Discovery metabolomics and lipidomics

Identify and validate the most
biologically relevant small molecule biomarkers faster than ever before.

Simultaneous capture of 15K+ metabolites and lipids in a single run.

Through our proprietary rapid liquid chromatography (rLC) coupled to high resolution ion mobility mass spectrometry, Sapient can measure thousands of small molecules per sample,
across thousands of samples at a time. Chemistries captured include but are not limited to:

Polar Metabolites

Polar Lipids

Nonpolar Lipids

Nontargeted to amplify your discovery potential.

Accurate metabolite identification is needed to effectively map the role of key discovered small molecule biomarkers and support their translation to clinical use.

Sapient leverages our in-house standards library, encompassing >13,000 chemical reference standards, to deliver definitive identifications of up to 1,400 metabolites in large-scale studies, with >1,000 metabolites routinely identified in small-scale studies.

We have also collected >6 million MS2 spectra representing 850,000+ compounds, which can be used for putative structural identification of unknown metabolites and lipids.

High throughput measures for rapid time-to-insight.

Our next-generation mass spectrometry systems have an analytical cycle time of <1 minute, allowing us to process over 5,000 cellular, preclinical, and human samples per day.

That means you can have confidence in our capacity to generate results with rapid turnaround, even for large-scale discovery metabolomics and lipidomics studies.

Our rLC-MS systems can handle diverse sample types from plasma and serum to tissue, urine, CSF, cells, media, and other matrices.

We enable longitudinal analysis of discovered biomarkers in independent human populations.

discovery metabolomics services

Given the dynamic complexity of small molecule biomarkers, it is critical to understand how they behave across populations of individuals representing different lifestyles, geographies, disease states, and timepoints.

Sapient’s DynamiQ™ Insights Engine enables just that. Comprised of multi-omics data and matched real-world data from 56,000+ longitudinally collected biosamples, we can assess metabolite and lipid biomarker changes across diverse patients and over time to uncover dynamic drivers of disease and drug response.

Interested in how we technically validate identified biomarkers? Speak with our scientists to learn more about our methods.

Customized to your biological questions.

You can leverage our discovery metabolomics and lipidomics services at any phase of the drug development pipeline, from early discovery to preclinical studies through clinical trials.

What are you looking to identify?

The right patient.

The right disease.

The right therapy.

Ready to discover more?

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