Our Solutions for Academia and Research
Partner with us to build innovation pest information solutions
Collaborate and build AI applications for identification, detection, or monitoring of insects.
IDX is designed to be a scalable first-entry platform for insect AI applications. Quickly generate data Vectech’s team will use to train, test, and deploy customized computer vision algorithms.
Academic Research Capabilities
IDX is a versatile AI platform that can be customized to your specific needs. We work with you as a research partner along the way to develop next-generation tools.
Customize algorithms to your insects of interest
Our built in data pipeline enables you to quickly capture and large image datasets we used to quickly train and deploy our algorithms. See results in as little as a few months.
Win and execute on research grants
Our team has executed multi-million dollar research grants and contracts for agencies like the National Science Foundation, National Institutes of Health, Centers for Disease Control, US Department of Agriculture, and Department of Defense. Our team can help you win your next grant.
Publish world class research
Our team’s strong research background shows with publications in journals like Nature Scientific Reports, Biomedical Optics Express, and Frontiers.
Due to a lack of vaccines for most vector borne pathogens,
vector surveillance and control is the primary strategy to reduce vector borne disease risk. Public health systems gather surveillance data including vector species diversity, distribution, and abundance to inform optimal allocation of control resources. Unfortunately, conventional surveillance practices are labor intensive, slow, and imprecise.
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Specimens are collected from the field
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Vector species are identified and counted by entomologists
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Evidence based decisions are made on data
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Control resources target areas at highest risk for disease
International Health Capabilities
IDX is a mobile system that can be easily deployed in the lab and field to support national vector control programs.
Anopheles stephensi, picture from WRBU
DETECT INVASIVE SPECIES
IDX has been trained on a global database of mosquito species, so IDX can help your team flag potential invasive threats, even if your team has never seen the species before.
PROCESS AND VERIFY COLLECTIONS
IDX has been designed for use with minimally trained users, like community volunteers. In less than one day, IDX can be deployed in an operational surveillance workflow and support species verification with the performance of a professional entomologist.
TELEOPERATIONS
All specimens processed through IDX are stored digitally. Use built-in filtering to download the surveillance data you want in standard formats. Access data generated by IDX from anywhere around the world.
