EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT



        This Employment Agreement (this "Agreement"), dated as of [Exhibit A] is

between Luminex Corporation, a Delaware corporation, and [Exhibit A]

("Executive").



                                        R E C I T A L S



        A.     Executive has been employed by Employer, and Employer and

Executive desire to enter into a written agreement to specify the terms and

conditions of Executive's continued employment with Employer.



        B.     Employer considers the maintenance of a sound management team,

including Executive, essential to protecting and enhancing its best interests

and those of its stockholders.



        C.     Employer recognizes that the possibility of a change in control

of Employer may result in the departure or distraction of management to the

detriment of Employer and its stockholders.



        D.     Executive is an executive officer of Employer and an integral

member of its management team.



        E.     Employer has determined that appropriate steps should be taken to

reinforce and encourage the continued attention and dedication of selected

members of Employer's management team to their assigned duties without the

distraction arising from the possibility of a change in control of Employer.



        In consideration of Executive's past and future employment with Employer

and other good and valuable consideration the parties agree as follows:



        Section 1.    Employment.  Employer hereby employs Executive, and

Executive hereby accepts employment, upon the terms and subject to the

conditions hereinafter set forth.



        Section 2.    Duties. Executive shall be employed as [Exhibit A], or

such other position of comparable or greater responsibilities and that are

within Executive's area of expertise to which he may be appointed by the Board

of Directors. Executive agrees to devote his full time and best efforts to the

performance of the duties attendant to his executive position with Employer.



        Section 3.    Term. The term of employment of Executive hereunder shall

commence on [Exhibit A] (the "Commencement Date") and continue until [Exhibit A]

unless earlier terminated pursuant to Section 6 or Section 10; provided,

however, that commencing on [Exhibit A] the term shall automatically be extended

on each day from that date for an additional year.



        Section 4.    Compensation and Benefits.  In consideration for the

services of Executive hereunder, Employer shall compensate Executive as follows:



               (a)    Base Salary. Until the termination of Executive's

        employment hereunder, Employer shall pay Executive a base salary at an

        annual rate of not less than $[Exhibit A] (as may be increased from time

        to time, the "Base Salary") payable in accordance with the then current

        payroll policies of Employer. Any increase in the Base Salary shall be

        in the sole discretion of the Board of Directors of the Company or the

        appropriate committee thereof.



               (b)    Management Incentive Bonus. Executive shall be eligible to

        receive from Employer such annual management incentive bonuses as may be

        provided in management incentive bonus plans adopted from time to time

        by Employer.



               (c)    Vacation. Executive shall be entitled to three weeks of

        paid vacation per year at the reasonable and mutual convenience of

        Employer and Executive. Unless otherwise approved by the Board





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        of Directors of the Company or the appropriate committee thereof,

        accrued vacation not taken in any applicable period shall not be carried

        forward or used in any subsequent period.



               (d)    Group Benefits. Executive shall be entitled to

        participate in all group benefit plans of Employer in accordance with

        Employer's regular practices for its employees. Employer shall provide

        accident, health, dental, disability and life insurance for Executive

        under the group accident, health, dental, disability and life insurance

        plans maintained by Employer for its full-time, salaried employees.





        Section 5.    Expenses. Executive shall be entitled to reimbursement

from Employer for reasonable out-of-pocket expenditures incurred by Executive in

the course of performing Executive's duties hereunder, including, but not

limited to, reasonable out-of-pocket expenditures incurred by Executive in

relocating his household to the Austin, Texas metropolitan area.



        Section 6.    Termination.



               (a)    General. Executive's employment hereunder shall commence

        on the Commencement Date and continue until the end of the term

        specified in Section 3, except that the employment of Executive

        hereunder shall terminate prior to such time in accordance with the

        following:



                      (i)   Death or Disability. Upon the death of Executive

               during the term of his employment hereunder or, at the option of

               Employer, in the event of Executive's Disability, upon 30 days'

               notice to Executive.



                      (ii)  For Cause.  For "Cause" immediately upon written

               notice by Employer to Executive. A termination shall be for

               Cause if:



                            (1)    Executive commits a criminal act involving

                      moral turpitude; or



                            (2)    Executive commits a material breach of any of

                      the covenants, terms and provisions hereof or fails to

                      obey lawful and proper written directions delivered to

                      Executive by Employer's Chairman of the Board, President,

                      Chief Executive Officer or its Board of Directors.



                      (iii) Without Cause. Without Cause upon notice by Employer

               to Executive. Without limiting the foregoing, the termination of

               Executive's employment hereunder upon the expiration of the term

               of his employment specified in Section 3 shall be treated as a

               termination by Employer without Cause pursuant to this Section

               6(a)(iii).



               (b)    Severance Pay and Bonuses.



                      (i)   Termination Upon Death or Disability. Executive

               shall not be entitled to any Separation Payments or any other

               severance pay or other compensation upon termination of his

               employment hereunder pursuant to Section 6(a)(i) except for the

               following (which shall be paid promptly after termination,

               except as specified in subsection (4) below):



                            (1)    his Base Salary accrued but unpaid as of the

                      date of termination;



                            (2)    unpaid expense reimbursements under Section 5

                      for expenses incurred in accordance with the terms hereof

                      prior to termination;

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