Violet Defense in the News

Violet Defense is on a journey to find new ways to protect every day spaces from harmful germs. With solutions that can bring hospital-grade germ control to anywhere you are or anywhere you go, we truly can help protect the world from germs. Read more about our journey so far.

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In the News 2023

Violet Defense Partners With AdvisorEngine, Outfitting Its New Facility With Proprietary Pulsed Xenon UV Disinfection Solution- Newswire - 2/27/23

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In the News 2022

AdventHealth Training Center, Home to the Orlando Magic, to Feature Violet Defense's UV Disinfection Technology- Newswire - 9/6/22
Violet Defense Group Restructures Leadership Team to Manage Next Phase of Growth- Newswire - 9/15/22
As 'Hygiene Theater' Declines, Violet Defense UV Technology Helps Travel, Hospitality Stay Safe - Newswire - 10/4/22
Vantage is Helping Facility Managers Create a Safe Environment That Meets Workers' Needs - Newswire - 6/8/22
Violet Defense Offers Sustainable UV Disinfection Solutions as Efforts to Improve Indoor Air Quality Intensify - Newswire - 7/26/22
Orlando Magic and AdventHealth Unveil State-of-the-Art AdventHealth Training Center- NBA - 8/31/22
Guide to Using UV to Prepare Infrastructure for Future Outbreaks - Future Healthcare Today - 3/22/22
Violet Defense Advances Company Growth With Trio of New Sales Leaders- Newswire - 3/11/22
Announcing Violet Defense as a 2022 Edison Award Finalist - Newswire - 2/22/22
Violet Defense Offers Affordable Disinfection as a Service to Respond to COVID-19 Surges - Newswire - 2/15/22
UV Technology Leader, Violet Defense, Celebrates International Day of Women and Girls in Science - Newswire - 2/10/22
UCF Athletics Announces Partnership With Violet Defense UCF Athletics Announces Partnership With Violet Defense - UCF Knights - 1/25/22
Violet Defense Group Adds Finance and IT Expertise to Board of Directors - Newswire - 1/20/22
Violet Defense Group Hires New CRO - Newswire - 1/18/22
Terrance Berland of Violet Defense Accepted Into Forbes Technology Council - Newswire - 1/11/22

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In the News 2021

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As Holiday Travel Resumes, Effective Disinfection Becomes Even More Essential- Newswire - 12/22/22
Violet Defense Expanding Into New International Markets- Newswire - 11/18/21
Orlando firm Violet Defense to roll out new UV tech after closing investment round - Orlando Business Journal - 11/4/21
Violet Defense Group Announces New Chief Financial Officer - Newswire - 11/4/21
Violet Defense Group Completes New Series B Funding for International Growth and Business Line Expansion - Newswire - 11/2/22
Disinfection Firm Violet Defense Backs Up Patents with Independent Validation- Newswire- 10/5/21
Killing COVID-19 with UV light, Florida Center for the Blind implements new technology at office - WJCB -8/16/21
Violet Defense Donation of Disinfection Equipment Benefits Florida Free Clinic for Uninsured Patients- Newswire - 8/3/21
As Schools Prepare to Reopen, Experts Recommend Investing in Cleaning and Health Measures - and Violet Defense Has the Products to Support Them - Newswire - 7/27/21
Florida House on Capitol Hill to Exhibit Violet Defense Technology in Washington, D.C. - Newswire - 6/10/21
Violet Defense and Koch Bring Joint Vision to Future of UV Disinfection Solutions - Newswire - 5/11/21
Disinfection Technology Firm Violet Defense Partners With Edison Award-Winner ecoSPEARS - Newswire - 5/18/21
Effectiveness of Violet Defense UV Technology Unchanged After CDC Revises COVID-19 Guidance- Newswire - 5/4/21
Violet Defense Conducts Disinfection Evaluation With Kansas School District- Newswire - 4/7/21
Partnerships with Orlando Magic and others lead to fast growth for startup Violet Defense - Orlando Business Journal - 3/30/21
Violet Defense is Helping Businesses Get Back to Normal - Newswire- 3/24/21
Violet Defense Announces Expanded Partnership With Orlando Magic to Continue Protecting Its Team With Patented UV Germ-Killing Technology - Newswire - 3/16/21
Orlando Magic Announce Expanded Partnership with Violet Defense to Continue Protecting its Team with Patented UV Germ-Killing Technology - NBA - 3/16/21
Thanks to Violet Defense's Patented Disinfection Technology 'Hands-On' Cade Museum Reopens Doors - Newswire- 3/9/21
Violet Defense Expands to More Countries With Gen 3 Product Launch- Newswire- 2/25/21
UV light can be used to disinfect SARS-CoV-2 contaminated surfaces, says study- News Medical Life Sciences- 2/16/21
Violet Defense Study Confirms Chemical-Based Cleaners Are Twice as Expensive as Chemical Alternatives- Newswire - 2/9/21

