2023 Sponsors and Exhibitors

Abbott has been a leader in laboratory diagnostics for decades, developing innovative ways to screen, diagnose and monitor a vast range of health conditions with greater speed, accuracy and efficiency. The Alinity family of harmonized systems work together to simplify diagnostic testing. These systems are designed to be more efficient — running more tests in less space, generating test results faster, and minimizing human errors — while continuing to provide high-quality results. 

Manufacturer of Pre-Reduced Anaerobically Sterilized (PRAS) culture and transport media. Manufacture and design capability to produce custom media formulations. Products ready to use with no need to pre-reduce plates. Manufacturer and distributor of anaerobic chambers in various sizes. 3-day lab based training course on anaerobic culture & isolation techniques conducted 5 times per year. 

AVIR Pharma’s mission is to bring to market vital specialty medicines like Cresemba® and Zevtera® that answer the unmet medical needs of Canadian patients. Making a difference in people’s lives is central to our corporate philosophy and is at the root of why we advocate, care, partner and innovate. 

McMaster Molecular Medium (MMM) is a room-temperature stable molecular transport media that inactivates viral pathogens from collection to lab, resulting in safer testing and a streamlined workflow. 

Advancing the world of health™ 

For 125 years, we’ve pursued our Purpose of advancing the world of health™. We relentlessly commit to a promising future by developing innovative technologies, services and solutions, helping the healthcare community improve safety and increase efficiency. 

Bio Nuclear Diagnostics Inc. (BND) is a 100% Canadian-owned and operated medical disposables and diagnostics company, providing national marketing and sales of medical laboratory consumables, infection control/personal protection equipment and advanced diagnostic testing assays to healthcare providers across Canada. 

Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc. is a global leader in developing, manufacturing, and marketing a broad range of innovative products for the life science research and clinical diagnostic markets. With 70 years of focus on quality and customer service, our products advance the scientific discovery process and improve healthcare. 

Pioneering Diagnostics 

A world leader in the field of in vitro diagnostics for over 55 years, bioMérieux provides diagnostic solutions (systems, reagents, software and services) which determine the source of disease to improve patient health. Its products are mainly used for diagnosing infectious diseases. 

More than a decade ago, Bruker changed microbiology by developing the MALDI Biotyper® System, the market-leading MALDI-TOF for microbiology l aboratories that provides an identification for over 4000 species in less than 20 minutes starting from culture. Another Bruker innovation, the IR Biotyper®, provides rapid and cost-effective microorganism strain typing using infrared spectroscopy technology to further support proactive infection control. 

The Canadian Association for Biological Safety/L’Association Canadienne Pour La Sécurité Biologique (CABS-ACSB) was formed in the 1990’s as the Canadian affiliate of the American Biological Safety Association (ABSA). CABS-ACSB aims to establish a Canadian network of individuals interested in a wide variety of biological safety issues and to enhance the knowledge and understanding of biological safety. 

The Canadian Foundation for Infectious Diseases (CFID) is committed to improving the health of Canadians and people worldwide through the support of research and dissemination of knowledge pertaining to infectious diseases. 

CEDARLANE® specializes in providing high quality reagents & consumables for your lab, offering one of the most extensive product listings in Canada. Featured products include ATCC strains, SSID Diagnostica antisera and antigens and Genobio’s Fungal B-D Glucan test, as well as Media, DNA/RNA extraction kits, Antibodies, Toxins, ELISA and PCR kits. 

Cepheid is dedicated to improving healthcare by pioneering molecular diagnostics that combine speed, accuracy, and flexibility. The company’s GeneXpert® solutions enable world-class PCR testing for institutions of any size. Cepheid’s broad test portfolio delivers actionable diagnostic results across respiratory, virology, sexual health, oncology, human genetics, and infectious diseases. 

COPAN Diagnostics is part of COPAN Group, a leading manufacturer of collection and transport systems and full laboratory automation. COPAN’s collaborative approach to pre-analytics has resulted in FLOQSwabs®, ESwab®, UTM Universal Transport Medium®, laboratory automation including WASP®, WASPLab® and UniVerse®. 

CoVaRR-Net Biobank facilitates rapid, accessible and equitable sharing of biological materials and data in response to emerging and future health threats. 

We are a global leader in the laboratory diagnostics market, specializing in the immunodiagnostics and molecular diagnostics segments. For over 50 years we have been dealing with diagnostics to help physicians and patients make better decisions in the most important moments. 

DiaSorin – The Diagnostic Specialist 

EUROIMMUN Canada has an extensive product portfolio of test reagents and automation to support the accurate and timely diagnosis of Autoimmune, Infectious Disease, Allergy, Hypertension, Hepatology, Gastroenterology, Dermatology, Nephrology, Neurology and Endocrinology conditions. We offer test menus that can be automated on a variety of technology platforms, including Immunofluorescence Assays (AFA), ELISA, Immunoblot, ChLIA, and Molecular Diagnostics. 

At Gilead, we’re committed to creating a healthier world for everyone. We’re driving innovation that has the potential to become the next generation of life-changing medicines. “Because the impossible is not impossible. It’s what’s next.” 

IDWeek is the joint annual meeting of the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA), Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA), the HIV Medicine Association (HIVMA), the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society (PIDS), and the Society of Infectious Diseases Pharmacists (SIDP). Join us in Boston, MA and virtually Oct. 11-15, 2023. 

