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ItalianoUnderstanding crises as opportunities is in the DNA of the MCI | Entrepreneurial School®. This principle is reflected in the new start-up company "CAREbyLIGHT", where innovative research technologies lead to concrete solutions and create added value for the Tyrol as a business location.
CAREbyLIGHT GmbH, founded together with the Tyrolean showcase company PLANLICHT GmbH, has set itself the task of effectively eliminating viruses, bacteria, germs and fungi using UV-C LEDs.
The result of their joint efforts is, among other things, a disinfection box called seCUBE, with the help of which hospital beds, wheelchairs, walking aids, infusion stands and much more can be made germ-free efficiently, contact-free and residue-free by means of UV-C light in the shortest possible time in order to kill pathogens adhering to the surfaces and prevent smear infections. The disinfection time per cycle takes place within three to four minutes.
In Tyrol, the St. Vinzenz residential and nursing home of the Sisters of Mercy in Innsbruck is the first healthcare facility to benefit from the innovative invention, disinfecting the surfaces of medical aids without leaving residues. The product range of seCube is diverse and can also be used in different scales for sterilising mobile phones, writing utensils, jewellery and spectacle frames or children's toys.
Harald Schöbel, project manager at MCI, explains: "UV-C light is already used in areas with high hygiene requirements for disinfecting air, water and surfaces. However, the tube technology used is characterised by lower efficiency and maintenance intervals. Modern LED technology, however, has hardly found its way into this field yet. We are proud to have jointly realised a highly effective and efficient project here in Tyrol in such a short time."
Wilfried Posch, Senior Scientist and Project Manager at the Institute for Hygiene and Medical Microbiology at the Medical University of Innsbruck confirms: "An efficient way to reduce germs in the air, in water and on surfaces is through irradiation with UV-C light in the wavelength range between 200 nm and 280 nm. This process kills 99% of all germs at the appropriate dose. UV-C radiation is particularly suitable for this purpose, as it is versatile and allows inactivation of bacteria, viruses and spores depending on the dose of radiation."
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Provincial Councillor Patrizia Zoller-Frischauf supports the initiative on behalf of the Province of Tyrol: "Tyrol is known as a think tank. This innovative product of the Unternehmerische Hochschule®, the company Planlicht, EcoBerger and the Medical University of Innsbruck is an excellent example of how networked working benefits the Tyrol as a business location".
Felicitas Kohler, CEO, PLANLICHT: "We used the crisis as an opportunity to think about what else light can do besides illuminating rooms. That's why we came across the topic of disinfection and have a proven and competent partner at our side in MCI. I see this technological cooperation above all as a sustainable investment in Tyrol as a business location.
Gerald Kohler, COO, PLANLICHT: "With the UVC-LED technology in the seCUBE we are creating a very short-term and innovative solution for surface disinfection that also functions in an ecologically valuable way: residue-free, without mercury, without chemicals!"
Andreas Partl, economic manager of the congregation in the St. Vinzenz residential and nursing home is delighted: "It says Tyrol on it, Tyrol is in it. We are happy to be part of this extraordinary project. In this way we can guarantee the well-being of our residents.