Researchers at Loughborough University have recently installed an ABX Pentra 400 clinical chemistry analyser from HORIBA ABX to assist in studies into areas of exercise, health and nutrition. Already the analyser is proving its worth by saving labour time and delivering fast and accurate analytical results for a variety of human metabolites and biomarkers. “Due to the nature of our work, which involves intense study periods where we freeze and batch study samples prior to intense periods of analysis, we did not need a large high throughput analyser,” explained Dr David Stensel, director of Postgraduate Studies at the School of Sport and Exercise Sciences. “What was essential though was a reliable, intuitive analyser with low coefficients of variation, both within and between batches, the ABX Pentra 400 has definitely met these requirements.”