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EXHIBIT 23.1
Consent of Ernst & Young LLP, Independent Auditors
We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement
(Form S-8) pertaining to the 1996 Stock Option Plan and the 2000 Long-Term
Incentive Plan of Luminex Corporation of our report dated January 28, 2000,
except for Notes 4 and 10, as to which the date is March 9, 2000, with respect
to the financial statements of Luminex Corporation included in its Registration
Statement (Form S-1 No. 333-96317), as amended as of March 29, 2000, filed with
the Securities and Exchange Commission.
/s/ Ernst & Young LLP
Austin, Texas
September 22, 2000
