LCMS

Name

LCMS

Legal name

LCMS Limited

Website

https://lcmslimited.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2000

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Analytical Laboratory Services

NAICS

Testing Laboratories and Services (541380), Scientific Research and Development Services (5417)

SIC

Services-Testing Laboratories (8734), Services-Commercial Physical & Biological Research (8731), Services-Medical Laboratories (8071)

akta.pro primary industry

Release Testing & Batch Certification (QC) (HLAGADAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Laboratory Quality & GLP/GCLP Compliance (HLAGAKAK), Environmental Monitoring & Cleanroom Testing (GMP) (HLAGADAL), Laboratory Developed Tests (LDTs) & Specialized Clinical Lab Assays (HLAAALAN)

Keywords

• Mass spectrometry services
• Pharmaceutical analytical testing
• Food allergen testing
• Preclinical drug analysis
• Extractable leachable testing

Headquarters

HQ city

Durham

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Analytical Testing Services: Contract laboratory services providing LC-MS/MS analysis for pharmaceutical, food safety, environmental, and biomedical clients. Services include method validation, sample testing, and regulatory compliance testing (GLP).
2. Training and Education: Two-day training courses on LC-MS/MS techniques taught at conferences, customer sites, and company facility. Includes courses on method development, troubleshooting, and mass spectra interpretation.
3. Expert Witness Services: Legal consulting and expert testimony services for patent, pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and environmental litigation cases involving mass spectrometry measurements.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

LCMS Limited provides contract LC-MS/MS analytical testing services to pharmaceutical, biomedical, food safety, and environmental clients. The company develops and validates custom methods, performs GLP-compliant analysis of small molecules, protein biologics, monoclonal antibodies, allergens, and extractables/ leachables, and supports regulatory submissions. Beyond testing, the firm delivers instructor-led LC-MS/MS training courses and serves as an expert witness in patent, pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and environmental litigation.

Product overview

LCMS Limited is a specialized analytical testing and consulting services company that operates as a single unified service offering rather than a platform-plus-modules architecture. The company provides a portfolio of LC-MS/MS-based laboratory services including Food Allergen Research, Facility and Equipment Testing for Cross-Contamination, Preclinical and Early Discovery (Metabolite ID, PKDM), Monoclonal Antibody Measurements, Exosome and Serum Analysis, Chemical Characterization of Leachables/Extractables/Impurities/Degradation Products, LC/MS/MS Training Courses, and Expert Witness Services. These services are unified by LC-MS/MS mass spectrometry expertise and share common analytical methodologies such as enzymatic digestion, LC-MS/MS analysis, and database searching. The company is headquartered in Durham, NC and has been in business for 20 years.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Food Allergen Research Detection and quantitation of allergenic proteins in food products using enzymatic digestion and LC-MS/MS to identify marker peptides for wheat, barley, rye, soy, peanuts, 10 tree nuts, milk, egg, celery, and mustard, with food authenticity analysis. Intended for food manufacturers and contract testing clients needing food safety compliance.
• Facility and Equipment Testing for Cross-Contamination Swabbing LC-MS/MS approach used to detect pharmaceutical products (including b-lactams, cyclosporines, steroids, benzodiazepines) and food allergens on facility and equipment surfaces, including decontamination verification with chemical indicators. Intended for pharmaceutical manufacturing facilities and food production sites.
• Preclinical and Early Discovery Services (Metabolite ID, PKDM) Development and validation of LC-MS/MS assays for measuring small molecule drugs and protein biologics in biological matrices including plasma, serum, urine, muscle, heart, lung, kidney, and liver, with in vivo and in vitro metabolite identification and IND filing support. Intended for pharmaceutical R&D groups and preclinical drug development sponsors.
• Monoclonal Antibody Measurements Enzymatic digestion LC-MS/MS for detecting specific monoclonal antibodies in plasma, intact mAb characterization, stability verification, and bioassay procedures to test for mAb activity. Intended for biopharmaceutical companies developing and characterizing monoclonal antibody therapeutics.
• Exosome and Serum Analysis for Protein and Lipid Identification Enzymatic digestion, LC-MS/MS, and database searching to identify proteins and lipids in exosome and serum samples, including protein disulfide linkage identification and protein sequencing. Intended for biomedical researchers and pharmaceutical biomarker discovery teams.
• Chemical Characterization of Leachables, Extractables, Impurities, and Degradation Products Identification and quantitation of leachable and extractables from medical devices per ISO 10993-18, plus forced degradation products from hydrolysis, photolysis, thermal, and oxidation studies, with stability studies per ICH guidelines. Intended for medical device manufacturers and pharmaceutical companies requiring biocompatibility verification and regulatory submission chemistry data.
• LC/MS/MS Training Courses Instructor-led LC/MS/MS training courses including 'Understanding, Optimizing and Applying LC/MS/MS Techniques' and 'Advanced Interpretation of CID Mass Spectra'. Dr. Voyksner has taught over 150 courses over 30 years, covering method development, troubleshooting, and mass spectra interpretation. Intended for analytical chemists and laboratory scientists seeking formal LC-MS/MS training.
• Expert Witness Services Legal consulting and expert testimony services for patent, pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and environmental litigation involving mass spectrometry measurements. Includes expert reports, depositions, trial testimony, and laboratory experiments. Intended for law firms and parties involved in IP and regulatory litigation requiring mass spectrometry expertise.

Quantifiable outcome

• Achieved high quality scientifically sound results in a timely and cost-effective manner for over 200 industrial clients
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability6 records

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• 2SD Toxicology ServicescoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 February 2025LCMS Limited has teamed with 2SD Toxicology Services to strengthen the Biocompatibility of Medical Devices program. LCMS Limited performs extractable and leachable studies on medical devices per ISO 10993-18 standards, supporting joint verification of medical device and component biocompatibility.
• ClorDiSyscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration with ClorDiSys for decontamination of pharmaceutical manufacturing facilities and equipment. LCMS Limited provides swab testing services to verify decontamination procedures were successful using LC-MS/MS analysis.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Market position

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/lcms-limited

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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