The challenges – now and in the future
The human population has grown from 1 billion in 1800 to 7.8 billion in 2020. We are adding about 83 million people each year at current growth rate. With the ever-increase population, comes inevitable increase in deforestation and wild animal trades to support the demand for food, energy, shelter, or entertainment. The loss of natural habitat force animals to adapt and co-habitat with human. As the interaction between human and wildlife increase, so does the opportunity for microorganisms to jump between species.
It is estimated that wildlife is the source of at least 70% of all emerging diseases. Recent outbreaks of Ebola, severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) and avian influenza are ringing alarm bells around the world. The Covid-19 pandemic is the final wakeup call to humanity about the danger it is facing. Humanity must be prepared to fight more novel and potentially more lethal infectious diseases that jumped from animals to human.
As Covid-19 has demonstrated, with the ease of global travel enabled by modern technology, it can take a few short months for a novel disease to become a global pandemic. One it is there, the progression of the infectious disease can either be stopped by achieving natural herd immunity, potentially at the cost of millions of lives and devastation to global economy. Or vaccine(s) must be developed and successfully distributed to majority of the global population in a very short amount of time. The vaccines developed in under 1-year by Moderna and Pfizer-BioNTech, are considered unprecedented in speed. However, even under the optimistic estimate, it will be 1.5-2 years from the initial discovery of the disease to the time when enough people in the society got inoculated with the vaccine to bring the spread of the disease under control. Meanwell, the toll Covid-19 exerted on global economy and humanity has been staggering. As of Dec. 2020, the estimated loss of GDP due to Covid-19 is an average of -4.5% around the globe. By March of 2022, over 6 million lives were lost to Covid-19, and close to 500 million infected.
Clearly, we need a better weapon before the next infectious disease strike. We need a solution that can substantially cut-down the rate of infection, that allows the society to safely remain open, or even preventing the disease from becoming a pandemic in the first place.
The Solution
The ideal weapon against transmission of infectious disease must possess the following characteristics.
- High Efficacy – Achieve 99% or higher reduction in shortest amount of time (preferable real-time).
- Broad-spectrum Germicidal — Effect against a wide range of pathogens including virus, bacteria, fungi, mold, and never-seen-before micro-organisms.
- Inactivate antibiotic-resistant bacteria and genes.
- Safe to Use – Can be used continuously in occupied space without harmful side effects.
- Multi-purpose – Can be used for both surface and air sterilization.
- Cost Effective – Priced at a level that is affordable for wide-spread adoption.
TheiaUV achieves all above and more!
TheiaUV achieves 99% or higher reduction in pathogen at real-world air flow rate – in real time.
TheiaUV attacks pathogen simultaneously with several distinct mechanisms. Our patent-pending technology prevent self-repair or development of drug-resistance.
TheiaUV’s fully managed service ensures that your UV light always working at optimum germicidal efficiency – when you need it most, or when you do not even know you need it.
TheiaUV effectively removes and cleans up other contaminants in the air, such as volatile organic compounds (VOCs), odors, smoke, suspended particles.
TheiaUV gives you unprecedented visibility into your indoor environment, be it the place you work, play, relax or simply enjoying life. You will have a peace of mind that you are always breathing the cleanest air possible.