Vyv, a Troy health-tech startup that makes LED antimicrobial lights, has continued to expand its reach in the past month.
The New Jersey lighting manufacturer Amerlux announced that Vyv’s technology will be integrated into a variety of Amerlux's new and existing lighting fixtures within 90 days.
Vyv's technology is a non-ultraviolet LED that kills microbes, such as bacteria — including MRSA, salmonella, E. coli and C. diff., which grow on surfaces. Unlike UV light, the very specific wavelength of visible light produced by Vyv's LEDs is safe for use around humans.
Vyv — which was formerly called Vital Vio — said research on its product has shown that when used continuously, it reduces surface contamination by more than 90%.
In November, Vyv partnered with Delta Airlines to install its technology above lavatory sinks and countertops on the airline's 757-200 fleet. And last month, Florida disinfectant management group ForgeGreen Bio announced a partnership to offer Vyv's antimicrobial lighting to a wide range of customers.
While much of Vyv’s business has been commercially oriented in the past — its lights are installed at Mount Sinai, Duke University and St. Peter's Health Partners outpatient centers, among others — its technology is increasingly being used for residential products.
Among those products: Vyv and Broan-NuTone partnered last year to release a residential exhaust fan. And Dorel Juvenile, a subsidiary of Dorel Industries, recently said it is releasing a humidifier that uses the Vyv product internally, continuously inhibiting the growth of bacteria and mold.