Microbial Monitoring News & Blog

LuminUltra Files Patent for the World’s First Rapid, On-site COVID-19 Wastewater Testing Solution

A Research Collaboration Between LuminUltra, Dalhousie University and Halifax Water Demonstrates Wastewater Data Is a Powerful Tool in Early Detection and Tracking COVID-19 Prevalence within Communities FREDERICTON, NB, October 21, 2020 – LuminUltra, a Canada-based biotechnology leader and portfolio company of XPV Water Partners, recently filed a patent for the first complete, rapid, and on-site… Read More

Legionella: The “quiet pandemic”

Over the course of the COVID-19 pandemic, it is likely that many people have forgotten about Legionella, which has been described as a “quiet pandemic” by legislators in the United States. While the focus of many government health authorities has been to react to and reduce the impact of COVID-19, the many stay at home… Read More

Back-to-school with environmental testing

The phrase “back-to-school” brings to mind fresh notebooks, new teachers, and friends. This fall, in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, it’s filled with uncertainty and anxiety. Teachers are concerned about returning to the classroom, with 2 out of 3 preferring the idea of teaching online. Students are thinking less about the clubs they’ll join… Read More

Introducing our complete COVID-19 clinical solution

LuminUltra Technologies Ltd. is proud to announce that we’ve submitted our GeneCount® COVID-19 RT-qPCR Assay Kit to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for Emergency Use Authorization and Health Canada for an Interim Order. With this authorization we’ll be able to provide testing facilities throughout North America with a complete, customizable clinical COVID-19 testing solution…. Read More

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LuminUltra submits COVID-19 clinical diagnostic testing kit for regulatory authorization

The GeneCount® COVID-19 RT-qPCR Assay Kit has been submitted to the U.S. FDA for Emergency Use Authorization and to Health Canada for an Interim Order.

How to achieve your wastewater treatment goals with ATP testing

Chemical engineer Dave Tracy provides insights into this common question, and provides resources on how to build a testing routine that works for you.

Chairman & CEO of LuminUltra Technologies Ltd. named Top CEO

Atlantic Business Magazine has named LuminUltra Technologies Ltd.’s Chairman & CEO, Pat Whalen, to their 2020 Top 50 CEO list. Read the full story here.

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Environmental surveillance tests can help keep staff, patients, and residents safe

Environmental surveillance testing is an important tool to re-open the healthcare industry and keep it open. Learn about its benefits.

Advanced Manufacturing Supercluster Supports Two New Projects in Fight Against COVID-19

NGen has announced $3.5 million in project funding in support of Canada’s COVID-19 response, which includes support for LuminUltra’s scale-up.

LuminUltra's BugCount Online ATP Analyzer for microbial monitoring

Save Valuable Time With Automated Microbial Testing

Water treatment operators balance their time between a wide range of responsibilities. On any given day they could be preparing chemicals, performing maintenance and miscellaneous repairs, reviewing data, collecting samples, and running a variety of tests. In balancing these competing demands, some important duties might not get the time required to truly maximize benefits. One… Read More

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