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Airbus Distributes In-Service-Information (ISI) Bulletin to Evaluate BugCount® Fuel

One of the largest commercial aircraft manufacturers, Airbus, has released an In-Service-Information (ISI) Bulletin inviting its operators to trial LuminUltra’s BugCount® Fuel test kit.... Read More

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LuminUltra launches BugCount® Guardian: A reliable solution for continuous, automated microbial monitoring

Industry has an effective new tool in its fight against the challenges posed by microbiological activity. LuminUltra, a global leader in applied molecular diagnostics, today announces the commercial availability... Read More

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LuminUltra launches BugCount® Fuel, a revolutionary microbial test for fuels

LuminUltra today announced the launch of BugCount® Fuel, an innovative, user-friendly test kit to quickly and accurately evaluate fuels for microbial contamination.... Read More

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Natural Systems Utilities and LuminUltra partner to ensure water reuse quality

Natural Systems Utilities (NSU) has partnered with LuminUltra to develop a water quality monitoring tool for the water reuse industry. ... Read More

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LuminUltra participates in innovative wastewater surveillance pilot project at Toronto Pearson

LuminUltra has partnered with the Greater Toronto Airports Authority (GTAA) to perform wastewater surveillance testing at Pearson International Airport.... Read More

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5 LuminUltra milestones for 2022

2022 has been another big year for LuminUltra. We’ve been busy working to prove how little things make a big difference for our customers and partners around the world.... Read More

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LuminUltra sees increased demand for innovative BQUA kit to deliver ballast water treatment system commissioning testing

FREDERICTON, CANADA, Dec. 8, 2022 – LuminUltra, the global leader in applied molecular diagnostics, has seen significant increase in demand of its ATP BQUA test kits for validating the... Read More

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LuminUltra launches latest molecular diagnostic innovation with the GeneCount® Corrosion Collection

LuminUltra, the global leader in applied molecular diagnostics, announced today the launch of the LuminUltra GeneCount® qPCR Corrosion Collection — a complete suite of DNA-based monitoring tools to address... Read More

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LuminUltra opens new US Headquarters, Center of Excellence in Baltimore

BALTIMORE, Sept. 12, 2022 – LuminUltra, the global leader in applied molecular diagnostics, has officially opened its new, state-of-the-art US Headquarters, made up of its Technology Development and Distribution... Read More

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CEO Pat Whalen named Water’s Next Business Leader of the year

FREDERICTON, NB, June 3, 2022 – LuminUltra Technologies Ltd. CEO Pat Whalen was named 2022 Business Leader of the year by Water’s Next at the Canadian Water Summit in... Read More

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LuminUltra wins two Fredericton Chamber of Commerce Business Excellence Awards

FREDERICTON, NB, June 3, 2022 – LuminUltra Technologies Ltd. took home two awards at the Fredericton Chamber of Commerce Business Excellence Awards for 2021, held Thursday at the Delta... Read More

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LuminUltra named one of Canada’s Top Small and Medium Employers

FREDERICTON, NB, April 6, 2022 – LuminUltra Technologies Ltd. has received national recognition as one of Canada’s Top Small and Medium Employers for 2022. The annual award, presented by... Read More

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LuminUltra continues to advance COVID-19 wastewater testing 

FREDERICTON, NB, Jan. 11, 2022 – LuminUltra has been awarded funding to develop a next generation rapid-result portable detection device for SARS-CoV-2 in wastewater. The funding stems from a challenge issued jointly by the... Read More

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LuminUltra’s innovative COVID-19 wastewater test used in pilot program at U.S. correctional facilities

FREDERICTON, NB, Jan. 6, 2022 – Twenty correctional facilities across California, Oklahoma, Virginia, and Washington are using LuminUltra Technologies’ innovative wastewater testing solution to detect the virus that causes... Read More

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LuminUltra CEO Pat Whalen joins UNB’s new Fulcrum advisory board on industry innovation

FREDERICTON, NB, Jan. 6, 2022 – LuminUltra CEO Pat Whalen has joined the advisory board of the University of New Brunswick’s (UNB) Fulcrum initiative. The Fulcrum initiative is part... Read More

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LuminUltra wins new CDC wastewater testing contract, which includes detection of the Omicron and Delta variants

BALTIMORE, Dec. 16, 2021 – LuminUltra Technologies Inc. is partnering with the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Water Environment Federation (WEF) to collect... Read More

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LuminUltra named 2021 Company of the Year by Water Canada

FREDERICTON, NB, June 16, 2021 – LuminUltra has been named “2021 Company of the Year” by Water Canada’s Water’s Next awards program, which recognizes individuals, projects, and technologies that... Read More

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#MadeInCanada: How COVID-19 Shaped Our Business

When we started 2020, we were a global biotechnology leader developing rapid, portable, and accurate microbial monitoring solutions focused on the water sector. Today, we’ve expanded our product line... Read More

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Hach and LuminUltra partner to deliver first rapid test for SARS-CoV-2 in wastewater

Hach®, a global leader in water analysis and LuminUltra, a global leader in biological diagnostic testing, have partnered to offer the world’s first rapid, on-site testing solution for the... Read More

