The ultimate single cell spatial biology experience
The Xenium platform delivers high-plex in situ at subcellular resolution with nanometer precision and offers a complete solution, including comprehensive panel offerings, to achieve fast and robust single cell spatial insights.
Gene and protein panels
Customizable ready-to-use panels or fully custom gene panels with add-on protein subpanels
Xenium Analyzer instrument
Industry-leading speed and throughput for single cell spatial imaging
Data analysis
Powerful on-board analysis and Xenium Explorer visualization software
Pre-order now: Xenium Protein
Integrated protein & RNA for deeper insights
- Enhance immune and tumor microenvironment analyses with 27 immune, cancer & proliferation markers
- Streamline RNA & protein profiling with a single integrated workflow
- No protein expertise needed with easy-to-use, pre-optimized & validated protein subpanels
Built for rapid data exploration
Immediate data access
Access your data as soon as the Xenium run is complete.
Easy-to-use interface
Intuitively visualize morphology, protein markers, segmentation, cell typing, and transcript density—no bioinformatics experience required.
Explore at any scale
Seamlessly explore your data at any scale, from whole tissue sections to single transcripts.
A state-of-the-art single cell spatial imaging instrument
- Seamlessly integrates transcript detection workflow, high-resolution imaging, decoding, and onboard data analysis for fresh frozen or FFPE tissues
- Simple run setup and cleanup operations, an intuitive touchscreen, and ergonomic design make instrument operation a breeze
- Go from tissue section to data for up to 5,000 genes in ≤6 days or get even faster analysis times with smaller gene panels
Diverse panel menu to fit any research need
- Comprehensive off-the-shelf menu of 10+ pre-designed gene panels, ranging from 50 to 5,000 genes
- Build fully custom panels of up to 480 genes or add up to 100 genes to a pre-designed panel with our Custom Panel Designer
- Add T- and B-cell receptors, SNVs, and isoforms with advanced custom design services
- NEW! Add-on Xenium Protein subpanels for deeper characterization of the immune and tumor microenvironment
Xenium Catalyst Program
Discover the power of Xenium technology with our in-house pilot run service
Our Catalyst program lets you test drive the Xenium platform, evaluate its capabilities, and explore your spatial transcriptomics data alongside a team of scientific experts.
End-to-end service completed in as few as
4 weeks
Complete access to fully custom or
10+ panels
Resources
See Xenium Protein data in action
Get a hands-on look at what same-section protein and high-plex spatial RNA can show you in this interactive Xenium web demo.
Get to know the Xenium platform
Explore the unique platform features, from padlock chemistry to panels, that power the ultimate single cell spatial biology experience.
Grant writing assistance
Get the information you need to write grants featuring Xenium experiments (including technology overview, benchmarking data, and more).
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Unlock the full spectrum of biology
Build on your Xenium Spatial insights with comprehensive, whole transcriptome single cell and spatial analysis.
Platform |  Chromium Single Cell platform |  Xenium Spatial platform |  Visium Spatial platform |
|---|---|---|---|
When to use | Comprehensive single cell data Ideal for deep characterization of cell populations and states. | High-resolution discovery Understand complex tissues, neighborhoods, and cell to cell interactions. Integration with other spatial-omics, histology, and morphology. | |
Why use | Unbiased single cell discovery High per-gene sensitivity | Single cell spatial discovery High per-gene sensitivity | Expanded spatial discovery |
Applications | Whole transcriptome gene expression Protein TCR, BCR CRISPR ATAC | Targeted gene expression (up to 5,000 genes) Multiomic gene and protein expression (up to 480 genes and 27 proteins) | Whole transcriptome gene expression |
Resolution | Single cell | Subcellular | Single cell–scale |
Data readout | NGS-based | Imaging-based | NGS-based |
Sample compatibility | Single cell or nuclei suspensions from fresh, frozen, or FFPE samples | Fresh frozen FFPE | FFPE Fresh frozen Fixed frozen |