News 2004
Noldus Information Technology completes advanced usability lab in Paris
14 November 2004
Wageningen – After months of design, engineering, integration and testing, Noldus Information Technology completed the hardware and software infrastructure of the new LUTIN Usability Lab in La Villette, the main French science park, in Paris. The grand opening of the lab took place during a special symposium for 150 guests on 29 September, with the ceremonial inauguration of the lab by François d’Aubert, the French vice-minister of research.
LUTIN (“Laboratoire des Usages en Technologies d'Information Numériques”) resorts under the CNRS, the French council for scientific research, and is directed by Dominique Boullier, professor at the University of Technology of Compiègne. The LUTIN User Lab has primarily been designed as a facility for companies who wish to evaluate the usability of products, services and digital media, including PDAs, mobile phones and web sites. The lab provides both inside and outside testing through a versatile technical infrastructure solution which can be adapted to many different test requirements.
University of Melbourne selects Noldus Information Technology tools for HCI research and user experience testing
10 October 2004
Wageningen – The University of Melbourne has entered into a partnership with Noldus Information Technology. The partnership allows the university’s IDEA Lab to use Noldus software for HCI research and usability testing, to be involved in the specification of new software tools, and to serve as a demonstration and beta test site for new Noldus products.
Noldus introduces PhenoTyper, the first integrated video-based observation system for automated behavioral phenotyping
5 October 2004
Wageningen - Noldus Information Technology today announced the release of PhenoTyper®, a novel system for automated behavioral phenotyping of mice in a home cage environment. PhenoTyper represents the first integrated video-based system for high-throughput behavioral observation, capable of testing multiple domains of the animal’s behavior in an enriched environment during multiple days, without any human intervention.
Noldus ouvre une succursale en France
15 March 2004
Wageningen - Nous sommes là pour vous!
Il est toujours plus facile d'exprimer ses besoins et attentes dans sa langue maternelle. Pour cette raison, nos clients et correspondants Français ont depuis début Mars 2004 la possibilité de contacter directement notre responsable des ventes Dimitri Gerebtzoff pour toute question ou suggestion, et ce, bien sûr en Français! Monsieur Gerebtzoff est originaire de Belgique francophone et a fait ses études en Suisse. Il a par la suite acquit des connaissances détaillées dans l'utilisation de The Observer Video-Pro et EthoVision ainsi qu'une expérience pratique en Neuroscience dans ses activités de chercheur dans l'industrie pharmaceutique.
Noldus joins TREND consortium to develop novel technology for clinical neurology
1 March 2004
Wageningen - Consortium strives to improve diagnostics and therapy of Complex Regional Pain Syndrome.
A consortium of academic hospitals, technical research groups and commercial companies, including Noldus Information Technology, has initiated a major research project in the area of clinical neurology named “Trauma-RElated Neuronal Dysfunction (TREND)”. Noldus Information Technology, in close collaboration with several Dutch universities, will explore novel assessment technologies for the evaluation of patients suffering from Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS). The 4-year project, with a total budget of 22 million Euro, has received 50% funding from the Dutch government’s BSIK program. The other half of the budget is invested by the consortium partners.
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Noldus to develop new technology for automated behavioral phenotyping
30 January 2004
Neuro-Bsik Mouse Phenomics project takes off to define novel mouse models for brain disorders.
Wageningen - A consortium of leading neuroscience institutes and corporations, including Noldus Information Technology, has launched a major research initiative named “Neuro-Bsik Mouse Phenomics: defining novel mouse models for brain disorders”. The project will develop a new knowledge infrastructure that combines intelligent screening of mutant mice with subsequent in-depth analyses of selected lines. Noldus Information Technology, in close association with scientists at Utrecht University, will develop a new system for automated behavioral phenotyping of mice in the home cage. The 4-year project, with a total budget of 26 million euro, has received 50% funding from the Dutch government’s BSIK program. The other half of the budget is invested by the consortium partners.