Luminex Corporation to Webcast Investor Presentation

Luminex Corporation (NASDAQ:LMNX) today announced that its senior management will host an investor meeting on Tuesday, March 3, 2008, at Intercontinental The Barclay New York in New York City. Luminex management will review the Company’s financial progress, operating highlights, strategic initiatives and provide an update on product development activities followed by a question and answer session.

The investor presentation led by Patrick J. Balthrop, president and chief executive officer, will begin at 12:15 p.m. Eastern time. The presentation will be webcast live and may be accessed at Luminex Corporation's website at http://www.luminexcorp.com. Simply log on to the web at the address above, go to the Company section and access the Investor Relations link. Please go to the website at least 15 minutes prior to the event to register, download and install any necessary audio/video software. If you are unable to participate during the live webcast, the presentation will be archived for one year on the website using the 'replay' link.

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ABOUT LUMINEX CORPORATION

Luminex develops, manufactures and markets proprietary biological testing technologies with applications throughout the life sciences industry. The Company's xMAP® system is an open-architecture, multi-analyte technology platform that delivers fast, accurate and cost-effective bioassay results to markets as diverse as pharmaceutical drug discovery, clinical diagnostics and biomedical research, including the genomics and proteomics research markets. The Company's xMAP® technology is sold worldwide and is in use in leading research laboratories as well as major pharmaceutical, diagnostic and biotechnology companies. Further information on Luminex or xMAP® can be obtained on the Internet at http://www.luminexcorp.com.