Overview & System Selection Guide

The nCounter® platform provides a simple and cost-effective solution for multiplex analysis of up to 800 RNA, DNA, or protein targets. Accelerate your research with just 15 minutes total hands-on time without amplification, cDNA conversion or library prep and generate publication ready figures in ~24 hours.

Choose Your nCounter® System

• nCounter® SPRINT Profiler—Benchtop system for individual research labs
• nCounter® MAX Analysis System—For core laboratories and the high throughput user
• nCounter® FLEX with Dx Enablement—For translational research and clinical applications
• nCounter Systems Brochure

nCOUNTER SPRINT

nCOUNTER MAX

nCOUNTER FLEX

AN INSTRUMENT FOR EVERY NEED	Integrated benchtop system for Research Labs	for Core Labs and high sample throughput	for Translational Labs and clinical applications
nCOUNTER LIFE SCIENCE ASSAYS
nCOUNTER ELEMENTS™️
EXPANDABLE with Additional Prep Station	No
ENTERPRISE PACKAGE	No
PROSIGNA optional add-on	No	No
RUNS PER DAY	2	4*	4*
THROUGHPUT (LANES PER DAY)	24	48-96*	48-96*
HANDS ON TIME	10 min	15 min	15 min

* Additional Prep Station required for > 24 lanes per day. 

TENS OF THOUSANDS OF DATA POINTS EVERY DAY	# of Genes per Run	Samples per Day	Data Points per Day
nCOUNTER SPRINT (1 sample per lane)	800 genes	24 samples	19,200
nCOUNTER FLEX (1 sample per lane)	800 genes	48 samples	38,400
nCOUNTER MAX (2 Prep Stations; 1 sample per lane)	800 genes	96 samples	76,800
nCOUNTER MAX (2 Prep Stations; 4 samples per lane)	200 genes	384 samples	76,800

INCREASE SAMPLE THROUGHPUT WITH nCOUNTER PLEXSET™ CHEMISTRY	# of Genes per Run	Samples per Day	Data Points per Day
nCOUNTER MAX (2 Prep Stations; 8 samples per lane)	24 genes	768 samples	18,432
nCOUNTER MAX (2 Prep Stations; 8 samples per lane)	96 genes	768 samples	73,728
nCOUNTER SPRINT	24 genes	192 samples	4,608
nCOUNTER SPRINT	96 genes	192 samples	18,432