Nordion (Canada) Inc.
Nordion, a Sotera Health company, has been a leading provider of Cobalt-60 to global customers for more than 70 years. The gamma rays emitted by Cobalt-60 are used in the sterilization and irradiation processes for the medical device, pharmaceutical, food safety and high-performance materials industries. Nordion not only supplies Cobalt-60 to customers around the world, we build the gamma processing systems. We combine world-class capabilities in electro-mechanical design, controls, radiation physics, dosimetry and regulatory affairs with a global reach in sales, installation and service to lead the industry in delivering end-to-end gamma processing solutions for our customers. We are committed to operating in a safe, responsible manner that respects the environment and the health of our employees, our customers, and the communities where we operate.
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- Business Type:
- Manufacturer
- Industry Type:
- Medical / Health Care
- Market Focus:
- Globally (various continents)
About Us
Sotera Health LLC, along with its business entities, is the world’s leading, fully integrated protector of global health. Sotera Health goes to market through its three best-in-class companies – Nelson Labs™, Nordion® and Sterigenics® – with the mission of ensuring the safety of healthcare every day.
- Nelson Labs is the leading provider of microbiological and analytical testing and expert advisory services to assist customers in developing and maintaining sterilization solutions in medical devices, tissue/implantable products, and the pharmaceutical and biologics fields.
- Nordion is the world’s largest provider of Cobalt-60 used in the gamma sterilization process.
- Sterigenics is the global leader in mission-critical contract sterilization solutions and expert advisory services for the medical device, pharmaceutical, food safety and high-performance materials industries.
Sotera Health touches the lives of more than 180 million people around the world each year. Sotera Health serves more than 5,000 customers worldwide including 75 of the top 100 medical device manufacturers.
Ethics, Values & Compliance
Nordion, a Sotera Health company, is committed to acting honestly, fairly and ethically at all times and wherever we do business, and we expect the same commitment from third parties who act on our behalf.
We are proud to share with you our Global Code of Conduct (the “Code”), which outlines the principles under which we conduct business. Our Company is committed to operating with the highest level of ethical standards, delivering on our promises, and protecting our assets and reputation in a rapidly changing global environment. This Code is the embodiment of that commitment. Our Code was issued effective December 2017 and is amended annually, as needed, to address changing laws or regulations that impact our business. Our Board of Directors approved an update to the Code, effective November 19, 2020. The update includes changes to make the Code consistent with laws and regulations that apply to us as a company whose stock is publicly traded.
We review our compliance programs on a regular basis to assess and align them with emerging trends and business practices, and we continue to enhance our compliance efforts to reflect the integrity of who we are and what we do.
We are also focused on providing a safe and healthy working environment for our employees, and are deeply committed to safety, quality, integrity and corporate social responsibility in everything we do. We value our employees, our customers and the communities in which we work.