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In the News 2020

Violet Defense Awarded DIU Subcontract for Prototype of Ruggedized UV Disinfection Product- Newswire- 12/2/20
Do UV lights kill COVID-19 in air conditioning systems?- Channel 6 News- 11/13/20
Aussie Cablex partners with US Violet Defense to introduce UV disinfection capability- Defence Connect- 11/11/20
Health innovators: Orlando firm Violet Defense develops germ-fighting tech- Orlando Business Journal- 10/26/20
Acuity Brands Announces Agreements With Violet Defense And PURO Lighting; Continues To Expand UV Disinfection Product Portfolio- Acuity Brands- 10/12/20
SMTC Corporation Announces Production Ramp Up for Violet Defense’s COVID-19 Disinfecting Equipment- SMTC- 9/1/20
SmartGuard UV Launches New Disinfection Solution- Mobile Robot Guide- 7/16/22
Perform Path launches to bring UV disinfection technology to sports venues- Mobile Sports Report- 6/23/20
Gainesville's Cade Museum reopens in limited capacity- WCJB- 6/5/20
MTA Launches First Ever Pilot with UVC Proven to Kill COVID-19- MTA- 5/19/20
Orlando company utilizes UV light units to protect against coronavirus- News6 WKMG/ Click Orlando- 5/7/20
Orlando Firm Harnessing UV Rays to Defeat the Coronavirus- The Well News- 5/6/20
Health tech firm raises $5M as pandemic boosts demand- Orlando Business Journal- 4/24/20
Violet Defense Group Receives Investment Infusion to Help Combat COVID-19- Newswire- 4/21/20
OCCC Campus Preparedness Plan- Orange County Convention Center- 4/15/20
Local health tech firms attract prominent pandemic partners- Orlando Business Journal- 4/13/20
Uniting to Fight COVID-19 with Ultraviolet Light- Koch Newsroom- 4/8/20
Device uses UV light to fight spread of germs and viruses- Fox 35- 3/5/20

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In the News 2019

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Violet Defense Group Raises $2 Million for Expansion of Its Germ-Killing and Ag Light Businesses- Newswire - 11/5/19
Central Florida tech company completes $2M fundraising round- Orlando Business Journal- 11/6/19
Violet Defense Group Sets Its Sights on South Africa- Newswire- 8/6/19
Puro UV Disinfecting Light Fixtures Proven Effective Against the Superbug C. auris- CISION PR Newswire- 7/30/19
Inside the list: Here's how Violet Defense and Megatonn 3D save lives and more- Orlando Business Journal- 5/15/19
Jewish Academy is now 99.9 percent germ free- Heritage Florida Jewish News- 1/25/22
RepScrubs expands; Violet Defense gets new partner; Orlando Health buys more land- Orlando Sentinel- 1/25/19
Violet Defense Teams Up With LSC Technologies to Expand the Reach of Its Patented Germ-Killing Lights- Newswire- 1/15/19
Isaac Has Now Played in 28 Straight Games, One More Than All of Last Season- NBA- 1/12/19
Orlando Magic Partner With Violet Defense to Fight Germs in Locker Rooms- Orlando Sentinel- 1/11/19
Orlando Magic Partner with Violet Defense to Protect its Players with Patented UV Germ-Killing Technology- Athletic Business- 1/11/19

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In the News 2018

Orlando-Based Violet Defense Joins Siemens Smart Building Network- Orlando Sentinel- 12/31/18
Violet Defense Joins Siemens Connect Ecosystem- Globe Newswire- 12/31/18
Lighting that Protects Us … and Our Environment- Innovation & Tech Today- Fall 2018
Siemens and Violet Defense Provide Integrated Facility Solution to Reduce Healthcare Associated Infections (HAIs)- Healthcare & Facilities Today- 8/7/18
Orlando-Based Violet Defense Lands a Deal with Siemens for UV-Based Disinfecting Products- Naseem Miller/Orlando Sentinel- 7/25/18
Jewish Academy of Orlando Adopts New Tech to Protect Students and Staff- Global Newswire- 6/12/18
Violet Defense Group Raises Over $1.8 Million to Ramp Up Commercialization of its Germ-Killing and Ag Light Businesses- Globe Newswire- 6/7/18
Violet Defense Names New Chief Executive Officer- Globe Newswire- 5/29/18
Germ-cleaning units installed at Promise in Brevard- Florida Today- 4/16/18
Violet Defense Positioned to Disrupt Lighting- Globe Newswire- 4/4/18
Violet Defense Technology Partners with Shepherd’s Hope to Bring Ultraviolet Technology to their Health Centers- Globe Newswire- 2/14/18
Violet Defense Unveils Cutting-Edge Germ-Killing Technology at CES Show- Globe Newswire- 1/9/18
Violet Defense Takes New Approach to Germ-Killing Lights- Orlando Sentinel- 1/2/18

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In the News 2017

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How UV Light Can Help Prevent Foodborne Illnesses Throughout the Supply Chain- Food Logistics- 12/6/17
UV light with motion sensor technology automatically kills germs- Refrigerated & Frozen Foods- 11/21/17
Violet Defense Technology Launches S.A.G.E. UV, a Powerful, Broad Spectrum, Pulsed Xenon Product Line, Designed to Disinfect an Entire Room- Athletic Business- 11/8/17
Violet Defense Technology Launches Product Line Designed To Disinfect An Entire Room- Senior Living News- 10/27/17
Cleaning System, Microgreen Growing Catch My Attention at Florida Show- Green Lodging News- 10/20/17
Violet Defense Technology Launches New Tool to Kill Germs in Hotel Rooms Using UV Light, Motion Sensor Technology and Artificial Intelligence- Hospitality Technology- 10/18/17
Green Innovations Unveiled at Florida Restaurant & Lodging Expo- Green Lodging News- 10/18/17
Violet Defense Technology Launches S.A.G.E. UV- FSR Magazine- 10/17/17