software inc. . this article reads like a news release or is otherwise written in a promotional tone . please help by either rewriting this article from a neutral point of view or by moving this article to wikinews . when appropriate blatant advertising may be marked for speedy deletion with db spam . september 2015 luminex corporation type corporation industry biotechnology founded 1995 headquarters austin texas united states products xmap xtag magpix luminex 100 200 flexmap 3d nxtag aries website luminexcorp.com luminex corporation nasdaq lmnx is a biotechnology company based in austin texas with offices in madison wi toronto the netherlands shanghai and tokyo . luminex develops manufactures and markets proprietary biological testing technologies with applications throughout the life sciences industry . nachum homi shamir has served as luminex s president and chief executive officer since october 2014 . luminex was recognized by forbes magazine as one of the top 25 fastest growing technology companies in the us . 1 luminex s xmap multi analyte profiling technology is an open architecture multiplexing technology which allows simultaneous analysis of up to 500 bioassays from a small sample volume typically a single drop of fluid by reading biological tests on the surface of microscopic polystyrene beads called microspheres . xmap technology combines this miniaturized liquid array bioassay capability with small lasers light emitting diodes leds digital signal processors photo detectors charge coupled device imaging and proprietary software to create a system offering advantages in speed precision flexibility and cost . xmap technology is currently being used within various segments of the life sciences industry which includes the fields of drug discovery and development and for clinical diagnostics genetic analysis bio defense food safety and biomedical research . in addition to the xmap technology luminex has its proprietary multicode technology used for real time polymerase chain reaction pcr and multiplexed pcr assays . contents 1 products and applications 2 awards and achievements 3 external links 4 references products and applications edit luminex corporation currently owns 315 issued patents worldwide including over 124 issued patents in the united states based on its multiplexing xmap platform . 2 luminex s proprietary multiplex bead based immunoassay testing platform simultaneously measures multiple analytes by exciting a sample with a laser and subsequently analyzing the wavelength of emitted light . 3 luminex s magpix platform utilizes led technology and digital photography to analyze color coded magnetic microspheres . 4 in 2008 luminex received fda 510 k clearance for its xtag respiratory viral panel which allows doctors to test for the presence of 12 respiratory viruses with a very high degree of accuracy in a matter of hours and has been proven to provide an increase in accuracy over in house nucleic acid amplification testing in the diagnosis of respiratory virus infections . 5 6 7 luminex s xtag gastrointestinal pathogen panel was granted a ce mark by the european union in 2012 and received fda and health canada clearance in early 2013 . 8 luminex also has an extensive portfolio of genetics assays focused on cystic fibrosis and pharmacogenetics . awards and achievements edit in 2010 luminex corporation received the prix galien usa award which recognizes the technical scientific and clinical research skills necessary to develop innovative medicines 9 in 2011 luminex corporation s magpix multiplexing bioassay platform received the medical design excellence award the premier awards program for the medical technology community . 10 11 external links edit the official site of the prix galien usa award planet xmap luminex multiplexing congress bringing together leading scientists to discuss new developments in clinical diagnostics and life science research . references edit ray john j. 16 february 2011 . america s 25 fastest growing tech companies . forbes.com . retrieved 2011 05 15 . thompson heather . luminex multiple strengths on a single platform . medical device and diagnostic industry . retrieved 2011 05 19 . houser brett . using bead based multiplexing immunoassays to explore cellular response to drugs . drug discover and development . retrieved 5 12 2011 . check date values in access date help harding anne . life science technologies . www.sciencemag.org . retrieved 2011 05 19 . haryean armen . luminex receives fda clearance for xtag flu test . www.emaxhealth.com . retrieved 2011 05 21 . xtag respiratory viral panel rvp k063765 . food and drug administration . retrieved 2011 05 20 . pabbaraju kanti ; tokaryk kara wong sallene fox julie d. september 2008 . comparison of the luminex xtag respiratory viral panel with in house nucleic acid amplification tests for diagnosis of respiratory virus infections . journal of clinical microbiology . 46 9 3056 3062 . doi 10.1128 jcm .00878 08 . pmc 2546709 . pmid 18632902 . cite uses deprecated parameter coauthors help ; access date requires url help luminex s xtag gastrointestinal pathogen panel gains ce mark . genetic engineering and biotechnology news . retrieved 2011 05 21 . 2010 prix galien usa award winners pdf . www.prix galien usa.com . retrieved 2011 05 17 . mdea program overview . medical device and diagnostic industry . retrieved 2011 05 20 . 2011 medical design excellence awards . www.canontradeshows.com . retrieved 2011 05 17 . retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title luminex corporation & oldid 715435496 categories immunology organizationsbiological techniques and toolscompanies based in austin texaslife sciences industrycompanies listed on nasdaqbiotechnology companies of the united stateshidden categories cs1 errors datespages containing cite templates with deprecated parameterspages using citations with accessdate and no urlarticles with a promotional tone from september 2015all articles with a promotional tone navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 15 april 2016 at 19 40 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; 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