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  <xsd:element name="CybersecurityRiskManagementExpertiseOfManagementResponsibleTextBlock" id="akya_CybersecurityRiskManagementExpertiseOfManagementResponsibleTextBlock" type="dtr-types:textBlockItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" nillable="true" xbrli:periodType="duration" abstract="false" />
  <xsd:element name="CybersecurityRiskProcessForInformingManagementOrCommitteesResponsibleTextBlock" id="akya_CybersecurityRiskProcessForInformingManagementOrCommitteesResponsibleTextBlock" type="dtr-types:textBlockItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" nillable="true" xbrli:periodType="duration" abstract="false" />
  <xsd:element name="CybersecurityRiskManagementPositionsOrCommitteesResponsibleFlag" id="akya_CybersecurityRiskManagementPositionsOrCommitteesResponsibleFlag" type="xbrli:booleanItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" nillable="true" xbrli:periodType="duration" abstract="false" />
  <xsd:element name="CybersecurityRiskManagementPositionsOrCommitteesResponsibleReportToBoardFlag" id="akya_CybersecurityRiskManagementPositionsOrCommitteesResponsibleReportToBoardFlag" type="xbrli:booleanItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" nillable="true" xbrli:periodType="duration" abstract="false" />
  <xsd:element name="BusinessCombinationShareExchangeRatio" id="akya_BusinessCombinationShareExchangeRatio" type="xbrli:sharesItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" nillable="true" xbrli:periodType="duration" abstract="false" />
  <xsd:element name="AkoyaBiosciencesIncMember" id="akya_AkoyaBiosciencesIncMember" type="dtr-types:domainItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" nillable="true" xbrli:periodType="duration" abstract="true" />
  <xsd:element name="QuanterixCorporationMember" id="akya_QuanterixCorporationMember" type="dtr-types:domainItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" nillable="true" xbrli:periodType="duration" abstract="true" />
  <xsd:element name="BusinessCombinationPercentageOfOwnershipInterestPostAcquisition" id="akya_BusinessCombinationPercentageOfOwnershipInterestPostAcquisition" type="dtr-types:percentItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" nillable="true" xbrli:periodType="duration" abstract="false" />
  <xsd:element name="QuanterixShareholdersMember" id="akya_QuanterixShareholdersMember" type="dtr-types:domainItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" nillable="true" xbrli:periodType="duration" abstract="true" />
  <xsd:element name="AkoyaShareholdersMember" id="akya_AkoyaShareholdersMember" type="dtr-types:domainItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" nillable="true" xbrli:periodType="duration" abstract="true" />
  <xsd:element name="BusinessCombinationTotalNumberOfDirectorsPostAcquisition" id="akya_BusinessCombinationTotalNumberOfDirectorsPostAcquisition" type="xbrli:integerItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" nillable="true" xbrli:periodType="duration" abstract="false" />
  <xsd:element name="NumberOfExistingDirectors" id="akya_NumberOfExistingDirectors" type="xbrli:integerItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" nillable="true" xbrli:periodType="duration" abstract="false" />
  <xsd:element name="BusinessCombinationNumberOfDirectorsNominatedByAcquiree" id="akya_BusinessCombinationNumberOfDirectorsNominatedByAcquiree" type="xbrli:integerItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" nillable="true" xbrli:periodType="duration" abstract="false" />
  <xsd:element name="BusinessCombinationTerminationFeePayableByTerminatingParty" id="akya_BusinessCombinationTerminationFeePayableByTerminatingParty" type="xbrli:monetaryItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" nillable="true" xbrli:periodType="instant" abstract="false" xbrli:balance="credit" />
  <xsd:element name="UponTerminationByAcquirerMember" id="akya_UponTerminationByAcquirerMember" type="dtr-types:domainItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" nillable="true" xbrli:periodType="duration" abstract="true" />
  <xsd:element name="UponTerminationByAcquireeMember" id="akya_UponTerminationByAcquireeMember" type="dtr-types:domainItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" nillable="true" xbrli:periodType="duration" abstract="true" />
</xsd:schema>