Illumina’s mission is to improve human health by unlocking the power of the genome. Discoveries in how we track genetic changes, respond to outbreaks, and monitor emerging infectious disease are what inspire us to push the boundaries of our imagination, drive innovation, and offer next-generation-sequencing solutions across the genomic spectrum. 

Innovatek Medical Inc. is a manufacturer, importer and distributor of medical devices, founded in 1990. We’re a Canadian company providing rapid diagnostic kits in the areas of women’s health, drugs of abuse, and infectious diseases. 

Inter Medico is a Canadian-owned, full-service distributor of clinical diagnostic products, with over 40 years of experience bringing innovative in vitro diagnostic solutions to Canadian labs. We are the Canadian distributor for QIAGEN’s QIAstat-Dx syndromic PCR testing platform, and their QuantiFERON TB Gold Plus assay for latent tuberculosis infection. 

KSL Pulse Scientific provides a combination of 30 years’ experience in education, sales, and distribution of microbiology products, controls and IVDs. The company is ISO 13485 certified and licensed by Health Canada, positioning it to distribute medical devices and in vitro diagnostics in Canada and other markets throughout the world. 

Mednet Inc, Medical Education Network has been providing sponsored Continuing Medical Education summary reports focused in improving patient outcomes in the Canadian health care system. 

A Canadian manufacturer of infectious disease diagnostic controls. Formulations in Liquid or on Copan FLOQSwabs for respiratory, extended genotype HPV, STI and GI infections. Our whole genome design ensures compatibility with most assays. 

Micronostyx is a proud supplier of world-class Microbiology and Speciality Diagnostic products. We are committed to discovering innovative and leading diagnostic technologies that will contribute to the wellness of Canadians. Our team and industry partners are dedicated to providing progressive and forward-thinking technologies which contribute to advancements in the speed and accuracy of diagnostic laboratories across the country. 

Every day, hundreds of prevention teams in healthcare use our real-time clinical data software as a pivotal tool for better efficiency and management. Since 2006, Nosotech has been the leader and your best ally in limiting the impact of infectious diseases. 

Ondine Biomedical is a leader in state-of-the-art photodisinfection-based therapies to prevent and treat healthcare-associated infections, including those caused by existing, emerging, and antimicrobial-resistant pathogens. Our solutions address significant patient needs, are easy to deploy, provide substantial health benefits, and cost a fraction of the infections they target. 

Phagelux Canada Inc. is a clinical-stage biotech advancing novel non-traditional antimicrobials for the prevention and treatment of multi-drug resistant infections. Our mission is to save lives by providing alternatives to antibiotics resistance. 

PAB is a Canadian healthcare and medical device manufacturing and distribution company with national coverage for over 30 years. We present innovative and cost-effective IVD/RUO automated solutions for Microbiology, Infectious disease, MolecularDx, Hematology, Pathology, and Food sensitivity testing. 

Pro-Lab Diagnostics’ mission is to deliver today, and research for tomorrow. This is accomplished through extensive onsite research and development, leading to the manufacture of high quality and cost effective immunodiagnostic reagents. 

Puritan Medical Products Co., LLC, is a 104-year-old, family-owned American company known worldwide as the trusted manufacturer of single-use products for controlled environments, diagnostics and specimen collection, environmental, forensics, genetics, medical and microbiology media industries. Puritan is FDA-registered and ISO-certified. Puritan’s headquarters are in Guilford, ME. 

Quidel and Ortho Clinical Diagnostics officially merged to become QuidelOrtho™, a global provider of innovative in vitro diagnostics technologies designed for point-of-care settings, clinical labs and transfusion medicine. QuidelOrtho offers state-of-the-art testing solutions which span the diagnostics continuum of care, addressing increasingly diverse healthcare needs across screening, diagnosis and monitoring. 

Qvella was founded with a vision to enable faster clinical decisions for better patient outcomes in sepsis diagnosis by reducing time to actionable results. Qvella’s FAST Technology (Field Activated Sample Treatment) facilitates automation and acceleration of different stages of microbiology workflow to generate actionable information for bloodstream infections in minutes. 

Seegene Canada, based in Toronto, Ontario, provides hospitals, universities, and medical labs across Canada with automated diagnostic instruments, platforms, and solutions. 

Somagen is dedicated to providing tomorrow’s healthcare technology to Canadians, today. 

Somagen specializes in the industry’s most comprehensive in-vitro diagnostic medical devices. We represent suppliers of innovative diagnostic products from around the world. Somagen Diagnostics is a leader in medical device distribution in Canada. 

For over 50 years, Thermo Fisher Scientific™ Microbiology Canada has supplied accurate and reliable culture, identification and susceptibility materials that you can trust. Our portfolio brands combine a powerful legacy of over 100 years of expertise, and our Canadian prepared media offers a local, reliable and sustainable supplier partner. 

The Journal of the Association of Medical Microbiology and Infectious Disease Canada (JAMMI), in partnership with the University of Toronto Press, publishes high quality, peer-reviewed articles pertaining to human infectious diseases, to a broad international and multidisciplinary readership of researchers, clinicians, educators, and policy makers with an interest in the field. 

Verity Pharmaceuticals is a specialty pharmaceutical company focused on relevant therapeutic agents for the healthcare community, including IVOZFO (fosfomycin for injection), a novel antibiotic for the fight against difficult-to-treat and drug-resistant infections.