POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS that the undersigned
constitutes and appoints Steven C. Ramsey his true and lawful
attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and
resubstitution, for him and in his name, place and stead, in any
and all capacities, to sign the Annual Report on Form 10-K of
International Murex Technologies Corporation, a British Columbia
corporation, for the year ended December 31, 1996, any or all
amendments and supplements, to file the same, with all exhibits
thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the
Securities and Exchange Commission and the Nasdaq National Market
System, granting unto said attorney-in-fact and agent full power
and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing
requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as
fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in
person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorney-
in-fact and agent or his substitute or substitutes may lawfully
do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
DATED March 18, 1997
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/s/ C. Robert Cusick
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C. Robert Cusick
POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS that the undersigned
constitutes and appoints Steven C. Ramsey his true and lawful
attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and
resubstitution, for him and in his name, place and stead, in any
and all capacities, to sign the Annual Report on Form 10-K of
International Murex Technologies Corporation, a British Columbia
corporation, for the year ended December 31, 1996, any or all
amendments and supplements, to file the same, with all exhibits
thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the
Securities and Exchange Commission and the Nasdaq National Market
System, granting unto said attorney-in-fact and agent full power
and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing
requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as
fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in
person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorney-
in-fact and agent or his substitute or substitutes may lawfully
do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
DATED March 18, 1997
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/s/ F. Michael P. Warren
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F. Michael P. Warren
POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS that the undersigned
constitutes and appoints Steven C. Ramsey his true and lawful
attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and
resubstitution, for him and in his name, place and stead, in any
and all capacities, to sign the Annual Report on Form 10-K of
International Murex Technologies Corporation, a British Columbia
corporation, for the year ended December 31, 1996, any or all
amendments and supplements, to file the same, with all exhibits
thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the
Securities and Exchange Commission and the Nasdaq National Market
System, granting unto said attorney-in-fact and agent full power
and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing
requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as
fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in
person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorney-
in-fact and agent or his substitute or substitutes may lawfully
do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
DATED March 18, 1997
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/s/ J. Trevor Eyton
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J. Trevor Eyton
POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS that the undersigned
constitutes and appoints Steven C. Ramsey his true and lawful
attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and
resubstitution, for him and in his name, place and stead, in any
and all capacities, to sign the Annual Report on Form 10-K of
International Murex Technologies Corporation, a British Columbia
corporation, for the year ended December 31, 1996, any or all
amendments and supplements, to file the same, with all exhibits
thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the
Securities and Exchange Commission and the Nasdaq National Market
System, granting unto said attorney-in-fact and agent full power
and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing
requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as
fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in
person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorney-
in-fact and agent or his substitute or substitutes may lawfully
do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
DATED March 19, 1997
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/s/ Thomas L. Gavin
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Thomas L. Gavan
POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS that the undersigned
constitutes and appoints Steven C. Ramsey his true and lawful
attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and
resubstitution, for him and in his name, place and stead, in any
and all capacities, to sign the Annual Report on Form 10-K of
International Murex Technologies Corporation, a British Columbia
corporation, for the year ended December 31, 1996, any or all
amendments and supplements, to file the same, with all exhibits
thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the
Securities and Exchange Commission and the Nasdaq National Market
System, granting unto said attorney-in-fact and agent full power
and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing
requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as
fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in
person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorney-
in-fact and agent or his substitute or substitutes may lawfully
do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
DATED March 18, 1997
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/s/ Norbert J. Gilmore
--------------------------------
Norbert J. Gilmore
POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS that the undersigned
constitutes and appoints Steven C. Ramsey his true and lawful
attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and
resubstitution, for him and in his name, place and stead, in any
and all capacities, to sign the Annual Report on Form 10-K of
International Murex Technologies Corporation, a British Columbia
corporation, for the year ended December 31, 1996, any or all
amendments and supplements, to file the same, with all exhibits
thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the
Securities and Exchange Commission and the Nasdaq National Market
System, granting unto said attorney-in-fact and agent full power
and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing
requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as
fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in
person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorney-
in-fact and agent or his substitute or substitutes may lawfully
do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
DATED March 19, 1997
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/s/ Hartland M. MacDougall
-----------------------------
Hartland M. MacDougall
POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS that the undersigned
constitutes and appoints Steven C. Ramsey his true and lawful
attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and
resubstitution, for him and in his name, place and stead, in any
and all capacities, to sign the Annual Report on Form 10-K of
International Murex Technologies Corporation, a British Columbia
corporation, for the year ended December 31, 1996, any or all
amendments and supplements, to file the same, with all exhibits
thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the
Securities and Exchange Commission and the Nasdaq National Market
System, granting unto said attorney-in-fact and agent full power
and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing
requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as
fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in
person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorney-
in-fact and agent or his substitute or substitutes may lawfully
do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
DATED March 18, 1997
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/s/ Jay A. Lefton
---------------------------------
Jay A. Lefton
POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS that the undersigned
constitutes and appoints Steven C. Ramsey his true and lawful
attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and
resubstitution, for him and in his name, place and stead, in any
and all capacities, to sign the Annual Report on Form 10-K of
International Murex Technologies Corporation, a British Columbia
corporation, for the year ended December 31, 1996, any or all
amendments and supplements, to file the same, with all exhibits
thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the
Securities and Exchange Commission and the Nasdaq National Market
System, granting unto said attorney-in-fact and agent full power
and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing
requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as
fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in
person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorney-
in-fact and agent or his substitute or substitutes may lawfully
do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
DATED March 18, 1997
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/s/ Stanley E. Read
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Stanley E. Read
POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS that the undersigned
constitutes and appoints Steven C. Ramsey his true and lawful
attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and
resubstitution, for him and in his name, place and stead, in any
and all capacities, to sign the Annual Report on Form 10-K of
International Murex Technologies Corporation, a British Columbia
corporation, for the year ended December 31, 1996, any or all
amendments and supplements, to file the same, with all exhibits
thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the
Securities and Exchange Commission and the Nasdaq National Market
System, granting unto said attorney-in-fact and agent full power
and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing
requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as
fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in
person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorney-
in-fact and agent or his substitute or substitutes may lawfully
do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
DATED March 18, 1997
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/s/ Victor A. Rice
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Victor A. Rice