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Far UV devices for air, surface and water pathogen reduction have been documented in technical and other publications since the 1980s, if not earlier. Much of that prior art is now available in the public domain and in commercial use. Since completing an intellectual property landscape analysis in early 2017, Far UV Technologies has filed multiple utility and design patents and trademarks to protect its own innovations and brands. Far UV Technologies has also entered into a Technology and Licensing Agreement with Boeing to provide its customers the combined benefits of one of the largest Intellectual Property portfolios in the industry. [...]

Yes, but they do often differ from the protocols and equipment used to validate 254nm or 265nm UV-C performance. Below are a couple of the challenges we have encountered in the market and solutions for them: 254nm calibrated dosage strips or dosimeters often do not accurately measure 222nm fluence/dosage. While many of these devices claim detection capabilities for wavelengths between 200-280nm, they are often one or more orders of magnitude less likely to detect light at the portion of the spectrum they were intended to target and/or extrapolate expected dosage. Far UV Technologies primarily uses and recommends NIST calibrated Gigahertz and [...]

The rule of thumb has long been that something exposed to UV light ages about 10% faster than those that are not. In other words, something exposed to UV for 4.5 years can look like it is 5 years old. Most cannot distinguish between the two unless you are seeing two differently aged items side by side. One example of this is the slight discoloration of some items near windows over long periods of time. Far UV Technologies has done a variety of limited testing on all kinds of surfaces from plastics to steel, wood, paper, countertops, clothing, paint, and food [...]

If you’re interested in a more significant role, please send a cover letter and resume or your thoughts to info@faruv.com. We are also establishing a global network of strategic partners for sales representation and installation services. If you are an electrical contractor and would like to carry or install our product, please contact us.

We would love your help! If you’re interested in joining our mission to rid the world of infectious disease-causing pathogens, the easiest and most impactful thing you can immediately do is help us raise awareness about the opportunity for UV lighting to be part of the immediate and long-term solution. This could be with your families, friends or communities all of which may have excellent opportunities to bring safer and more effective long-term solutions in the various often fragmented markets we are trying to help, from schools to healthcare facilities to transportation and many more. Keeping safe from dangerous pathogens is [...]

As a recipient of multiple peer-reviewed Phase I, II and III NASA and Department of Defense SBIR research and development contracts, Far UV Technologies’ products have been granted unique Federal designation under the SBIR Reauthorization Act and the SBA SBIR/STTR Policy Directive. While not specifically endorsed by any agency, the SBIR Congressional Mandate provides Far UV Technologies with unique sole sourcing options to minimize potential contracting delays and requires potential Federal purchasers of Far UV solutions to first request permission from the SBA to purchase non-SBIR alternatives https://www.sbir.gov/tutorials/data-rights/tutorial-4. This has led to a significant increase in UV installations across the country [...]

COVID-19 was a stark reminder about the biological threats all around us. Social distancing, proper hand hygiene and wearing face masks helped slow but did not stop the spread of COVID-19, nor did they become engrained policies or procedures to stop the next dangerous pathogen which according to recent trends is due to emerge within the next year or two. Even with vaccines, we were still just playing more defense and not actually killing the dangerous pathogens in the air and on the surfaces all around us. But we can’t safely begin relaxing our defenses anytime soon until we reduce the [...]

The impact of UV lighting has been and will continue to be profound. The coronavirus and other recent new or previously existing contagious diseases such as bird flu, measles, tuberculosis, hand, foot and mouth disease, E coli, salmonella, MRSA, C Diff, mold, monkeypox, Ebola, and others have proven in an increasingly interconnected world that there are no real borders when it comes to infectious disease. Throughout recorded history, one out of every three people born has died of an infectious disease. Bottom line: widespread usage of UV could dramatically reduce the spread and potentially eradicate many of these pathogens, saving billions [...]

UV has long been proven to be the safest, most effective, easiest to implement and most sustainable evidenced-based method to eradicate pathogens by leading global academic institutions, trade organizations and government agencies. As a result, UV-C lighting is broadly used to eradicate the pathogens that previously/would otherwise plague our municipal drinking water. However, it has surprisingly not been widely used to remove pathogens from our air and surfaces. Some of this may be due to decades of messaging from our public health authorities warning consumers against the threat of UV-B from the sun and a misunderstanding that the same threat does [...]