INDOOR Biotechnologies Inc Signs Agreement With Luminex Corp. for xMAP® Technology

 

INDOOR Biotechnologies has recently signed a Development and Supply Agreement with Luminex Corporation (AUSTIN, Texas) which provides INDOOR Biotechnologies with worldwide rights for use of Luminex xMAP®-based technology in the allergy field.  The licensing agreement offers Luminex a rapidly growing area for commercialization of xMAP-based technology.

INDOOR Biotechnologies will market multiplex kits for detection of environmental allergens (dust mites, cat, dog, rat, mouse, cockroach) in homes, workplaces and public buildings, and will provide exclusive multiplex assay services to academic researchers, government agencies, pharmaceutical companies and the indoor air quality industry. Indoor Biotechnologies will also use Luminex's xMAP technology to develop research based tests for diagnosis of allergic disease using highly purified allergens.

Development of allergen detection systems using multiplex technology by INDOOR Biotechnologies has been supported by a $1.7M Small Business Innovation Contract from the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences. 

 

Allergen detection kits and assay services will be available in January 2008.  Recent publications on the validation and performance of multiplex arrays are listed below.  Assay kits will be marketed as follows:

 

5-plex: Der p 1, Der f 1, Mite Group 2, Fel d 1, Can f 1

8-plex:  Der p 1, Der f 1, Mite Group 2, Fel d 1, Can f 1, Rat n 1, Mus m 1, Bla g 2

 

Custom bead sets will also be available.  Further details of these and other multiplex products will be announced in our January INBIO eNews. 

 

For further information, please contact:

Dr. Eva King

eking@inbio.com

(1) 434 984 2304

 

 

Further information on Luminex Corporation or xMAP can be obtained on the Internet at http://www.luminexcorp.com

 

 

Earle CD, King EM, Tsay A, Pittman K, Saric B, Vailes LD, Godbout R, Oliver KG,Chapman MD.  High throughput fluorescent multiplex array for indoor allergen exposure assessment.  J Allergy Clin Immunol, 2007; 119:428-33.

 

King EM, Vailes LD, Tsay A, Satinover SM, Chapman MD.  Simultaneous detection of total and allergen-specific IgE using purified allergens in fluorescent multiplex array.  J Allergy Clin Immunol, 2007;120:1126-31.