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LuminUltra Receives Innovation Recognition Award

LuminUltra was among the fifteen New Brunswick companies honored on October 20, 2008 for its ability to adopt innovative practices, as Business New Brunswick Minister Greg Byrne announced the Innovation Recognition Award recipients.

"Our 26,000 small businesses make an outstanding contribution to the provincial economy," Byrne said. "New Brunswick is home to several dynamic and innovative companies, and these recipients are some examples of the many small businesses that exemplify these traits. I congratulate these award winners and all of the successful businesses that continue to be innovative here in our province."

LuminUltra was nominated by Enterprise Fredericton.

LuminUltra Extends its Technologies to the Bioprocessing Sector

In order to advance the state of technologies for assessment of microorganisms in bio-processing applications, such as wastewater & biosolids treatment, ethanol production, and biogas generation, LuminUltra Technologies Ltd., of Fredericton, has recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding with New Brunswick’s Centre of Excellence in Agricultural and Biotechnological Sciences (CESAB) of the province’s Community College network.

The tools available to assess biological health, activity, performance and metabolic properties are very limited for anaerobic fermentation processes. Since, 2004, LuminUltra has commercialized a successful test kit technology to monitor living biomass quality in real-time through measurement of Adenosine Triphosphate (ATP), the common energy carrier for all forms of life. Whereas in the past, biological processes have been run using a combination of inferential parameters and qualitative ‘operator intuition’, these new techniques from LuminUltra enable fully quantitative measurement of biomass.

Through a combination of this advanced technology from LuminUltra, and knowledge of the bioprocessing sector held by CESAB, the partners will make advances in establishing new performance indicators that will allow for significant increases in process performance. The partners will also work to develop new monitoring technologies that provide additional benefit in the measurement of activity, health, and type of microorganisms. As part of this effort, the partners would welcome inquiries from the bioprocessing sector to apply these new technologies and processes at existing facilities to improve operational stability and cost-efficiency.

About the partners:

LuminUltra Technologies Ltd. is a Canadian company based in Fredericton, New Brunswick, and specializes in the development, sales, and service of Innovative Biological Monitoring Technologies. At present, LuminUltra’s main focus is the manufacture and support of test kits based on the measurement of Adenosine Triphosphate (ATP) in any type of industrial and municipal water. LuminUltra was the first company to design and market an ATP-based test kit designed specifically for biological wastewater treatment applications, and has since expanded its product line to accurately measure ATP in any type of water or chemical product. For world-wide general, technical, and sales inquiries, please contact:

LuminUltra Technologies Ltd.
440 King Street, King Tower, Suite 630
Fredericton, NB
Canada E3B 5H8
Tel: +1-506-459-8777
Fax: +1-506-453-9860
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Web: www.luminultra.com

Located in Grand Falls, New Brunswick, the Centre of Excellence in Agricultural and Biotechnological Sciences (CESAB) is a training and consulting centre specializing in agriculture, agri-food and biotechnology. With its state-of-the-art laboratory equipment, the CESAB is able to conduct applied experimental research in biotechnology, agri-food and agriculture. The CESAB has official agreements with several universities (ex.: University of New Brunswick, Université de Moncton, Université Laval). Please contact:

CCNB – Edmundston Campus
Centre of Excellence in Agricultural and Biotechnological Sciences (CESAB)
160 Reservoir Street
Grand Falls, NB
Canada E3Y 3W3

Telephone: +1-506-473-7764
Fax: +1-506-473-7769
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Web: http://collegecommunautaire.ccnb.nb.ca/

LuminUltra’s Commitment to Innovation has Again Been Recognized

June 6, 2008

LuminUltra has for the second straight year, received the Export Achievement Awards Innovative Exporter of the Year. This prestigious honour is in recognition of LuminUltra’s continued success both locally and internationally. With the support of the Business Development Bank of Canada, LuminUltra’s strides in innovation have once again not gone unnoticed!

A New Look for LuminUltra

The highly anticipated release of our enhanced customer orientated website is finally upon us, with added features designed to illustrate how LuminUltra provides the optimal solution for any municipal or industrial application desiring better control of microbial growth. We have incorporated a number of new items into our website that make your introduction to and routine use of our products easier than ever, including:

• Training - video demonstrations and step by step instructions on our core products allow you to see how easy our advanced test kits really are. From unpacking and storage to calculations and data analysis, you will find all the answers you need in our new Training Centre.

• Resources – looking for information on how others have benefited or how LuminUltra’s products compare to the competition? Look for further! Our Resource Centre provides examples in which our test kits have provided tremendous value to customers in a variety of real-life situations, including case studies and controlled laboratory comparisons.

• Testimonials - Don’t just take our word for it, read what others have to say about LuminUltra! The Testimonials page shows how our current customers have benefited from our revolutionary test kits. At LuminUltra, we stand by our products and have the belief that a product should be of the highest quality and it must do everything we promise. These testimonials lend support to our claim that our product will save you money and will provide you with the ideal tool for any water application.

In addition, great care has been taken to improve the usability of the site: increased text size for easy reading, better navigation and organization of content, a user-friendly document index for fast referencing, and new visual enhancements all work together to enhance the user experience. Don’t forget to tell us what you think during your visit by sending us an email!

The New Standard is Here

The common theme from customer comments is that ease-of-use and feedback time are the most valuable features found in a test kit. With this in mind, we have improved on our existing product line by developing QuenchGone21 (QG21) - our most advanced kits yet. QuenchGone21 provides complete results in 1 minute.

Our continued research and development has allowed us to reduce test time while increasing ease of use. Through advanced packaging and reagent systems, you can now obtain an accurate indication of biomass concentration and health in a matter of minutes. QuenchGone21 makes no compromises in quality or reliability in any area of our testing. In addition to near-elimination of sample incubation requirements, QG21 involves fewer pipetting steps and uses user-friendly dispensing techniques to make analyses easier than ever! Visit our website to learn more about these exciting new products!

Third Fastest Growing Company in Atlantic Canada

LuminUltra has been ranked third in Progress Magazine's annual Fastest Growing Company survey.

"The Fastest Growing Company ranking identifies the region's high growth up-and-comers, and it also highlights the steady growth performers," Progress editor Pamela Scott Crace said in a release.

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LuminUltra Wins New Frontiers Exporter Award

The New Frontiers Exporter award represents the achievement of LuminUltra in the development of niche export markets in all corners of the world. Patrick Whalen, VP of Operations, spoke about LuminUltra and the continuing success of the company in a video presentation during the Awards ceremony.