From Metabolome to Systems Biology ―　HMT Continues to Evolve.

Human Metabolome Technologies (HMT) is a Japan-based biotechnology company developing capillary electrophoresis mass spectrometry (CE-MS) based metabolomics technologies and solution to drive drug discovery, diagnosis, and food production. Our research and development methodology are at the heart of an emerging field of metabolomics and systems biology.

HMT can identify more than 1,000 species of metabolites by the metabolome analysis technology using CE-MS. In addition, HMT develops an original software analysis platform along with the measuring technologies, such as CE-MS, LC-MS, and MS/MS, that we have newly developed for the realization of metabolome analysis. Furthermore, we aim to develop a faster metabolome analysis technology with higher sensitivity and higher efficiency by collaboration with the Institute for Advanced Biosciences (IAB), Keio University.

HMT's primary business aims to provide complete solution for biomarker studies and metabolome analysis in drug design, diagnostic technology, and food production, using wide range of targets including human and animal samples ? we thus call ourselves as “metabolomics provider.”

HMT's metabolomics approach is based on a notable history of academic research and scientific leadership. One of the co-founders, Professor Masaru Tomita, Ph.D., Director of IAB, is a recognized leader in computational biology and metabolomics who has carried out research on computer simulations of cellular metabolism for over 10 years. Professor Tomita co-founded HMT with Tomoyoshi Soga, Ph.D., Professor in IAB, who established the cutting-edge technology of CE-MS based metabolome analysis, the basis of HMT core technology.

Founded in July 2003, HMT successfully operates on a revenue-based growth model. The company has been awarded government funding from the New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO). HMT has also established a number of partnerships, including Agilent Technologies, Inc., Mizkan Group Corporation, Ajinomoto, Co. Inc., and Mitsubishi Pharma Corporation.

Partnering is a key element to HMT's business strategy. If you are interested in metabolomics technology, please contact us at

busdev@humanmetabolome.com.