Open-source neurophysiology tools

Empowering neurophysiology data
for open science

We help research labs standardize, share, and publish their neurophysiology data through custom software solutions and expert consulting.

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Standardize
Convert complex lab formats to NWB
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Validate
Build tested, documented data pipelines
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Publish
Prepare datasets for DANDI and reuse
69
Research labs supported
15
Grant-funded projects
35
Partner institutions
Why CatalystNeuro

Research software engineers for neuroscience

We bridge the gap between academic research and professional software engineering. Our team combines deep neuroscience domain expertise with production-grade development practices, delivering solutions that are both scientifically rigorous and built to last.

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Domain experts

Our engineers have published research and understand the nuances of neurophysiology data.

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100% open source

No vendor lock-in. Every tool we build is open source and belongs to the community.

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Production quality

Professional testing, documentation, and long-term maintainability. Not just research prototypes.

What we do

Our services

CatalystNeuro has worked successfully with diverse scientific research groups in a variety of capacities. All work we do is open source, so our team can fit seamlessly with research groups without worry of expensive licensing fees or vendor lock-in.

Open data management

Convert your data to Neurodata Without Borders (NWB) and publish on the DANDI Archive.

  • Open-source conversion pipeline
  • Compliance with government and foundation funders
  • Includes notebooks demonstrating data use
  • Experience with 60+ labs
View our work

Software engineering

Integrate existing analysis, visualization, and data management tools with open data via NWB and DANDI.

  • Professionalize software through packaging, testing, and documentation
  • Create reproducible workflows for data processing and analysis
View our work

AI in neuroscience

Leverage AI and machine learning to accelerate neuroscience research.

  • Develop agents to automate processing steps
  • Data curation for building neural foundation models
  • Training in agentic code generation
Get started
Cloud integration
Team training
Data analytics
Open source
Backed and trusted by
NIHAllen InstituteKavli FoundationMichael J. Fox FoundationSimons Foundation

Working with labs at 35 institutions

Stanford
Harvard
MIT
Princeton
Yale
Columbia
NYU
Berkeley
Northwestern
UCSF
Johns Hopkins
Salk Institute
University of Washington
University of Pennsylvania
UT Austin
Emory
Mount Sinai
Cornell
Working with the team at CatalystNeuro was a terrific, highly productive experience. They revamped a bespoke volumetric imaging pipeline we had developed, integrated it with our behavioral data, and made it all compatible with NWB. My lab has already used their CatalystNeuro pipeline in publication, and will undoubtedly find their NWB toolkit of great use in the future.
Dr. Thomas ClandininProfessor, Stanford University

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