Luminex Corporation and University Hospital of Wales Collaborate During Olympic Games

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Luminex Corporation and University Hospital of Wales Collaborate During Olympic Games

PR Newswire AUSTIN, Texas, and CARDIFF, Wales, Aug. 6, 2012

- Cardiff Hospital Implements xTAG® Gastrointestinal Pathogen Panel (GPP) For Use In Public Health Surveillance Activities AUSTIN, Texas, andCARDIFF, Wales,Aug. 6, 2012/PRNewswire/ -- Luminex Corporation (NASDAQ: LMNX) announced today that Public Health Wales is using Luminex's CE marked xTAG Gastrointestinal Pathogen Panel (GPP) for outbreak investigation activities during Olympic and Paralympic training and events taking place inWales. Results of a substantial diagnostic validation of the GPP test conducted by The Public Health Wales Microbiology laboratory team at the University Hospital ofWales,Cardiff, are anticipated to be published in a peer reviewed journal.

Luminex's xTAG GPP received CE mark in 2011 and is the most comprehensive test available to diagnose gastrointestinal infections. xTAG GPP simultaneously detects fifteen of the most common disease-causing pathogens, including viral, bacterial and parasitic infections, such as norovirus,C. difficile,toxigenic strains ofE. coli,Campylobacter,Cryptosporidium, andSalmonella,all within 5-6 hours.Innovations in diagnostic technology like xTAG GPP provide the potential for rapid identification of the cause of outbreaks of gastrointestinal infection and improved patient care. "We are very pleased with the performance of the assay to date in our validations comparing it to our traditional methods," said Michael Perry, Clinical Scientist within the National Molecular Diagnostics Laboratory, Public Health Wales. "The ability to generate answers during a single work shift for a majority of the pathogens involved in gastroenteritis, compared to traditional methods which would have taken 2 days in some cases and much more work to return the same amount of information, is a significant advance." "Seeing the contribution of our technology innovations and ability to make a positive impact in public health makes us very proud," said Patrick J. Balthrop, president and CEO of Luminex. "We are pleased to work with thought leaders like the Molecular Laboratory team at Public Health Wales,Cardiff, who continue to advance healthcare and public safety." About xTAG Gastrointestinal Pathogen Panel (GPP) xTAG GPP is a qualitative molecular multiplex diarrhea test intended for the simultaneous detection and identification of multiple gastrointestinal pathogens including bacteria, viruses, and parasites. The assay uses the proprietary

Luminex xTAG Technologyand the xMAP® Technology platform to detect multiple targets in a single sample. xTAG GPP can detect Hospital Acquired Infections (HAI) such asC. difficileor norovirus, foodborne illness agents like E. coli orSalmonellaand common pediatric diarrhea causatives such as Rotavirus. More information on Luminex and xTAG GPP can be found at www.luminexcorp.com/gpp, or Luminex's European office at, Krombraak 13-15, 4906 CR Oosterhout,The Netherlands, [phone]. About Public Health Wales, Microbiology,Cardiff Public Health Wales provides expert public health resources as part of the NHS inWales. Public Health Wales Microbiology,Cardiff, is a clinical diagnostic and public health laboratory serving hospital inpatients, GP surgeries and communicable disease professionals throughoutCardiffand Vale NHS trust and is based at the University Hospital of Wales Cardiff. The laboratory comprises large clinical bacteriology and virology sections and includes the National Molecular Diagnostic Unit forWaleswhich provides extensive molecular diagnostic services along with collaborations to further infectious disease diagnosis. The University Hospital ofWales, (UHW) opened inNovember 1971, is a major 1000-bed hospital situated in the inner city district of Heath in Cardiff, Wales. UHW is the third largest University Hospital in the UK and the largest hospital inWales, providing 24-hour Accident & Emergency and various other specialist departments. For more information on Public Health Wales please visit: http://www.publichealthwales.wales.nhs.uk/ About Luminex Corporation Luminex is committed to applying its passion for innovation toward advancing healthcare and research worldwide. The Company is transforming global healthcare and life-science research through the development, manufacturing and marketing of proprietary instruments and assays utilizing xMAP® open- architecture, multi-analyte platform, MultiCode® real-time polymerase chain reaction (PCR), and multiplex PCR-based technologies, that deliver cost- effective rapid results to clinicians and researchers. Luminex's technology is commercially available worldwide and in use in leading clinical laboratories as well as major pharmaceutical, diagnostic, biotechnology and life-science companies. The Company is meeting the needs of customers in markets as diverse as clinical diagnostics, pharmaceutical drug discovery, biomedical research including genomic and proteomic research, personalized medicine, biodefense research and food safety. For further information on Luminex Corporation and the latest advances in multiplexing using award winning technology, please visit http://www.luminexcorp.com/.

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Media: Anna Humphries Public Health Wales Communications Officer 14 Cathedral Road Cardiff Wales CF11 9LJ [phone] [e-mail]

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Scientific: Michael Perry Public Health Wales Microbiology University Hospital of Wales Heath Park Cardiff Wales CF14 4XW [phone] [e-mail]