Our Technology

Through Allotrope Foundation, subject-matter experts collaborate to co-create data standards that are then applied to use cases across the life sciences space. These data standards comprise the Allotrope Framework – a powerful technology toolkit that includes four core components – Allotrope Foundation Ontologies, Allotrope Data Models, Allotrope Data Format, and Allotrope Simple Models.

• Allotrope Foundation Ontologies (AFO): Ontologies that define terms and their relationship consistently across laboratory domains. Allotrope Foundation Taxonomies (AFT), which are part of the ontology suite, categorize laboratory terms into five domains, to distinguish between different laboratory instruments and methods. Allotrope Foundation Ontologies link such terms across domains to advance data modeling, searching, and analysis.
• Allotrope Data Models (ADM): Models establishing schema to define and standardize how specific laboratory items should be organized to maintain consistency and uniformity across the lab.
• Allotrope Data Format (ADF): Standardized formats designed to enable the seamless exchange, storage, and management of laboratory data across different instruments and software platforms. ADF supports the storage of complex metadata and contextual information to promote interoperability and harmonize laboratory workflows.
• Allotrope Simple Models (ASM): Leveraging JSON, ASMs provide a standardized text-based representation of laboratory data that are both human and machine readable. ASMs are compatible with any programming language and are easy to directly apply to use cases in the laboratory domain. Allotrope Simple Models (ASMs) are bidirectionally compatible with Allotrope Data Models (ADMs) which allows for the easy movement of data between systems while maintaining data integrity, seamless compatibility, and consistency across formats.