MilliporeSigma and Seeding Labs send gently used instruments to labs in need

Thanks to a nonprofit organization called Seeding Labs and our Licensed Technologies Partner MilliporeSigma, previously-owned ® Systems” href=”https://www.luminexcorp.com/research-magpix/#overview”>MAGPIX^® Systems have gotten new life through this program; Vaughn has already facilitated the donation of several of them, which found a second home at university labs in Africa, and has more in the donation pipeline. In addition to helping scientists build research infrastructure in underfunded labs, this program also helps researchers who want to upgrade their equipment without sending older systems to a landfill.

MAGPIX^® Systems are a good fit for the Seeding Labs program, according to Vaughn, because they’re simple instruments that require minimal maintenance and can be easily installed by users. Because Luminex and MilliporeSigma offer so many video tutorials for working with these systems, like on Seeding Labs’ TeleScience platform, researchers anywhere can easily get them up and running, troubleshoot basic problems, and learn to build their own multiplex assays. “It helps them get great results the first time out,” Vaughn says.

Resources

• Luminex Licensed Technologies Partner Spotlight: MilliporeSigma [Blog]
• Webinar Wednesday: For Tracking Anti-Apoptosis Proteins, Scientists Turn to Multiplexing [Blog]
• Luminex MAGPIX System [Video]
• Luminex xMAP Technology Overview [Video]
• Getting Started with xMAP Technology [Video]