Lipids and Natural Products

Understand the true value of your product with this one-stop-shop for Lipid analysis, conducted by New Zealand’s leading scientists.

We specialise in innovating complex lipid ingredients for fortified foods and nutraceuticals, transforming natural compounds into high-value products.

Advanced Analytical Services

We offer specialised analytical services built on deep expertise in lipids and natural products, extensive practical experience in solving challenging analytical problems, and a suite of leading-edge analytical technologies. Whether you're creating the next breakthrough nutraceutical or aiming to lead the cosmetics industry, our team is here to help you succeed.

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Small Scale Natural Product Development

Our expert team can guide you through the entire product development process, from concept to creation, to transform your raw materials into market-ready natural products.

Lipid Characterisation

Use our Lipid Characterisation services to unveil the unique qualities of your lipid-based formulations and how the lipid profile in your product differs from others to make informed decisions and gain a competitive edge.

Purification and Modification of Lipids

We have in-house capabilities to purify and modify lipids, allowing you to extract high-value oils from your starting materials. Whether in the food, pharmaceutical, or cosmetics industry, our specialised techniques can help you enhance the value and quality of your lipid-based actives.

Bioactive Compound Analysis

Our team can help identify the specific compounds in your sample responsible for generating its activity and guide you in enhancing it by pinpointing the most active fraction.

Assessments of Bioactivity

Use cutting-edge analytical techniques to evaluate the bioactivity of your compounds, extracts, or formulations and gain valuable insights that can drive product optimisation and development.

Advanced Analytical Techniques and Method Development

We can assist you in measuring the quantities of various substances in your natural product, develop customised assays for quality control of batches, and effectively detect fraudulent or adulterated food products.

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Yinrong Lu Senior Research Scientist Analysis of metabolites in complex mixtures LCMS

I am a Senior Research Scientist with expertise in Mass spectrometry and Biotechnologies. With over 15 years of experience, I have deep skill analysing diverse chemicals, ranging from small synthetic molecules to large natural proteins, using Quadrupole-Time-of-Flight (QTof) instruments equipped with various ion sources (ESI, APCI, APPI).

Yinrong Lu Senior Research Scientist

Stephen Bloor Senior scientist Bioactive natural products expert

I’m a Senior Scientist in the Biotechnologies team at Callaghan Innovation, specialising in Lipids and Natural Products. My expertise lies in natural products chemistry and bioactive natural products.

Stephen Bloor Senior scientist

Dawn Scott Team Leader Analysis and enzymatic modification of fats and oils

I'm a Senior Research Scientist in the Biotechnologies group working in Lipids and Natural Products where I specialise in the analysis and modification of fats and oils, including utilising enzyme technology.

Dawn Scott Team Leader

Andrew Lewis Distinguished Research Scientist and NMR Facility Manager NMR Spectroscopy leader and innovator

I work as both a Team Leader, Principal Scientist and NMR Facility Manager within the Lipids and Natural Products Biotechnology team. Renowned as a quantitative NMR spectroscopy and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) expert, I have initiated and managed cutting-edge magnetic resonance facilities across both Canada and New Zealand.

Andrew Lewis Distinguished Research Scientist and NMR Facility Manager

Kevin Mitchell Principal Research Scientist Analytical supercritical chromatography for natural products

I am a Senior Research Scientist specialist working on lipids and natural products within the Biotechnologies team. My work revolves around utilising analytical techniques such as LCMS and SFCMS for the quantification, isolation, and structural elucidation of natural product compounds.

Kevin Mitchell Principal Research Scientist

Kirill Lagutin Principal Research Scientist / Quality Manager Food authenticity and lipid analysis expert

I work as a Principal Research Scientist specialising in lipid analysis, food authenticity and fraud prevention research within the Biotechnologies research group. In my day-to-day job I focus on supporting multiple clients and partners using my knowledge of lipid chemistry and analytical methods.

Kirill Lagutin Principal Research Scientist / Quality Manager

Candice Gu Lipids and Natural Products Technologist Food of origin detective

I work with the Lipids and Natural Products research team focusing on lipids and natural products chemistry. My advanced analytical skills support and develop industrial products being commercialised from original research. I work in nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy for natural products analysis.

Candice Gu Lipids and Natural Products Technologist

Andrew MacKenzie Distinguished Research Scientist Phospholipid analysis specialist

I am a Principal Research Scientist in the Biotechnologies group where I manage the commercial analytical activities for the Lipids team. During my time at Callaghan Innovation I have established phosphorous-31 nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy analysis of phospholipids.

Andrew MacKenzie Distinguished Research Scientist