CoreMetabolomics

Urine analysis service

Urine biomarkers provide a molecular readout of diet, the microbiome, and diverse health effects. These research opportunities are now feasible at high-throughput, are easily interpretable, and cost just €49 per sample.

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Metabolic biomarkers of physiology and dietary exposures open doors for scientific discoveries.

Our urine metabolite data provides a fast-track to the discovery of novel biomarkers for current health and future disease risk. This ranges from novel metabolites related to dietary intake to new molecular pathways involved in disease onset and complications. There are numerous applications to diabetes and kidney disease, as well as general population cohorts. 

  • Biomarkers in ratio to creatinine as well as in absolute concentrations
  • Suited for any kind of urine sample collection
  • 500 μL volume required
  • Up to 1000 samples profiled per week
  • Price starting at €49 per sample

Our urine biomarker analysis in a nutshell

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Discover novel disease biomarkers through a robust and scalable assay

Our service is based on high-throughput NMR technology and quantification software, which provides consistent results across cohorts of any size and between cohorts.

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Confidence in your results

Urine biomarker concentrations in your study are compared to a database of general population and diabetes patient cohorts. Additionally, a comprehensive data quality report is shared with you. To learn more, contact us.

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Easy to analyze for epidemiological research

No expertise in metabolomics is required – the biomarker data can be statistically analyzed just like clinical chemistry data. We provide a description of each biomarker’s role and a guide on how to start epidemiological analyses. To learn more, contact us

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Independent of routine risk factors and blood biomarkers

The biomarkers in Nightingale Health’s urine analysis service are only weakly correlated with each other and to standard metabolic risk factors. This allows you to uncover new biological insights and improve disease risk prediction. 

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Biomarkers covering an individual’s own physiology as well as external exposures

Most of the urine biomarkers capture disease related processes such as insulin sensitivity and kidney function, but many also reflect dietary intake and gut microbiome activity.

CoreMetabolomics Urine analysis service

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The biomarkers cover a wide range of biological functions:

  • Dietary metabolites (e.g. arabinose, quinate)
  • Microbial metabolites (e.g. acetate, indoxyl sulfate, TMAO)
  • Amino acids 
  • Substrates and products of amino acid metabolism 
  • Energy metabolism 
  • Nucleotide metabolism 
  • Niacin metabolism
  • Creatinine, to scale for urine volume
  • In total, 50 metabolite biomarkers and creatinine in one measurement
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Urine biomarkers

51 research use biomarkers analyzed from every sample.

See full list of urine biomarkers

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