Pretty much any organization these days will claim to have a quality management system, have a quality product, or both. Much of the time these statements are grounded in truth, but there are many examples out there where these statements are exaggerations or outright fabrications. This can erode the value of the word ‘quality’… Read More
Innovate or die – this is a quote (originally from Peter Drucker, credited as the “founder of modern management”) that you see or hear in everything from movies to motivational posters to editorials these days. Our civilization has never witnessed innovation at the rate that we see today, as demonstrated by the rapid rise… Read More
The genesis of LuminUltra was to construct an ATP-based test kit for quantifying biomass in wastewater treatment bioreactors. This is where we focused our research efforts from the mid 90’s to the mid-2000’s, as well as the entirety of our commercial efforts from 2003-05. Though we knew for certain that this would be a… Read More
In today’s world, the only time you are truly disconnected is when you are on an airplane without Wi-Fi or when you are sleeping. We are so deeply interconnected on so many levels that it is sometimes hard to tell where one individual ends and another begins. Regardless of your views on this topic,… Read More
What is commitment? Commitment is living up to the promises that you make to your customers, your colleagues, your friends, and family. There are few things more satisfying in life than living up to a commitment on time – or even better, over-delivering on your commitment. Conversely, there is no more sure-fire way to… Read More
2016 was both an exciting and challenging year at LuminUltra. We continued to grow, having added multiple new members to our team, launched plans for a major facility expansion, and initiated a comprehensive overhaul of our quality management systems. We put our heads down and worked hard on various market-facing projects, including new products,… Read More
Monday, April 3, 2017 – It’s now possible to keep drinking water safer and industrial and wastewater systems running more smoothly with real-time analysis of routine sampling data using the new LuminUltra Cloud™ platform, officially launching today. “The traditional approach to microbiological problems is to solve them in a reactionary way,” says Pat Whalen,… Read More
FREDERICTON, NB, CANADA – February 8, 2017 – It’s not often you come across a company so committed to educating its customers and partners that it develops an entire suite of training courses, but that’s exactly what led to the creation of LuminUltra Academy. Access to this new, web-based training and certification center is… Read More
Access to clean and plentiful drinking water is important to each of us. The Canadian National Conference on Drinking Water, taking place October 16-18 in Ottawa, brings together top researchers to share innovative ideas about drinking water sustainability and solutions to common water issues from across Canada and around the world. Microbial monitoring in… Read More
LuminUltra President & CEO Pat Whalen has been recognized as one of Atlantic Canada’s Top 50 CEOs. Whalen received the award at a gala dinner hosted by Atlantic Business Magazine. Top 50 CEOs must be the CEO of a company or organization with a head office in Atlantic Canada or in charge of a… Read More
