NSA Labs

NeuroScience Associates (NSA) provides specialized neurohistology services for research and safety assessment. The company’s mass-production approach uses its MultiBrain®, MultiCord®, and Large Format™ technologies to prepare and process tissue from multiple brains, spinal cords, and other specimens, with configurations available for different tissue types and species. Its services include embedding and sectioning, histological stains, immunohistochemistry and antibody staining, and multi-fluorescent antibody staining. NSA also offers digital imaging and analysis, three-dimensional reconstructions, quantitative image analysis, stereology, pathology, and GLP experiment design and consultation.

The company supports research involving conditions such as Alzheimer’s disease, ALS, Huntington disease, multiple sclerosis, Parkinson’s disease, and stroke. Its neuro safety work includes evaluating chemical changes, inflammation and other perturbations, and permanent damage, as well as studies involving neonates and juveniles. NSA also provides detection services for defined targets, including blood-brain barrier compromise, electrode tracts, metals, and stem cells. Client resources include tissue-preparation guidance, protocols, technical support, publications, posters, and educational materials. NSA notes that turnaround for up to 100 brains is usually three to four weeks.