Don’t Miss the Latest Issue of xMAP® Insights Magazine
Articles include a wealth of tips for deploying xMAP® Technology to analyze proteins and nucleic acids
By: Lauren Whitman
We’re delighted to share the latest edition of xMAP® Insights magazine, a valuable resource for xMAP users around the world to keep up with the latest tips and tricks, technology capabilities, and commercially available assays. In this issue, we delve into the realm of biomarker discovery — an essential domain where the ability to analyze a vast array of analytes within each sample is paramount. Without the bead-based xMAP multiplexing platform, biomarker discovery would prove significantly more daunting, hindering progress in this vital field.
One article explores the rise of biologics for patients with immune-related diseases — therapies that have been enabled by a deeper understanding of the immune response. Of course, scientists continue to make breakthrough discoveries about our immune systems using multiplex xMAP immunoassays, which are beneficial in developing and validating new biologics. If you’re pursuing this kind of research, check out the cytokine panels from our Licensed Technologies partners.
The many multiplexing advancements of Luminex partners
We also have great content contributed by some of our Licensed Technologies partners. Here’s a quick look at the topics:
- Bio-Rad—Apolipoproteins as biomarkers for heart disease, type 2 diabetes, and cancer risk
- Bio-Techne—Protein biomarkers offer a new approach to bladder cancer testing
- MilliporeSigma—How to choose an immunoassay platform, from multiplexing to software and services
- Thermo Fisher Scientific—Unified, high-throughput workflows for RNA and protein analysis
Benefits of customizing your own assay
And if you’re encountering difficulties during assay development, our custom assay group at LuminexPLORE Lab is here to help. xMAP Insights magazine includes an article about why it can be important and advantageous to develop your own assay. Whether it’s about optimization for your specific sample type or supply chain management, there are many benefits to developing your own assay, and our LuminexPLORE Lab team can help you meet your specific research goals, allowing you to save time.
Finally, this xMAP Insights issue includes a useful how-to article focused on grant writing, with tips to make your next proposal shine. With an emphasis on R01 grants, the article walks you through planning and developing an application, refining your proposal, and other various elements. We hope this helps you score your next grant to support xMAP-based research!
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