Luminex® Platform

Price per panel: Varied, see examples below. 

HOC is now providing Immunoassay Multiplex Analysis of protein biomarkers using Luminex® xMAP Technology. Using the MAGPIX® system, we now provide service for analyzing multiplexed cytokines and protein biomarkers in a single assay. Simply bring or send us your samples (sera, urine, supernatant, tissue lysate, etc.) and we will run the assays and give you quantitative data (pg/ml) pertaining to each cytokine or biomarker assayed. The assays use magnetic beads as the capture substrate and have high specificity, sensitivity, and accuracy. They also boast a lower per-analyte cost than a traditional ELISA. 

* Multiplex: detection of multiple protein biomarkers (up to 50) in one well
* Quantitative: the concentration of each protein in the sample will be calculated based on the standard curve.

*Sensitivity: as low as 1 pg/ml
*Specificity: High specificity with negligible cross-reactivity among different biomarkers.
*Flexibility: You can select different proteins to make a customized panel.
*Less sample input: as low as 50ul of sera
* Low cost: significantly reduced per-analyte cost compare with ELISA

Please see our partner’s websites for a full listing of offered panels and instructions on how to customize an assay for your needs: EMD MilliporeThermoFisher Scientific, and BioRad.

Basic Principles of the Luminex Assay

Some popular panels we offer:

Human Diabetes Panel

Tests/Cost: 96/$ 748.5

Sample types: Serum, Plasma, Cell Culture Supernatant

Volume Required: 25 μL

Targets: 5

C-Peptide, GLP-1 (Active), Glucagon, Insulin, Leptin.


Human Metabolic Hormone Panel

Tests/Cost: 96/$ 1,920

Sample types: Serum, Plasma, Cell Culture Supernatant

Volume Required: 25 μL

Targets: 13

Amylin (Active) or Amylin (Total), C-Peptide, Ghrelin (Active), GIP, GLP-1 (Active) or GLP-1 (Total), Glucagon, IL-6, Insulin, Leptin, MCP-1, PP, PYY, TNFα.


Human Autoimmune Autoantibody Panel

Tests/Cost: 96/$ 2,280

Sample types: Serum, Plasma

Volume Required: 5-10 μL

Targets: 20

GM-CSF, IFN-γ, IL-1β, IL-2, IL-4, IL-5. IL-6, IL-8, IL-10, TNF-α


Human Immuno-Oncology Checkpoint Protein Panel 1

Tests/Cost: 96/$ 2,115

Sample types: 2,115

Volume Required: 25 μL

Targets: 17

BTLA, CD27, CD28, CD40, CD80/B7-1, CD86/B7-2, CTLA-4, GITR, GITRL, HVEM, ICOS, LAG-3, PD-1, PD-L1, PD-L2, TIM-3, TLR-2.


Human Immuno-Oncology Checkpoint Protein Panel 2

Samples/Cost: 96/$ 3,540

Sample types: Serum, Plasma, Cell Culture Supernatant

Volume Required: 25 μL

Targets: 31

CD40 Ligand, 4-1BBL/TNFSF9, Arginase-1, B7-H2/ICOSL, B7-H3/CD276, 5′-NT/CD73, B7-H4/VTCN1, APRIL/TNFSF13, B7-H5/VISTA, CD25/IL-2Rα, B7-H6, CD137/4-1BB, Granzyme B, CD226/DNAM-1, CD30/TNFRSF8, E-Cadherin, FGL1/Hepassocin, Galectin-1 (GAL1), Galectin-3, Granulysin, IDO1, MICA, MICB, Nectin-2, BAFF/Blys, Nectin-4, OX40/CD134, PVR/CD155, Siglec-7, Siglec-9, Perforin.



Human Th17 Panel

Samples/Cost: 96/$ 3,330

Sample types: Serum, Plasma, Cell Culture Supernatant

Volume Required: 25 μL

Targets: 25

GM-CSF, IFN-γ, IL-1β, IL-2, IL-4, IL-5, IL-6, IL-9, IL-10, IL-12 (p70), IL-13, IL-15, IL-17A, IL-17F, IL-17E/IL-25, IL-21, IL-22, IL-23, IL-27, IL-28A, IL-31, IL-33, MIP-3α/CCL20, TNF-α and TNFβ.


Human Cytokine/Chemokine Panel I

Samples/Cost: 96/$ 4,905

Sample types: Serum, Plasma, Cell Culture Supernatant

Volume Required: 25 μL

Targets: 41

sCD40L, EGF, Eotaxin/CCL11, FGF-2, Flt-3 ligand, Fractalkine, G-CSF, GM-CSF, GRO, IFN-α2, IFN-γ, IL-1α, IL-1β, IL-1ra, IL-2, IL-3, IL-4, IL-5, IL-6, IL-7, IL-8, IL-9, IL-10, IL-12 (p40), IL-12 (p70), IL-13, IL-15, IL-17A, IP-10, MCP-1, MCP-3, MDC (CCL22), MIP-1α, MIP-1β, PDGF-AA, PDGF-AB/BB, RANTES, TGF-α, TNF-α, TNF-β, VEGF.

Human Cytokine/Chemokine Panel II

Samples/Cost: 96/$ 3142.5

Sample types: Serum, Plasma, Cell Culture Supernatant

Volume Required: 25 μL

Targets: 23

6Ckine, BCA-1, CTACK, ENA-78, Eotaxin-2, Eotaxin-3, I-309, IL-16, IL-20, IL-21, IL-23, IL-28A, IL-33, LIF, MCP-2, MCP-4, MIP-1d, SCF, SDF-1A+β, TARC, TPO, TRAIL, TSLP.



Human Cytokine/Chemokine/Growth Factor Panel A

Samples/Cost: 96/$5,377.50

Sample types: Serum, Plasma, Cell Culture Supernatant

Volume Required: 25 μL

Targets: 48

sCD40L, EGF, Eotaxin, FGF-2, Flt-3 ligand, Fractalkine, G-CSF, GM-CSF, GROα, IFNα2, IFNγ, IL-1α, IL-1β, IL-1ra, IL-2, IL-3, IL-4, IL-5, IL-6, IL-7, IL-8, IL-9, IL-10, IL-12 (p40), IL-12 (p70), IL-13, IL-15, IL-17A, IL-17E/IL-25, IL-17F, IL-18, IL-22, IL-27, IP-10, MCP-1, MCP-3, M-CSF, MDC (CCL22), MIG, MIP-1α, MIP-1β, PDGF-AA, PDGF-AB/BB, RANTES, TGFα, TNFα, TNFβ, VEGF-A.