General Instructions:
  1. Project Consultation: Please contact us in advance to discuss your project’s experimental design and sample preparation requirements.
  2. Sample Submission: Samples will not be accepted without a duly filled submission form.
  3. Only brief description of study/sample preparation has to be mentioned in the application form. Additional details can be mentioned as file attachment.
  4. Data Delivery: Upon completion of analysis, processed data in the form of Excel spreadsheets and Raw data will be provided. Raw data will be retained for a period of six months from the date of result communication.
  5. Application Form: Ensure that the application form includes a valid email ID. A copy of the submitted form will be sent to the registered email address.
  6. GST: An additional 18% GST will be applicable as per government regulations.
  7. Responsibility: By submitting the application form, you acknowledge and accept full responsibility for the accuracy and completeness of all information provided through the portal.
  8. Acknowledgment Requirement: It is imperative to formally acknowledge the technical assistance provided by the Mass Spectrometry Core Facility in all relevant outcomes, including publications, presentations, media releases, and annual reports.

Example Acknowledgment:
"The metabolic profiling was carried out utilizing liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry [LC–MS/MS] platform at the DBT-SAHAJ National Facility for Mass Spectrometry, BRIC-Rajiv Gandhi Centre for Biotechnology (RGCB), Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala."


  1. Reporting Publications: Kindly share a copy of any published manuscript, abstract, or related output resulting from data generated at our facility. This is necessary for us to maintain a record of scientific contributions and report them to the Department of Biotechnology (DBT).

Application Form: Metabolomics/ Lipidomics Sample Submission Form
Mass Spectrometry Core Facility, RGCB


Details about the project for which the samples are going to be submitted:




Sample Details: ((samples will be accepted as extracted metabolites or lipids etc)



If sample id numbers are more than 15, please upload sample id list as pdf file attachment .




Analysis requirement for Untargeted Metabolomics/Lipidomics Sample submission form

For Charges (Please refer Service Charges (Excluding GST))


Analytical Service Description




D. Orbitrap Eclipse Fusion Tribrid MS connected with vanquish UHPLC system (Thermo Scientific)





On submitting the application form ,you are accepting and have sole responsibility for all the details that is been uploaded and entered in the portal.