Pathogen Control Associates, Inc. (d.b.a. PathCon Laboratories) is a privately owned company headquartered in Norcross, Georgia. Founded in 1986 by former CDC scientists, the company was established to deliver services in indoor air microbiology and disease prevention to the private sector. Today, PathCon is recognized as one of the nation’s most respected environmental health firms,with clients across a range of industries that include hospitality, banking, insurance, government, healthcare, facilities management and industrial hygiene. Companies and agencies as varied as the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the U.S. Military and Fortune 500 firms rely on PathCon for environmental testing and disease outbreak needs.

PathCon provides the following products and services:

• Culture analysis of air, water and bulk samples of fungi, bacteria and viruses
• Custom rapid real-time qPCR Assays and screening panels (PathCon ExpressID)
• Outbreak consultation on situations including Legionnaires' disease, Norovirus and Pandemic Influenza Preparedness.
• Microbiological media production including bacterial and fungal agar media and reagents, custom media and speciality media
• Compliance strategies for regulations including USP 797

PathCon has participated in the AIHA EMPAT (American Industrial Hygiene Association Environmental Microbiology Proficiency Analytical Testing) program since its inception in 1996, and is accredited by AIHA in the field of environmental microbiology. (Laboratory Accreditation No. 102657)