Mouse Specifics, Inc. Information

Mouse Specifics Inc. (MSI) is a biotech company that develops innovative instrumentation to accelerate the translation of preclinical research to benefit human health and well-being. With tens of millions of laboratory animals used each year in biomedical research, MSI aims to provide a better experience for the animals, the researchers studying them, and the patients we hope benefit from countless pre-clinical studies. Our patented instruments include the ECGenie, a non-invasive heart monitor for awake animals, and the DigiGait Imaging System, which describes strength, balance, and coordination in animal models of human movement disorders. The ECGenie and DigiGait have application to numerous disease areas, such as CNS disorders, pain, and neuro-degenerative diseases. Our customers include academic institutions, biotechnology companies, and large pharmaceutical companies, domestic and abroad. The demand for our elegantly efficient in vivo technologies is rapidly growing. For more information, visit www.mousespecifics.com. Customers include: Harvard Medical School Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai- New York Medical University of South Carolina National Institute of Health Pfizer Texas A&M University University of Kansas Medical Center US Department of Agriculture Wake Forest Medical School Barcelona Science Park, Spain Keio University Medical School, Japan McMaster University, Canada Queensland Institute of Medical Research, Australia Tel Aviv University, Israel Examples of research topics using MSI instrumentation: TBI, MS, Parkinson’s disease, Huntington’s disease, epilepsy, ALS, Marfan Syndrome, muscular dystrophy, myocarditis, arthritis, drug abuse, drug toxicity, Down Syndrome, hyperthyroidism, myocardial dysfunction, and autism.