The Bordeaux Metabolome facility is a research facility that provides advanced equipment and expertise for studying the metabolome, lipidome and metabolic fluxes, with a strong focus on plant and plant-derived samples. Supported by INRAE, the University of Bordeaux, and CNRS, the facility brings together specialised technologies and scientific know-how to support metabolic research and make these resources accessible to the wider scientific community.

The facility develops and applies analytical strategies and bioinformatics tools for metabolomics, metabolic phenotyping, lipidomics and fluxomics. Its activities contribute to research in plant functional genomics, genetics, pathology, ecophysiology and systems biology, as well as studies of plant-derived products and pharmacological approaches. Typical research themes include the acquisition and interpretation of metabolomic profiles, biochemical phenotyping, analysis of metabolic dynamics and the functional study of lipid metabolism.

To support these activities, the facility operates a wide range of advanced instrumentation, including nuclear magnetic resonance spectrometers, liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry systems, gas chromatography-mass spectrometry instruments, and automated high-throughput phenotyping platforms. These technologies enable detailed analysis and characterisation of metabolites and metabolic pathways.

The Bordeaux Metabolome facility is also part of the French national research infrastructures MetaboHUB and PHENOME-EMPHASIS, contributing its expertise and technological capabilities to national networks dedicated to metabolomics and plant phenotyping. Overall, the facility acts as a collaborative research infrastructure supporting national and international projects through cutting-edge analytical capabilities, methodological development and expert guidance in metabolomics and related fields.