Automated behavioral phenotyping

PhylumTech Rapid and easy behavioral testing for tiny animals

Automate locomotor and behavioral measurements in small organisms with the WMicrotracker® family. Work with C. elegans, zebrafish larvae, parasites, brine shrimp, ticks and other tiny animal models across drug discovery, toxicology, aging, stress and tracking assays.

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C. elegans Zebrafish Animal parasites Plant parasites

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Behavior → data

Non-invasive IR detection Real-time readout

Innovative products

One platform family. Different experimental needs.

Choose the detection format that fits your organism, culture medium and throughput.

High throughput · Liquid culture

WMicrotracker ONE

Optimized to quantify animal population behavior in liquid medium using 96- or 384-well plates through infrared microbeam interruption.

Infrared light scattering detection
96- and 384-well plate formats
Drug screening, RNAi, stress, neurodegeneration and ecotoxicity workflows

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Spatial resolution · Agar & liquid

WMicrotracker ARENA

Designed for populations cultured in agar or liquid media using 6-well, 24-well and 35 mm Petri formats, combining infrared microbeams with optical detection.

Large array of infrared microbeams
6- and 24-well plates plus 35 mm Petri dishes
Temperature control and spatial activity resolution

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Multi-path tracking · Agar

WMicrotracker SMART

Follow the paths of adult worms in real time and quantify movement using infrared image detection in 35 mm Petri dishes.

Full-plate infrared video imaging
SMARTx1 or up to 8 plates with SMARTx8 carousel
Path tracking, distance and movement quantification

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Accessible · Compact

WMicrotracker MINI

A simplified, lower-cost option for quantifying population behavior in liquid culture using a 96-well plate and infrared microbeam detection.

96-well microplate format
Infrared light scattering
Compact entry point for automated behavioral measurements

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How it works

Turn tiny movements into reproducible data

PhylumTech technologies use non-invasive infrared detection and real-time software processing to automate locomotor activity measurements while reducing manual observation and operator bias.

Illuminate with infrared microbeams

Small organisms interact with a dense sensor grid or infrared imaging field.

Detect motion automatically

Light scattering, beam interruption or image changes reveal locomotor activity.

Process and report in real time

Software converts activity into kinetic measurements, spatial data or tracked paths.

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Infrared sensing

Movement disrupts the light field

A software algorithm turns signal changes into locomotor activity events over time.

Applications

From model organisms to screening workflows

C. elegans

Automated high-throughput drug screens, aging, stress, pathogen, neurodegeneration and behavioral assays.

Zebrafish larvae

Behavioral tracking for drug discovery, toxicology and ecotoxicity studies in multiwell formats.

Animal parasites

Motility-based measurements for anthelmintic screening and parasite drug effectiveness studies.

Plant parasites

Nematode assays that support nematicide discovery and automated evaluation of compound effects.

Support

Software, manuals and protocols in one place

Keep your WMicrotracker setup current with software downloads, user manuals, troubleshooting guidance and experimental protocol resources.

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Download zone

Software installers, drivers, manuals and validated protocol material.

User toolbox

FAQs, experiment guidelines, data reports, validation information and troubleshooting.

Global sales & scientific support

Have a specific experimental requirement?

Tell us your organism, culture format and measurement goal. PhylumTech can help you choose or adapt the right WMicrotracker workflow.

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