HSRL Corporate History

On February 1, 1999 Tom Galati founded Histo-Scientific Research Laboratories and operated from a room in his home. We produced about 100 slides per week for the first year, and prepared everything by hand. HSRL then moved into leased space on June 1, 2002 and hired its first employee shortly thereafter. Wanting to take the company to the next level, we contracted a Quality Assurance auditor and developed a GLP program so we could market our services to larger biotechnology and drug discovery companies. HSRL’s first FDA surveillance audit was performed in August 2004; no objectionable conditions were found and no 483 was issued. In September 2004, HSRL purchased a 9,000 square foot building in Mount Jackson, Virginia, completely renovated it for lab use and experienced continued growth. In January 2005, HSRL purchased a 7,000 square foot building in Mount Jackson, Virginia, and renovated it specifically as a state-of-the-art archiving facility. HSRL Archives started accepting ambient, refrigerated, and frozen materials in October 2005. In May 2006 HSRL’s second FDA surveillance audit was performed, again with no objectionable conditions noted and no issuance of a 483. Realizing the need to offer pathology services, HSRL began offering GLP slide evaluation and pathology peer-review services in August 2006. Our services expanded once again in March 2009 to include GLP necropsy supervision and prosector services.

HSRL is now a company of approximately 30 employees including 2 pathologists, 15 histotechnicians, and a variety of support staff such as Research Associates, Archivists and Quality Assurance auditors. HSRL’s services include necropsy support, paraffin and plastic embedding for slide preparation, cryosectioning, specialty staining, pathology evaluation using PathData® Systems pathology software and long-term archiving.

We instinctively provide our clients customized services at the most competitive prices available, with prompt and often expedited turnaround times on every project. We are very proud of the way we conduct business, and I think you will find it refreshing to work with us.

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