Luminex Corp. has trimmed staff and announced some expectations for the coming year 2017. The company announced that more than 50 employees were laid off following the $90 million acquisition last year 2016 of Nanosphere Inc. in Chicago. The company employed about 500 people in Austin last year 2016 and operates seven other offices around the globe. A company spokeswoman told the Austin American-Statesman that the layoffs would be spread across the company's North American footprint, including the Austin office.