Move Analytical launches MoveKit BA for bile acid metabolomics

Move Analytical has launched MoveKit BA, an LC-MS bile acid metabolomics kit that measures 183 targets from a 20 µL sample and is now generally available. The company says the workflow is designed to speed bile acid research with bundled standards, software and validated multi-lab performance.

Why it matters: - MoveKit BA gives researchers a single workflow for bile acid profiling, sulfated species and related microbial conjugates. - The kit is designed to reduce sample use, preparation time and per-sample cost while expanding what can be measured from one injection. - Move Analytical says the workflow can support re-analysis later as new microbial conjugates are described.

What happened: - Move Analytical announced general availability of MoveKit BA, product number MKIT-003. - Will Thompson, Move Analytical co-founder and Operations Lead, launched the kit at ASMS 2026 in San Diego. - Thompson presented the kit in the Thermo Fisher Scientific hospitality suite.

The details: - MoveKit BA quantifies 32 bile acids across four molecular classes. - The kit adds semi-quantitative measurement of 151 additional targets, including microbially conjugated bile acids and free fatty acids. - The workflow covers 183 targets in total from a 20 µL sample. - The kit is priced at $3,500 and covers 89 samples, or under $40 per sample. - Sample preparation takes 30 minutes and does not require derivatization. - The kit ships with calibrators, quality controls, internal standards and system suitability standards. - MoveApp runs data checks, monitors QC, assigns peaks and exports the pipeline to Skyline. - The exported pipeline lets users inspect every assignment. - The kit measures the classical bile acid pool and the 3-sulfates of every one of those species. - Move Analytical describes that coverage as the broadest sulfated and modified bile acid coverage of any commercial workflow. - The discovery panel includes amino acid conjugates, oxo- and iso-species, glucuronidated forms and free fatty acids. - The primary method collects full-scan high-resolution data. - Archived samples can be re-interrogated as new microbial conjugates are identified. - The kit is validated on plasma, serum, urine, cecum and feces. - Additional matrices are in development.

Between the lines: - The platform combines assay design, software and standards in a way that aims to make metabolomics easier to deploy across labs. - The emphasis on sulfated bile acids points to growing interest in metabolism pathways tied to detoxification and microbiome activity. - The multi-laboratory validation suggests the company is positioning the kit as a reproducible research tool, not just a discovery product. - In a five-laboratory study, analytes quantified at every site showed a median inter-laboratory CV of 15.9% across all four molecular classes. - Sites using the Thermo Scientific Stellar MS returned concentrations within 10% across every class. - The five laboratories were Corewell Health, UMass Chan Medical School, the University of Colorado Boulder, the UNC MAP Core and the West Coast Metabolomics Core at UC Davis.

What’s next: - Move Analytical plans to publish a recording of the ASMS talk after the conference. - The company directs full analyte lists and quote requests to moveanalytical.com. - Move Analytical says more matrices are coming for the kit.

The bottom line: - MoveKit BA bundles broad bile acid coverage, software and standards into one validated workflow, with general availability now and pricing aimed at lowering the cost of routine and discovery metabolomics.