EP115: Sustainable Medical Grade Sanitization With Best in Class UV-C Light Experts Tim Busby, Cofounder and Managing Partner and Kurt Wagaman, General Manager of PurLite

Published: Sept. 9, 2020, 9 a.m.

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\\u201cWhen you have a passion and you can apply that type of energy to something you know is making the world a better place, it really is rewarding.\\u201d\\xa0

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Kurt Wagaman (30:36-30:47)

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If the U.S. Navy and most hospitals have access to chemical free cleaning devices, why can\\u2019t I?

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That probably isn\\u2019t a question you\\u2019ve ever asked yourself, but thankfully, it\\u2019s one Tim Busby, co-founder and managing partner of PurLite and Kurt Wagaman, general manager of PurLite asked themselves. PurLite was founded a few years ago and provides sanitization with UV-C light, which is very prevalent in medical settings, hospitals, and in the military.\\xa0

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\\u201cWhat if we could develop a product that would be something that could live in every home in America?\\u201d - Tim Busby (5:10-5:20)

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Tim Busby is a true entrepreneur, always looking to fill a white space in the market, think differently and come up with new products. He had a relationship with an inventor that was looking at creating a take home device so that, for example, moms can take this level of cleaning home with them from the hospital after giving birth, rather than having to resort to chemicals.\\xa0

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Not only has this become a game-changing solution for moms and families everywhere, now with COVID-19, utilizing such high quality sanitization solutions such as UV-C light is essential unless you want to keep exposing your household to harmful chemicals. PurLite\\u2019s tagline is \\u201csunshine in a box\\u201d because at the end of the day, that\\u2019s what UV-C light is!\\xa0

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So how does this work exactly?\\xa0

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When you think about it, the sun does a lot of sanitizing for us. By harnessing the power of UV-C rays (which are reflective), you\\u2019re utilizing sanitization that is chemical free, available in safe applications that limit the reuse of packing items. You can quite literally clean your household items like headphones, cellphones, remote controls, credit cards, cloth face masks, pacifiers, and more with light instead of Clorox or other well-known, chemical laden cleaning brands out there.

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This medical grade technology can sanitize at a level higher than 99%. In a lab setting, PurLite tests between 99.9% and 99.99% sanitized, depending on the pathogen.

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You may be asking yourself if UV-C light kills all bacterias and viruses? UV-C light does effectively get rid of E. coli, H1N1, Avian, Swine and other common coronaviruses based on the amount of time it\\u2019s exposed to the light. There\\u2019s no need to change light bulbs constantly or install any difficult equipment to use PurLite, either. One of their units is about the size of a toaster or tissue box and it takes seconds to sanitize your items.

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\\u201cWhen you say medical grade, you\\u2019re putting yourself in a pretty high priority list.\\u201d - Tim Busby (8:06-8:12)

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Tim and Kurt have been focused on providing this need well before the coronavirus pandemic because they saw the ability UV-C has to maximize a home\\u2019s cleaning regimen and improve the sustainability of our world. A true entrepreneur, Tim is always looking for opportunities to improve lives and create products that provide valuable solutions, which is why he\\u2019s so passionate about educating the market that UV-C light even exists.

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It\\u2019s been Kurt\\u2019s and the rest of the PurLite team\\u2019s priority to make sure their devices are readily available when many supply chains have been disrupted. Let\\u2019s be honest: have you had at least one experience where finding cleaning items like Clorox wipes was difficult during this pandemic? Not only that, PurLite\\u2019s device is extremely affordable compared to the UV-C that\\u2019s used in hospitals and costs tens of thousands of dollars.\\xa0

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Yes, PurLite is an investment, but it\\u2019s an investment in the health, safety and sanitization of your entire family. Plus, it\\u2019s sustainable!

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