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Made-in-Canada: LuminUltra’s rapid, portable qPCR solutions a game-changer for COVID-19 testing at Canada’s largest airport

The Greater Toronto Airport Authority announced that starting March 1 it will use LuminUltra’s game-changing rapid, portable COVID-19 qPCR testing solution on-site at Pearson International Airport, as part of... Read More

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Universal PropTech Inc. announces agreement with LuminUltra Technologies to provide SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) surface testing

Universal PropTech Inc. (TSXV: UPI) is pleased to announce that is has entered into an agreement with LuminUltra Technologies Ltd. to deploy LuminUltra’s GeneCount® Rapid SARS-CoV-2 surface testing solution... Read More

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Research project to track presence of COVID-19 in Nova Scotia wastewater

Researchers across Nova Scotia are launching a project aimed at detecting the presence of the virus that causes COVID-19 in human wastewater, helping to identify the potential presence of... Read More

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LuminUltra and BuiltSpace partner with UBC scientists to test cleaning protocols, reducing the risk of COVID-19 spread in indoor educational spaces

Vancouver, B.C. – Dec. 14, 2020 – Biotechnology leader LuminUltra has partnered with BuiltSpace, a building data and asset tracking specialist, and scientists at the University of British Columbia... Read More

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LuminUltra expands testing capacity including range of COVID-19 offerings with acquisition of Source Molecular Corporation

FREDERICTON, NB, November 30, 2020 – Biotechnology front-runner LuminUltra today announced the acquisition of Source Molecular Corporation, a leader in lab-based testing solutions for microbial source tracking of pathogens... Read More

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LuminUltra partners with The Infection Prevention Strategy to educate on proper COVID-19 disinfection protocol

Partnership brings together leaders in their respective fields to advocate for an innovative, science-based approach to pandemic management  CANADA – Nov. 18, 2020 – Biotechnology leader LuminUltra has partnered with The Infection Prevention Strategy (TIPS) in the fight against COVID-19 to provide... Read More

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LuminUltra files patent for the world’s first rapid, on-site COVID-19 wastewater testing solution

LuminUltra has filed a patent for the first complete, rapid, and on-site COVID-19 wastewater testing solution that will make non-invasive community health assessment far more accessible to both the... 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.... Read More

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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.... Read More

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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.... Read More

White Paper

BugCount® Online Validation Whitepaper

BugCount® Online Trial Comparison Report Extensive automated ATP testing trials were performed in two different cooling tower systems. The first two sites were a pilot-scale cooling tower system and... Read More

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LuminUltra and Source Molecular partner to increase environmental testing for SARS-CoV-2

Until a COVID-19 Vaccine is Available, Widespread Environmental Testing for SARS-CoV-2, Coupled with Effective Disinfection Regimen, Shortens Path to Preserving Public Confidence and Enabling Facilities to Remain Open Amidst... Read More

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LuminUltra Will Supply 500,000 COVID-19 tests per week to Canadian Government

April 15th, 2020 Fredericton, New Brunswick – Canadian biotechnology leader LuminUltra today announced that it will provide 500,000 urgently needed COVID-19 tests per week to the Canadian federal government... Read More

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LuminUltra’s response to COVID-19

LuminUltra is committed to keeping you up-to-date on our response during this ever-changing time. Latest updates here.... Read More

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Water Industry Veteran Heiner Markhoff Joins Board of Global Microbial Solutions Leader LuminUltra

Veteran water treatment and waste management industry CEO Heiner Markhoff is now contributing his vast knowledge to LuminUltra Technologies.... Read More

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LuminUltra Introduces GeneCount™ DNA-Based Microbial Solutions

June 20, 2019 – Microbiology control specialist LuminUltra today launched its revolutionary new GeneCount® portfolio of DNA products and services, making it far easier and faster to quantify, specify... Read More

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New LuminUltra DNA Tools Provide Rapid Screening and Identification of Microbes

Quantitative Polymerase Chain Reaction (qPCR) and Next Generation Sequencing (NGS) can rapidly screen for and identify nearly all types of microbes present.... Read More

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LuminUltra continues to grow with acquisition of aqua-tools’ Rapid Microbial Solutions division

LuminUltra has acquired aqua-tools’ Rapid Microbial Solutions division, including its B-QUA™ product line for ballast water compliance monitoring.... Read More

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One-stop microbiology management now available as LuminUltra acquires InstantLabs

The aquisition enables one-stop microbiological management using a new combination of technologies and expertise. Learn more.... Read More

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Singapore MPA Selects Aqua-Tools (formerly a LuminUltra distributer) B-QUA Kit for Ballast Water Testing

French water microbiology expert aqua-tools (formerly a LuminUltra distributer) has won a tender to supply Singapore’s Maritime and Port Authority (MPA) with its B-QUA ballast water test kits. A... Read More

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Aqua-Tools’ (former distributer of LuminUltra) B-QUA To Be Used In Canadian Ballast Water Surveillance Program

The Government of Canada is testing aqua-tools’ (former distributer of LuminUltra) B-QUA ballast water sampling and monitoring kit for possible use in the Canadian ballast water surveillance program. The... Read More

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