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.
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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
Using wastewater to detect SARS-CoV-2
New details about SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, seem to emerge daily. Expanded Testing Requirements A concerning but important finding is that viable virus can be recovered from pre-symptomatic individuals several days before symptoms appear – as well as from asymptomatic individuals. This highlights the need for effective surveillance and contact tracing programs, which include identifying and testing asymptomatic and pre-symptomatic individuals, to prevent further spread. While contact tracing will always require clinical testing for those who’ve… Read More
What you need to know about COVID-19 and disinfection
The COVID-19 pandemic has increased the spotlight on how we clean and disinfect our environment. Special consideration is often made for objects deemed to be ‘high touch’ surfaces – this includes doorknobs, handrails, and various other items that we interact within our daily lives. As we return to shared spaces, there will be an increased need to… Read More
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 Periodic Flare-Ups New Brunswick, Canada – LuminUltra, the Canadian biotechnology leader and developer of the GeneCount® qPCR system, and Florida-based Source Molecular, a leader in pathogen… Read More
Environmental monitoring for the fight against COVID-19
While much of the COVID-19 response to date has been focused on human-to-human transmission of the virus, largely unaddressed to date are the ongoing risks of environmental transmission and the role of environmental monitoring to understand the health of both facilities and people. What is environmental monitoring? Many will be familiar now with the human testing protocol employed by most countries around the… Read More
Validating disinfection for SARS-CoV-2 in a senior living facility
Note from the Author: This white paper resulted from a collaboration between LuminUltra, IWC Environmental Solutions, and Source Molecular. SARS-CoV-2, the virus which causes COVID-19, is highly contagious and has been shown to remain viable on surfaces for several days after exposure depending on the surface material. This is particularly alarming as the asymptomatic infection rate has… Read More
Reducing Legionella risks on cruise ships
The Global-Fleet Is Expected To Grow With 125 new cruise ships set to enter the world’s by 2027, boosting the number of ships to over 550 and providing capacity for about 40 million guests per year, maintaining passenger health is of great importance. While larger, newer passenger ferries and cruise ships have been built with… Read More
Tips to reducing water consumption
The importance of conserving water Water is essential to human life. Every person on the planet, no matter the region, requires the same basic daily amount for survival. That amount can vary slightly based on environmental factors as well as the size and condition of the individual but generally, it’s around two litres, or around… Read More
Converting qPCR results to resemble Culture Method results
Familiarity with the results is important Since many operators like to have results reported in a format that is familiar to them, it is possible to convert the gene copies/mL obtained from a qPCR reaction into an approximate cells/mL which is a calculation based on the average amount of gene copies per organism determined from… Read More