Microbial Monitoring News & Blog

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

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

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

How Legionella-specific tests can be used in the monitoring tool kit

Legionella, the bacteria responsible for causing Legionnaire’s disease, is one of the most significant sources of waterborne disease outbreaks in the United States. It’s also largely preventable: investigations by... Read More

SARS-CoV-2 and the future of wastewater-based epidemiology

This article was first published in the March/April 2022 issue of Water & Wastewater Asia. Wastewater-based epidemiology is becoming more widely known as a tool in the fight against... Read More

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

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

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

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

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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