Surfacide
Waukesha
Industry: Technology
Waukesha-based Surfacide Manufacturing started helping hospitals and other facilities address health care-acquired infections around five years ago.
The company makes a multiple emitter UV-C disinfection and decontamination system that uses ultraviolet energy to significantly reduce the risk of environmental transfer of bioburden. Surfacide’s system uses multiple UV-C emitters operating together to get better coverage, reduce shadows and deliver energy more effectively than first generation UV robots.
Surfacide had gained traction at hospitals around the world prior to the pandemic, but the spread of COVID-19 has brought increased attention to the company’s product.
Since the pandemic hit, the product has been adopted by a range of users, including dental offices, the Seattle Space Needle, hotels in Australia, health care performance improvement company Vizient, retirement communities and health care imaging centers.
The emitters are now used in more than 500 hospitals and many are using them to decontaminate high-risk areas to help protect frontline workers. Surfacide also provides its technology to help facilities reprocess N95 masks, extending their useful life and addressing supply chain challenges.
The company’s efforts earned it a recognition with distinction in the Fueling the Frontlines category of the MMAC Focus on the Future Awards. ♣
