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[News Release] Water Industry Veteran Heiner Markhoff Joins Board of Global Microbial Solutions Leader LuminUltra

Download the PDF 2019-09-05 – Veteran water treatment and waste management industry CEO Heiner Markhoff is now contributing his vast knowledge and experience to global microbial monitoring and solutions leader LuminUltra Technologies Ltd. as a newly-appointed member of the company’s Board of Directors. Most recently, Markhoff served as CEO of SUEZ Water Technologies & Solutions,… Read More

[News Release] 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 and target the types of organisms found in all types of water systems, on surfaces and in solid samples. Users of LuminUltra’s 2nd Generation Adenosine… Read More

2018 – Year in Review

At this time of year, ‘Year in Review’ lists seem to be everywhere and the water industry is no different. 2018 brought some exciting changes for us at LuminUltra, so here’s a look back at some of the events we’re particularly proud of as a company and some of the stories that made us… Read More

Happy Holidays!

2018 was a milestone year for us! Along with it being LuminUltra’s 15th anniversary, we welcomed InstantLabs as well as aqua-tools’ Rapid Microbial Solutions division to our LuminUltra team. To top it off, and the icing on the celebratory cake, was the launch of our DNA services and the web version of our LuminUltra… Read More

[News Release] LuminUltra continues to grow with acquisition of aqua-tools’ Rapid Microbial Solutions division

October 1, 2018 – Demonstrating continued growth as a global market leader in rapid and portable microbiological monitoring tools, LuminUltra has acquired aqua-tools’ Rapid Microbial Solutions division, including its B-QUA™ product line for ballast water compliance monitoring and the European customer base for its 2nd Generation ATP® (Adenosine Triphosphate) measurement products. This acquisition closed… Read More

[News Release] One-stop microbiology management now available as LuminUltra acquires InstantLabs

September 19, 2018 – It’s now possible to both quickly and easily identify all microbes in a sample and determine the abundance of specific microbes as LuminUltra, a global market leader in rapid and portable microbiological monitoring tools, has acquired InstantLabs, a developer of DNA-based measurement technologies. “LuminUltra is now a one-stop shop for… Read More

An Unquenchable Thirst for Knowledge [2/2] – A Discussion with LuminUltra’s Pat Whalen

As LuminUltra marks its fifteenth year in business, we asked our President & CEO Pat Whalen to share his thoughts on the evolution of the company. Here are some highlights of the second part of our conversation with him. Are you seeing new direct competitors to LuminUltra’s products? Similar to there being a… Read More

An Unquenchable Thirst for Knowledge [1/2] – A Discussion with LuminUltra’s Pat Whalen

As LuminUltra marks its fifteenth year in business, we asked our President & CEO Pat Whalen to share his thoughts on the evolution of the company. Here are some highlights of our conversation. What are some of the things that stand out for you personally as you reflect on the past 15 years?… Read More

[Radio Interview] Helping the Water Sector Solve Microbiological Problems in Water

LuminUltra CEO Pat Whalen took part in an interview with Water Online Radio while attending the Annual Conference & Exposition of the American Water Works Association (AWWA’s ACE17) in Philadelphia. The discussion touched on a number of interesting topics that we thought might be of interest to you. You’ll find the interview excerpted below…. Read More

Hurricane Irma: One for the Record Books

Hurricanes are fantastically powerful events. Watching Hurricane Irma churn across the Northern Caribbean and up the west coast of Florida certainly puts the awesome power of wind and water into perspective. Storms like this one are devastating for the unfortunate people who find themselves in the way. One of the most damaging elements of… Read More

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