Comprehensive, Accurate, Quantitative
Metabolomics
for Biomedicine, Agriculture,
and Environment
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What is Metabolomics?
Metabolomics is a field of “omics” specializing in the near global analysis of small molecule metabolites (<1500 Daltons) found in biological samples.
Its applications include disease diagnostics, agriculture and livestock, food and nutrition, environmental and pharmaceutical research and development.
About TMIC
The Metabolomics Innovation Centre (TMIC) is a nationally-funded core facility supported by the Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI) Major Science Initiatives (MSI) program, Genome Canada (GC), and other funding agencies. It possesses a unique combination of infrastructure and personnel to conduct a wide range of cutting-edge metabolomic studies for biomarker discovery, biological studies, exposomics, clinical trials research, biomedical studies, bioproducts studies, agriproduct research, nutrient profiling, and environmental testing. It operates on a cost-recovery model, utilizing the funds received, user fees collected, and university support.
The platform comprises Dr. Liang Li (University of Alberta), Dr. David Wishart (University of Alberta), Dr. Christoph Borchers (McGill University), Dr. David Goodlett (University of Victoria), Dr. James Harynuk (University of Alberta), Dr. Philip Britz-McKibbin (McMaster University), Dr. Jeff Xia (McGill University), Dr. Dajana Vuckovic (Concordia University), and Dr. Tao Huan (University of British Columbia).
Our Centre
Your source for quantitative and semi-quantitative metabolomics techniques and bioinformatics.
World-Class Technology
Access to over $40 million in state-of-the-art metabolomics infrastructure and technologies including using NMR, CE-MS, GCxGC MS, GC-MS, LC-MS, UPLC, HPLC and Metabolite Imaging.
From Sample to Result
High throughput, low cost and extremely comprehensive services from sample preparation to the data analysis and data interpretation. TMIC guarantees high quality reproducible data as well as high customer-service standards.
Multidisciplinary
TMIC technologies are compatible with a wide range of samples, including human and animal biofluids, cell extracts and cell culture media, tissue, water, air, and soil, including small sample sizes. We serve clients in biomedical, environmental and agricultural research.
