Microbix adds CAP as QAP customer

Executive Summary

• Microbix Biosystems Inc. has secured the College of American Pathologists (CAP) as a client for the supply of Quality Assessment Products (QAPs) to support CAP’s clinical laboratory proficiency-testing (PT) and external quality assessment (EQA) programs.
• The agreement follows a merit-driven selection process and involves the supply of multiple SKUs of Microbix QAPs, which emulate patient specimens to validate diagnostic test workflows.
• Microbix aims to expand its product offerings and support multiple CAP PT/EQA programs throughout fiscal 2026 and beyond, leveraging its expertise in viral and bacterial QAPs for ISO 17043-certified programs.

Key Details

• Client: The College of American Pathologists (CAP), a member-based organization of approximately 20,000 board-certified pathologists and a global leader in laboratory quality assurance.
• Product Supply: Microbix is supplying Quality Assessment Products (QAPs) specifically for CAP’s PT/EQA programs.
• Product Specifications: The QAPs are designed to fully emulate patient specimens while remaining safe and stable, validating workflows from specimen collection to final results.
• Technical Expertise: Microbix utilizes expertise in the culture, purification, and inactivation of infectious disease pathogens, using well-characterized strains and synthetic biology to ensure accurate and consistent results.
• Confidentiality: Specific CAP PT/EQA programs supported by Microbix remain confidential to maintain the blinding of participating clinical laboratories regarding the patient-sample mimetics used.
• Future Outlook: Microbix intends to support multiple CAP PT/EQA programs and strengthen client relationships through fiscal 2026 and beyond.
• Company Background: Microbix has over 120 skilled employees and reported revenues of $18.6 million in its latest fiscal year (2025). Its antigens drive antibody tests for approximately 100 diagnostics makers, and its QAPs/QUANTDx products are sold to clinical lab accreditation organizations, diagnostics companies, and clinical labs in over 30 countries.

Notable Quotes

• "Microbix is pleased to welcome the College of American Pathologists as a client and is thankful for its support of our own efforts to improve laboratory-based medicine by creating the best possible quality assessment products to support globally important PT/EQA programs. We look forward to continuing to assist with CAP objectives and programs." — Cameron Groome, Chief Executive Officer and President of Microbix