Facilities & Infrastructure

Metabolic Solutions’ state-of-the art stable isotope analytical laboratory is located in scenic southern New Hampshire, less than 1 hour from the academic centers of Boston. Our 6,000 square foot laboratory features:

CLIA Certified High Complexity Testing Laboratory

Complete sample tracking

Continuous 24/7 monitoring of all freezers and refrigerators

Emergency generator backup

Secure sample and data storage areas

3rd party calibration services on laboratory equipment including balances, hoods, ovens, pipettes and meters.

GLP compliant policies and procedures (SOPs) avail

21 CFR Part 11 compliant electronic record generation available

Instrumentation

Agilent 6110 LC-Tandem Mass Spectrometer (LC-MS/MS) Triple Quad with Agilent 1100 LC

Thermo Finnigan Delta XP Isotope Ratio Mass Spectrometer (IRMS) with:
• GC Isolink for 13C, 15N and 2H GC-IRMS and Conflow IV interface
• Agilent 7890 GC with PAL autosampler

Thermo Finnigan Delta V Advantage Isotope Ratio Mass Spectrometer (IRMS) with:
• Trace GC-Combustion III unit for 13C, 15N and D GC-C-IRMS and Conflow IV interface
• Elemental Analyzer EA112HT 13C, 15N and D sample combustion unit
• Thermo GC Ultra with PAL autosampler

Two (2) Sercon Complete ABCA2 Gas Isotope Ratio Mass Spectrometer Systems

Three (3) Cavity Ringdown Spectrometers with PAL autosamplers
• Two (2) Los Gatos Research Liquid Water Isotope Analyzer (LWIA)
• Picarro G2121i Isotopic CO2 Analyzer

Three (3) Gas Chromatography/Mass Spectrometers (GC/MS) systems equipped with autosamplers
• Agilent 5973 MSD with 6890 GC (both EI and CI capable)
• Agilent 5975 MSD with 7890 GC (both EI and CI capable)
• Agilent 5977 MSD with 7890 GC (both EI and CI capable)

Four (4) Quintron Microlyzer Model SC hydrogen and methane analyzers

Agilent 7890B Series GC custom with PAL3 RSI 85 autosampler