We recently had a customer that was interested in MasterPlex QT because his current analysis software for his Bio-Plex instrument was reporting a lot of “OOR < ” or out of range concentration values (below the lower asymptote in this case) for points on the lower end of curve. This is what you would normally expect to see for values that fall below the minimum asymptote BUT the software did not have the capability to use weighting in calculating the lower asymptote which can greatly affect points on the lower part of the curve.
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Add value to your Bio-Plex® system with the MasterPlex software suite:

• MasterPlex QT v4.0 – Curve-fitting quantitative analysis software
• MasterPlex EX – miRNA and Gene Expression analysis software

Many Bio-Plex owners may not be aware of this but the new MasterPlex platform is fully compatible with the raw data files that can be exported with the Bio-Plex Manager software.

To obtain the raw data file from the BioPlex Manager software:

1. Locate the original RBX file and open it with BioPlex Manager
2. Make sure you are viewing the Raw Data table
3. In the top row of icons, there is an Export to Excel icon. This icon may be in a different position depending on the version of the software. This function will export the raw data into an Excel .xls file that is compatible with MasterPlex.
4. Simply use the Open file function in the MasterPlex software and browse to the .xls file and that is it!

Bio-Plex® is a registered trademark of Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc.

There seem to be Top 10 lists for everything these days so why not have one as well for Luminex/Bio-Plex® Data Analysis.  
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Hitachi Software’s MiraiBio Group has recently launched 2 new software tools in the DNASIS SmartNote web application: the Allele Specific Primer Extension (ASPE) Assay Design tool and the xTAG Software (formerly TagIT) tool. These tools are important time savers for those who are interested in multiplexing their SNP or genotyping assays on the Luminex xMAP (also sold by Bio-Rad as the Bio-Plex) platform.

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