Reproducibility: Technology innovations for precise environmental control in vivaria

This session examines the latest technology innovations and facility design implications for ensuring high-quality, low-variability research while balancing cost, sustainability, and adaptability. Eugenio Zoni examines the plethora of factors to be considered, including HVAC systems, humidity across seasons, temperature control for sensitive studies or post-recovery, lighting conditions, variability in room layouts, and more. He illustrates the use of new equipment solutions to allow precise control of extrinsic variables at the cage level, the transformative potential in vivarium design, and the improvements in standardization and reproducibility across studies.