Shannon ABC’s Equipment Spotlight – Luminex 200 System instrument
the Centre for Applied Bioscience Research possesses the Luminex 200 System instrument, a state-of-the-art multiplexing piece of equipment (funded by Enterprise Ireland), available at the Centre for Applied Bioscience Research for industry collaborations.
This equipment is applied in many sectors, including pharmaceutical research, clinical diagnostics, and biotechnology, and helps advance drug discovery, diagnostic testing, and biomedical research. It is particularly useful for individuals working in roles such as pharmaceutical scientists, clinical researchers, and biotechnologists.
Some of the ways the Centre for Applied Bioscience Research can use this equipment include:
- Immune marker response
- Antioxidant activity
- Wound healing activity
- Investigating signalling pathways
- Response of skin cells to various stresses
- Response of skin cells to cosmetics and medical device creams (e.g., skin barrier, anti-ageing)
Key advantages of the Luminex 200 System include (but are not limited to):
- Being capable of analyzing up to 40 analytes in a single 50µL sample
- Maintaining high accuracy and sensitivity in measurements
- The included xPONENT software simplifies data analysis and aids in drawing insightful conclusions from results
If you would like to learn more about this instrument and how the Centre for Applied Bioscience Research uses it, or if you are interested in working with the Centre for Applied Bioscience Research, please contact us