Get in touch with us first to discuss your project, samples to be analysed, instrument, methods and access needs at [email protected]

Sample requirements are project dependant. Please contact our team [email protected] to discuss specific requirements.

Project costs depend on the type and scope of analysis, required services and any customised method development. As a research‑focused platform, we tailor pricing to each project, with supportive rates for academic and collaborative partnerships. We’d be happy to discuss your goals and talk through pricing and options together.

Whilst previous experience will allow for greater productivity earlier, Platform staff are available for full hands-on training and assistance with method development for your project/application. Please contact us to discuss how best we can assist you in your research.

Clarify the level of analytical support, data interpretation, and consultation offered.

We offer service options which can vary from end-to-end project design to reporting, or just include discrete services such as sample analysis on the instrumentation only and provision of raw data.

Platform staff have experience with research and development plus validation of methods to support your needs for customised application of analysis.

The SSMSP is primarily an end of preparation focused facility, in that we can provide in depth advice on sample preparation but do not have extensive facilities to undertake this work on large scale. We do, however, have online capabilities for GC-HRMS using the TriPlus Robotic Sample Handler, for derivatisations and dilutions.

All registered users of the Platform must first undergo a site-specific lab induction and show competency when given hands on training in use of an instrument before they are allowed access to the Platform.

For set applications we offer as a standard service, turnaround time is usually 3-4 weeks.

For more complex work, turnaround times will depend on the degree and complexity of method development and validation that is first required before providing an application suited for an analytical service.

Costing for instrument access and/or staff assistance is determined by user eligibility. Internal UWA rates apply to UWA staff and students where research funding is administered by UWA. Associate rates are available to Australian publicly funded researchers and government organisations. GST will be applied where applicable. Users may pay for instrument access on an hourly basis or pre pay for a block of hours or subscription at reduced rates on a sliding scale. Commercial rates are determined by platform staffing and instrument requirements, and formal quotes will be provided for all industry sponsored or commercial projects.

The SSMSP has capacity to support industry sponsored or commercial projects where such work does not impose of the support for internal UWA research projects. The SSMSP is also open to discussion for collaborative work for scientific research output in way of peer-reviewed publications.

All work undertaken with input of Platform staff, use of instrumentation and/or provision of services should acknowledge the support of the UWA Separation Science and Mass Spectrometry Platform in publication of data via research papers, thesis or reports.