LifeChip and Destron Fearing are the pioneers in the development of syringe injectable, miniaturised microchip technology for injection under the skin of animals.

The products and technology Destron Fearing manufactures and markets to the animal identification industry, through LifeChip (across Australasia), have developed dramatically since their origination. The electronic product line includes a variety of radio frequency microchips or "tags", portable readers, stationary readers, e.tag for livestock, LifeChip and microchip injecting devices. products function generally as a data acquisition "front end" part of a total information system produced by a systems integrator for a particular application. Future product enhancements include read/write and temperature sensing microchips and new scanning systems that extend the capabilities of these products while integrating them with animal management systems.

Two decades ago, bar code technology revolutionised the way goods and merchandise were identified, priced and inventoried. Bar coding rapidly became an integral part of modern business, providing a firm foundation for the concept of automatic identification. However, bar code technology is limited in its application by the need for an unobstructed line-of-sight or physical contact between the bar code and the reader. These reading systems cannot function in many environmental conditions and most labels deteriorate with time.

Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) eliminates this limitation. RFID technology identifies an object remotely through the use of radio frequencies and microchips last indefinitely. Because RFID codes can be read without line-of-sight or physical contact, RFID technology provides a solution to certain difficult identification problems which bar code technology cannot address.