Meso Scale Discovery (MSD) Assays
Understanding the abundance of a specific protein or set of proteins is one of the most basic measurements needed in pre-clinical and clinical research. The Meso Scale Discovery (MSD) platform can analyze these with consistency, high-throughput, and low sample input.
Precision can help you develop and validate custom MSD panels, or run fully validated kits.

What is Meso Scale Discovery?
The MSD technology is a method that works on the same principle as ELISA assays but relies on eletrochemiluminescent (ECL) signals as a detection method.
This gives MSD platform several advantages over traditional ELISA:
- Flexible multiplexing: up to 10 analytes
- Wider dynamic range
- Higher sensitivity
- Lower sample volume
- Less matrix interference
How Precision uses MSD to empower your research
For non-clinical and clinical studies, perform:
- Biomarker and cytokine profiling
- Pharmacokinetic (PK) and anti-drug antibody (ADA) assays
- Or develop PK and ADA assays de novo by conjugating capture and detection antibodies with biotin or Sulfo-tag
With our MSD expertise, navigate and plan for:
- Challenges of multiplexing, reagent procurement, data tabulation, matrix interference, and bridging of reagents
Strategize with us to:
- Choose which biomarkers to target, ideal platform, and level of regulation
- Develop methods or optimize existing protocols for your specific requirements to accelerate your clinical program
Precision employs a platform-agnostic approach in working with you to choose the best solution, whether that be MSD, ELISA, or another format.
Assays to address any of your endpoints
| R-Plex | U-Plex | T-Plex | V-Plex | S-Plex |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Matched antibody sets for your own single or multiplex assay |
Flexible, customized multiplex assays |
Ready-to-use single and multiplex assays kits |
Validated single and multiplex assay kits |
Ultrasensitive single plex and multiplex assay kits |
Provides an expanding menu of emerging biomarkers with MSD MULTI-ARRAY performance |
Easily creates customized multiplex panels. Use MSD reagents or bring your own |
Analyzes protein levels from many sample types with a single assay. Improved analytical performance |
Provides confidence and reliability. Analytically validated with guaranteed performance specifications |
Measures proteins that are otherwise unmeasurable. |
Explore some validated kits and the markers they measure
V-PLEX Cytokine Panel 1 Human Kit
GM-CSF, IL-1α, IL-5, IL-7, IL-12/IL-23p40, IL-15, IL-16, IL-17A, TNF-β, VEGF-A
V-PLEX Proinflammatory Panel 1 Human Kit
V-PLEX Chemokine Panel 1 Human Kit
MCP-1, MCP-4, Eotaxin, Eotaxin-3, IP-10, MDC, TARC, MIP-1α, MIP-1β, IL-8 (HA), IL-8


Meso Sector S 600MM
High speed, low-noise CCD camera; high sensitivity, wide dynamic range, rapid read times
Meso Quickplex SQ 120MM
Multi-array technology combines high sensitivity, excellent reproducibility and wide dynamic range.
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