be assigned independently to every substock, in addition to the Responsible User for each fishline.
- Minor improvements:
- Optimized GUI for all major parts of the database.
- New filtering options for Fish.
- The list of offspring accessible from the substock record
The final version of the manuscript entitled Zebrabase: An intuitive tracking solution for aquatic model organisms is available here.
We are happy to announce new features in the recent version of Zebrabase!
- Genotyping - Genotyping is a new action available in the action menu that allows to change zygosities (+/+, +/- etc.) for every genotype.
- Workgroups - Workgroups enable to divide fishlines and users into multiple groups, e.g. labs. These workgroups then function independently, with fish records separated in the database.
- Minor improvements:
- filtering by experiment in Count list.
- background is now shown in the Fish list.
- minor GUI improvements.
The preprint version of the manuscript entitled Zebrabase: An intuitive tracking solution for aquatic model organisms is available here.
All Zebrabase instances have been updated to the version 2.1.6, which includes these enhancements:
- "Responsible user" function for every fishline
- Deleting records (for admin users only)
- Custom genotype modification categories (with transgenic and mutant being still the default ones)
- Editable suffixes for substocks, stocks and fishlines
- Outcrossing possibility for requests (previously, only incrosses were possible)
Dear users,
as you may know, our philosophy is to support small and starting labs by providing Zebrabase free of charge. Therefore, we have decided to relax our pricing criteria so that more labs could use Zebrabase.
STARTING FACILITIES
Until you reach 150 active substocks, Zebrabase is free of charge regardless of the facility size.
SMALL FACILITIES
If your facility consist of no more than 4 racks or 150 tanks, you qualify for the Free plan as well.
If your facility is larger, you can also benefit from the Free plan. Request you own instance of Zebrabase and test it for a single room or rack to see if it suits your needs. Here, you can read the full pricing details. Don't forget to request your own Zebrabase instance today!
A crowd of people visited our booth during the meeting. Everybody who was interested in Zebrabase and who filled out the survey received the 3D-printed fish of various genotypes representing different mutant and GFP reporter zebrafish lines, that could be recognized using UV light right at the booth. Using their mobile phones and QR codes they could be navigated directly to the particular fish substock to learn more about the genotype and the breeding history. It was a big success since more than 40 potential users representing smaller labs but also larger facilities expressed interest in testing the demo version of the Zebrabase. If you want to become one of them, please go to https://zebrabase.org/contact and send us your request.
Jana Oltová, the graduate student from Bartůněk Lab of the Institute of Molecular Genetics in Prague, kicked-off the morning session of the first day of EZM2017. During her presentation, Jana introduced Zebrabase as a unique, cross-platform fish tracking database developed especially for research fish facilities. She explained how the users can keep track on their fish facilities any time from any device, with the help of QR codes and to get immediate access to information on the individual fish. After the talk she invited the audience to visit the Zebrabase exhibition booth in the Aula. Jana presented Zebrabase with her natural style to look impressive at the stage. Congratulations, Jana!
We are launching Zebrabase v2.0 at the 10th European Zebrafish Meeting in Budapest! Meet us at the booth in the Aula (booth A3).