Vyv Announces Groundbreaking Inactivation and Killing of Viruses with its UV-Free Antimicrobial Light Technology

Vyv Antimicrobial LED Technology (405nm) — a Visible Light that Kills* Bacteria, Mold, Fungi and Yeast on Surfaces — Now Shown to also Inactivate and Kill* Viruses

Partnerships and/or Investors Include Broan-NuTone, Citi, Delta Air Lines, Dorel Juvenile, Eastern Tabletop, Middleby Corporation, NJ Transit, Brilli, and the Healthcare Association of New York State (HANYS) Among Many Others

*Testing on a non-enveloped virus (MS2 bacteriophage) showed a 99.985% reduction in controlled laboratory testing in 6 hours on hard surfaces. MRSA and E. coli showed 90%+ reduction in controlled laboratory testing in 24 hours on hard surfaces. Results may vary depending on the amount of light that is reaching the surfaces in the space where the product is installed and the length of time of exposure. Use of Vyv antimicrobial light is not intended to replace manual cleaning.

LATHAM, NY — May 12, 2021 — Vyv, a female founded and led health-tech industry leader and pioneer of antimicrobial LED technology, announces the recent independent test results confirming efficacy of its antimicrobial light technology (405nm) for killing* viruses. Numerous studies have proven the effectiveness of Vyv’s visible light against bacteria, mold, fungi, and yeast. This recent study has confirmed, through an independent third-party lab, Vyv’s antimicrobial LED products are also effective against non-enveloped viruses, which are the most difficult class of virus to kill*.

“The implications of this are vast because unlike harmful UV-C light, Vyv’s patented technology can be used continuously and without restriction 24/7 around people, animals and plants. The recent findings of enhanced efficacy against viruses greatly expands the antimicrobial impact delivered to spaces currently protected with Vyv technology, as well as in new spaces,” said Vyv CEO and co-founder Colleen Costello. “With our overhead LED products, Vyv is already lighting offices, schools and school buses, athletic centers, factories and hospitals. We’re also embedding the same technology in many challenging spaces, including behind elevator buttons, inside consumer products such as humidifiers and bathroom fans, and in airplanes, trains and public buses.”

Additionally, a recent separate third-party study completed by the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai also demonstrated efficacy results using ranges of light in the 400-420nm range on inactivating enveloped viruses. With Vyv’s commitment to ongoing research and development advancements of a myriad of new products for healthier spaces, the company will continue to expand its virus testing in the coming months.

Global Industry Leaders Choose Vyv

Vyv has announced several high-profile business partnerships and investments with industry front-runners over the past six months. While the COVID-19 global pandemic continues to impact day-to-day life around the world, Vyv has joined forces and expanded development projects with Middleby Corporation, Citi, NJ Transit, Delta Air Lines, Broan-NuTone, Dorel Juvenile and Brilli, among several other well-respected brands. Most recently, Vyv announced a partnership with the Healthcare Association of New York State (HANYS), which is working to advance new approaches to infection control and prevention by dosing interior environments continuously with antimicrobial light to stop and kill* viruses, bacteria, fungi, mold and other organisms.

“Our partners have long understood the threats to global health and wellness. Many of these companies began engineering new solutions with Vyv’s antimicrobial light long before the current pandemic. We’ve been on a path together to bring a new class of continuous microbial protection to address the world’s ever-evolving microbial challenges,” said Costello.

Vyv Expansion Continues

Having closed its Series A funding round at the end of 2020, while settling into new headquarters as a newly branded company (previously Vital Vio), Vyv continues the expansion of its microbiology, product development and engineering teams. To offer the company’s extensive portfolio of antimicrobial overhead lighting products, Vyv has established a national distribution network of lighting agents across the U.S. and has established relationships with well-known lighting manufacturers such as Amerlux, Code 3 (ambulance & EMS vehicle lighting), PMC Lighting, and Orion Energy Systems.

Vyv’s new partnerships have been a boon for new consumer and commercial products with Vyv antimicrobial LEDs embedded inside – from Delta Air Lines’ 757 lavatories, Broan-NuTone SurfaceShield^TM bathroom fans, Safety 1st Stay Clean humidifier, Eastern Tabletop’s CleanOhr^TM food prep, banquet and buffet equipment, Middleby food processing and food services equipment, with more new antimicrobial products preparing to come to market. Vyv has also expanded into the maritime industry, supporting cruise lines as they begin to return to the seas.

Nearly a Decade of Vyv Technology

Since its inception less than 10 years ago, Vyv’s growth has been fueled by its quest to develop smarter ways to better control microbial levels in the environments we live and work in — eliminating listeria from food processing facilities, inactivating viruses, creating cleaner elevator buttons by lighting them from behind to simply removing mold and mildew from your bathroom shower — all being led by the development of Vyv’s proprietary UV-free antimicrobial LED technology.

Vyv holds patents for the world’s first single white light antimicrobial diode. This has driven new and exciting applications for applying Vyv’s violet and white antimicrobial lights to address the most challenging spaces and places. In all, Vyv holds 21 patents with 29 patents pending.

For further information, an FAQ and images can be found here: https://vyv.tech/virus.

*Study: https://vyv.tech/virus

ABOUT VYV

Vyv, a health-tech company, is the creator of a new kind of continuous cleaning protection using visible light. Vyv, formerly Vital Vio, offers proprietary UV-free antimicrobial LED technology that creates environments inhospitable to the growth of viruses, bacteria, fungi, yeast, mold, and mildew. Unlike UV-C light, Vyv meets international standards for continual and unlimited use around people in homes, public places and across industries. As antimicrobial overhead lighting, Vyv can be found in homes, factories, offices, healthcare facilities, transportation and hospitality, and many other places. Vyv technology is also embedded within commercial and consumer products and applications. For more information, visit vyv.tech.