PARADIGM modular detection platform features a selection of cartridges that can be interchanged in less than five minutes to meet various assay requirements. It is suggested for labs in which multiple users run a range of applications. The high-throughput detector reads on the fly, in formats from 6 to 1,536 wells. Eight different cartridges will be based on detection modes including fluorescence polarization, time-resolved fluorescence, dual-label fluorescence (including FRET) and luminescence. The cartridges contain application-specific elements, including wavelength-tuned light sources and optics that can be interchanged on the detector.