The Metabolomics Innovation Centre (TMIC): national core facility for quantitative metabolomics
The Metabolomics Innovation Centre (TMIC) is a nationally funded core facility, with a node at the University of Alberta, providing quantitative and semi-quantitative metabolomics services for biomedicine, agriculture, and environment.
Overview
TMIC is a nationally-funded core facility supported by the Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI) Major Science Initiatives program, Genome Canada, and other agencies. It provides comprehensive metabolomics services (the near-global analysis of small-molecule metabolites under 1500 Daltons) for biomedical, agricultural, and environmental research, operating on a cost-recovery model.
Available services
- Quantitative and semi-quantitative metabolomics from sample preparation through data analysis and interpretation
- Biomarker discovery, exposomics, clinical trials research, nutrient profiling, and environmental testing
- Support for a wide range of samples, including human and animal biofluids, cell extracts and culture media, tissue, water, air, and soil, including small sample sizes
Equipment & instruments
TMIC provides access to metabolomics infrastructure including NMR, CE-MS, GCxGC-MS, GC-MS, LC-MS, UPLC, HPLC, and metabolite imaging.
Access & engagement
TMIC is a multi-institution platform with investigators at the University of Alberta and partner universities across Canada. Work is performed on a cost-recovery basis with user fees, and clients are asked to acknowledge TMIC in resulting publications and presentations.
About University of Alberta
The University of Alberta is a large, comprehensive public research university in Edmonton with multiple campuses and a strong applied research culture. Industry engages through co-located labs and pilot-scale facilities, as well as established co-op and internship programs that place talent with partners year-round. Integration with Alberta’s province-wide hospital system supports clinical research and accelerates translation. Companies also benefit from proximity to regional industry clusters and collaboration hubs on and near campus for joint R&D and prototyping. Supported by NSERC, CIHR, SSHRC, and Canada Foundation for Innovation funding—plus provincial and industry support—the tech transfer office manages IP, licensing, and startup formation with streamlined sponsored-research agreements.
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