Integrated platforms

Eight platforms cover animal care, modeling and dosing, behavior, molecular analysis, pathology, imaging, electrophysiology and nucleic-acid screening. We combine primary endpoints, supporting readouts and collection windows around the candidate and research question.

Discuss a study need
SPF IVC animal-care area
SPF IVC animal room and buffer corridor
SPF IVC pass-box
01 / 03

01 / Animal care

SPF IVC animal care

  • Cohort and monitoring records
  • Body-weight and general-condition data

Support disease-model husbandry and health monitoring throughout the study.

Schedule animal cohorts around model age, sex and observation windows to support dosing and phenotype assessment.

  • SPF IVC housing
  • Body weight & condition
  • Age-window tracking
Stereotaxic apparatus and precision-dosing equipment
Animal modeling and dosing workbench
Small-animal inhalation anesthesia equipment
01 / 03

02 / Modeling & administration

Modeling & precision dosing

  • Modeling and dosing records
  • Sample and collection metadata
  • Phenotype validation

Combine genetic, surgical and stress models with peripheral and CNS routes.

Match model establishment, intervention timing, dose and collection to the target and tissue; supports 13 routes and 50+ tissue types.

  • ICV / P0 ICV
  • IT / IV / SC
  • Stereotaxic injection
  • IVT / intratympanic
Molecular analysis laboratory
Molecular analysis workbench and instruments
Molecular analysis benches and equipment
Molecular analysis instruments and data workstations
01 / 04

03 / Molecular analysis

Molecular analysis

  • Expression and group comparisons
  • Assay images and quantification
  • Molecular endpoint analysis

Measure target genes, proteins and related molecular changes across delivery and efficacy endpoints.

Support target knockdown, protein expression, inflammation and mechanism studies, with LC-MS and GC-MS where needed.

  • qPCR / RT-PCR
  • Western blot
  • ELISA
  • RNA-Seq
  • Flow cytometry
Histology and pathology equipment
Histology preparation room and microtomes
Histology laboratory work area
01 / 03

04 / Histology & pathology

Histology & pathology

  • Stained tissue images
  • Cell and pathology-burden quantification
  • Region and group comparisons

Assess tissue morphology, cellular localization and pathology burden.

Cover neurons, glia, protein aggregation and tissue injury, linking pathology to behavioral, molecular and delivery endpoints.

  • Paraffin / frozen / vibratome sections
  • IHC / IF
  • RNAscope
  • H&E / Nissl
  • TUNEL / FJ
Behavioral phenotyping equipment
Multi-station animal behavior testing equipment
Individual behavioral testing enclosures
Behavior testing booths and observation area
Behavior monitoring room and recording equipment
01 / 05

05 / Behavioral phenotyping

Behavioral phenotyping

  • Behavioral trajectories and metrics
  • Time-series and group comparisons
  • Endpoint interpretation

Cover cognition, motor function, sociability, emotion and sensory pain across 12 behavioral domains.

Build a phenotype battery around the disease question, control for motor confounds and support longitudinal tracking.

  • Morris water maze / Y-maze
  • Three-chamber social
  • Rotarod / grip / beam walk
  • Von Frey / thermal-cold plate
  • Fine-behavior analysis
Microscopy equipment
Microscope and slide imaging platform
Microscopy system and analysis workstation
Microscopy laboratory equipment
Fluorescence microscopy equipment and workstation
Small-animal micro-CT imaging equipment
In vivo imaging scanner and control desk
01 / 07

06 / Microscopy & imaging

Microscopy & live imaging

  • Representative images
  • Brain-region and tissue distribution
  • Quantitative imaging results

Visualize brain regions, tissue and whole-body distribution with microscopy and live imaging.

Combine imaging methods for delivery distribution, regional structure and longitudinal observation.

  • Fluorescence microscopy
  • Optical imaging
  • MRI / CT
  • PET / SPECT
  • Ultrasound / OCT
Mouse physiological monitoring equipment
Electrophysiology microscopy workstation
Multichannel electrophysiology recording system
01 / 03

07 / Electrophysiology & physiology

Electrophysiology & physiology

  • Electrophysiology records and analysis
  • Synaptic-function metrics
  • Physiological changes

Connect neuronal activity, synaptic function and systemic physiology.

Combine excitability, synaptic transmission and plasticity readouts with project-specific physiological monitoring.

  • Action potential / membrane potential
  • mEPSC / mIPSC
  • LTP / LTD / fEPSPs
  • Heart rate / respiration / temperature
Liver target-gene expression results from nucleic-acid screening

08 / Nucleic acid screening

Nucleic acid delivery screening

  • Cross-candidate comparison
  • Tissue distribution and target effect
  • Route comparison

Compare candidates, routes and target-tissue effects to support delivery selection.

Cover liver, muscle, brain, spinal cord, DRG, eye and ear studies, combining qPCR with pathology and distribution.

  • siRNA / ASO / mRNA
  • Peripheral and CNS dosing
  • Multi-tissue quantification
  • Expression / knockdown

PLATFORM COMBINATIONS

Combine platforms around the question

Set primary endpoints, supporting readouts and collection windows during study design so results can be compared.

Disease efficacy

  1. Model & grouping
  2. Dosing & behavior
  3. Pathology & molecular endpoints

Let behavioral change and tissue or molecular change validate one another within the same study.

Brain-delivery evaluation

  1. hTFR model dosing
  2. Brain-region distribution
  3. Target engagement & efficacy

Combine brain distribution and quantitative endpoints to compare biological effect after delivery.

Nucleic-acid screening

  1. Candidate & route
  2. Tissue collection
  3. Expression or knockdown

Compare sequences, carriers and dosing routes under consistent evaluation conditions.

Explore core services

Technical contact

Discuss your target, model or delivery question and learn about study plans, project scope and pricing.