Case Studies

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Case Studies

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Los Amigos, Peru

In April 2025, members of the ONTOLOGY development team travelled to Los Amigos Biological Station (Madre de Dios, Peru) to demonstrate the alpha build of ONTOLOGY at a biodiversity monitoring workshop held at the station.

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Zoological Survey of India

Researchers in the Himalayas use ONTOLOGY to generate DNA barcodes directly at the point of collection in the field, in the mountains, far from a conventional laboratory.

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Manu Biological Station, Peru

ONTOLOGY has been a key factor in enabling staff at the Thomas Lovejoy Biodiversity and Climate Change Laboratory at Manu Biological Station to initiate and scale DNA barcoding under field-station conditions.

Testimonials

The efficiency of the ONTOLOGY plates has been a revelation for our workflow. We’re extremely impressed with the results—success rates with ONTOLOGY plates actually exceeded what we achieved using fresh reagents. It has significantly streamlined our barcoding process while delivering superior reliability.

Tomasz Mamos & Michal Grabowski University of Lodz, Poland

ONTOLOGY transformed the way we work—making rapid, high-quality DNA barcoding accessible, even in the remote Himalayan landscape.

Avas Pakrashi Zoological Survey of India, Kolkata
National Mission for Himalayan Studies

We tested the ONTOLOGY kit for barcoding a diverse set of nearly a thousand insects, with great success. The pre-made plates and dedicated app make the workflow straightforward and efficient, and we’re excited to use these kits to streamline and accelerate DNA barcoding in our lab.

Rodolphe Rougerie National Museum of Natural History, France

The ONTOLOGY plates have greatly simplified our workflow by eliminating the need to handle primers, reducing both complexity and the potential for error. This is especially advantageous in teaching environments or for users with varying levels of lab experience. The software is another major strength, providing easy access to all sequencing results—not just a consensus barcode—which enables more detailed and confident evaluation of the data.

Emily Hartop Norwegian University of Science and Technology

By providing pre-made PCR plates with standardized primer sets, reaction volumes, unique molecular identifiers, and plate layouts, ONTOLOGY has removed several of the most common bottlenecks in molecular workflows, including reagent preparation, protocol optimization, and plate design. This compatibility has allowed us to make more efficient use of sequencing resources and to generate reliable data under field conditions.

Juliana Andrea Morales Thomas Lovejoy Biodiversity
and Climate Change Laboratory

ONTOLOGY represents a significant breakthrough in DNA barcoding. It makes high-throughput barcoding both accessible and cost-effective for standard laboratories. I am particularly excited about its potential to accelerate the discovery and description of new species, especially within understudied and taxonomically challenging (‘dark’) groups of organisms.

Marko Mutanen University of Oulu

Additional Resources

ONTOLOGY Manual

The ONTOLOGY manual (COMING SOON) provides details about the software, including a tutorial.

ONTOLOGY Support

Please email support@ontology.bio with any questions you cannot find the answers for on this website.

Bug
Reporting

Email dev@ontology.bio to report bugs or any other issues encountered with the software.

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