Entrepreneur sees the light on virus elimination

Forward-thinking entrepreneur makes pandemic shift to create a device that can eliminate pathogens. Up next: more market need-based shifts.

Stefania Pifferi. Energy Harness President and CEO Michael Fischer says “the response was skeptical at first,” to the company’s Active Airflow UV-C Fixture, “but as we deploy them people realize they’re really good devices.”
Stefania Pifferi. Energy Harness President and CEO Michael Fischer says “the response was skeptical at first,” to the company’s Active Airflow UV-C Fixture, “but as we deploy them people realize they’re really good devices.”
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When the pandemic hit, Energy Harness didn’t have to wait for that classic light-bulb moment to develop a product to help combat the virus. The Cape Coral-based manufacturer and distributor of commercial LED lighting had already spent several years researching LED lighting for hydroponics, and it knew UV light could be utilized to eliminate molds or viruses attacking plants.

 

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