the gamma radiation required to destroy harmful micro-organisms. The company also designs and sells a family of production irradiators. Locations The Nordion corporate headquarters are located in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. The headquarters are the main manufacturing facilities for medical isotopes, used in medical imaging and radiopharmaceuticals, and for cobalt-60 sources and industrial food irradiators. The Nordion Gamma Centre of Excellence (GCE) is a gamma irradiation research, training, and demonstration facility located in Laval, Quebec, Canada. The GCE is operated in partnership with the University of Quebec's Armand Frappier Institute. Nordion has an Asia Pacific Sales Office in Hong Kong. Awards and recognition Canada's Top 100 Employers, 2010 and 2011 National Capital Region's Top 25 Employers, 2007-2013 Ottawa Business Journal's Forty Under 40 Award Best Employer for New Canadians 2009 Ottawa Business Achievement – Company of the Year Silver Award Canadian Industry Program for Energy Conservation (CIPEC) Leadership Award ENERGY STAR Market Transformation Award Return on Environment Partnership Award Community work Ottawa Food Bank The Ottawa Hospital (Gala for Research) Toy Mountain References External links Pharmaceutical companies of Canada Pharmaceutical companies established in 1946 Companies based in Ottawa