Microbial Monitoring News & Blog

LuminUltra Strengthens Position in European Water Diagnostics Market with Strategic Acquisition of GL Biocontrol

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

LuminUltra and VSE Aviation Expand Access to BugCount® Fuel Across Aviation Markets with New Distribution Agreement

LuminUltra, a global leader in microbial testing solutions today announced a new distribution partnership with VSE Aviation, a leading provider of aftermarket distribution and MRO Services to commercial, business,... Read More

LuminUltra and J&L Labs Partner to Expand Oilfield Molecular Testing in the Permian

LuminUltra and J&L Laboratories today announced a strategic partnership to expand access to advanced microbial testing for oil and gas stakeholders across the Permian Basin. As part of the... Read More

Meet Marc Demeter: Your Microbial Ally in Oil & Gas

In oil & gas, managing invisible threats means high-stakes decisions every day. That’s why LuminUltra is thrilled to introduce Marc Demeter, our Director of Market Development for Oil &... Read More

Expanding Global Reach: LuminUltra Announces Strategic Partnership with Hyserve

LuminUltra is pleased to announce a strategic partnership with Hyserve, a global provider of microbial testing solutions serving critical industries including food, beverage, healthcare, and hospitality throughout Europe and... Read More

Introducing Relay™ – Your tool to test with ease and act with confidence.

Reliable microbial data isn’t a luxury, it’s essential. At LuminUltra we know that our customers are facing daily microbial management challenges, including compromised product quality, impacted asset integrity, regulatory... Read More

Industry Alert: LuminUltra Polytechnic Launches, Bringing More Practical, Data-Driven Microbiology to the Field

LuminUltra, a global leader in microbial monitoring and control solutions, is proud to unveil the next chapter of Polytechnic, a proven educational program originally founded by OSP Microcheck. Now... Read More

LuminUltra Joins Joint Industry Project Seriatim VI to Advance Microbial Souring Research in Energy Sector

The collaboration with Rawwater aims to improve mitigation strategies, enhance safety and reduce operational risk We are proud to announce our participation in Seriatim VI, a globally recognized Joint... Read More

Microbial challenges in oil and gas industry

Microbial Challenges in the Oil & Gas Industry

Microbial monitoring using qPCR technology helps operators to manage MIC risk and optimize corrective measures by having same-day identification and quantification of MIC-related microbes.... Read More

LuminUltra Acquires Legionella Testing Business from Genomadix and Inks Strategic License to Commercialize Additional Tests for Ultra-portable Molecular Diagnostic Platform

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

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

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

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

LuminUltra representatives stand beside a trophy for winning the MP Innovation in Corrosion award.

Innovations in MIC monitoring: What we learned at AMPP’s annual conference

Our team had the pleasure of attending the 2023 AMPP Annual Conference + Expo in Denver, Colorado, where we showcased our latest innovation in addressing microbiologically influenced corrosion (MIC).... Read More

GeneCount Corrosion Collection equipment on table in lab

6 reasons why the GeneCount® qPCR Corrosion Collection transforms microbial monitoring in oil and gas systems

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

Understanding microbiologically influenced corrosion (MIC): what you need to know

Explore the factors that contribute to microbiologically influenced corrosion in this guest post from Dr. Fred Passman. Learn about detection & prevention methods for industries like oil, water &... Read More

Using microbial source tracking to pinpoint the source of fecal contamination

Microbial source tracking (MST) gives water resource managers a powerful tool to understand the source of contamination and mitigate its effects — or stop it all together.... Read More

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

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

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

Solution highlight: GeneCount^® NGS services

LuminUltra’s GeneCount® Next Generation Sequencing (NGS) service takes microbial monitoring to the “next” level by sequencing the 16S rRNA gene, present in all bacteria and archaea, allowing for differentiation... Read More

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

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

Side by side comparison of culture testing vs PCR testing.

Culture testing vs. qPCR to detect Legionella bacteria

For over 150 years, culture testing has been used to diagnose disease. Along the way it's become known as the “gold-standard” for detecting various strains of bacteria, including Legionella.... Read More

What is Legionella? Facts and figures about Legionella and Legionellosis

What is Legionella? Legionella is the genus of bacteria that causes Legionnaires’ disease, a potentially fatal form of pneumonia (lung infection), and the less severe, flu-like Pontiac fever, named... Read More

Testing cruise ships for Legionella: Using qPCR to mitigate risk and protect passengers

This article was originally written for Water Quality Products by LuminUltra Technologies. The COVID-19 pandemic led to significant shutdowns and reductions in commercial and travel activities. As people began... Read More

Scientist testing wastewater for COVID-19 in a lab

Wastewater epidemiology for the fight against COVID-19

Wastewater epidemiology gives health authorities the tools they need to pinpoint which communities are most affected and to make informed, science-based decisions about next steps, like targeted clinical testing.... 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

#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

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

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

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

What is COVID-19 wastewater testing? Questions and answers from the experts

What is COVID-19 wastewater testing? How does it work, and who can benefit from it? Get answers to questions about this vital early-warning system.... Read More

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

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

What is real-time PCR? How does it work?

Copying and detecting the presence or absence of a target sequence We are often asked to define and compare testing methods for industrial users seeking to upgrade and optimize... Read More

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

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

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

The ‘quiet pandemic’ — how Legionella bacteria can thrive in stagnant water systems

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... Read More

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