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human-centric lighting specialist Healthe has recently filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy protection in the United States. 
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Healthe bankruptcy filing

Moving to the financial concerns of Healthe, news of a bankruptcy filing seems less surprising in context with recent activities. Since its launch in 2019 as a separate business from parent Lighting Science Group (LSG), Healthe had targeted circadian lighting and ultraviolet (UV)-based technology designed to deactivate pathogens. Late 2020 saw a partnership with UV LED developer Crystal IS, which provided UV-C LEDs (265-nm) for Healthe Air troffers enlisted in the National Football League’s Miami Dolphins facilities. The troffers combined ambient white-light LEDs for illumination, a high-efficiency particulate air (HEPA) filtration mechanism, charcoal filtration, and UV-C LEDs to deactivate pathogens in the air.

Still, Healthe has had a somewhat rocky 2021, including intellectual property skirmishes with New Hampshire-based Far-UV Sterilray over patent claims surrounding 222-nm far UV-C technology. Neither of the parties involved in the lawsuits have released further updates since May 2021. About a month later, Healthe hired a new CEO, Gerard Meyer, who emphasized the company’s focus on germicidal UV technology to prevent the spread of various microbes. By August, however, the honeymoon period appeared to be over, as our contributor Mark Halper reported Meyer was unreachable for comment on a case study and not listed as part of the executive team at Healthe.

Circling back to the financial troubles for Healthe, Chapter 7 filing indicates a liquidation to pay down debts, as opposed to the Chapter 11 bankruptcy process, which proposes a strategy for reorganization and to pay creditors over time while the debtor remains in possession. Healthe reportedly owes $15.1 million to creditors and is looking to liquidate $12.2M in assets for repayment, according to inside.lighting. Among its listed creditors is former supplier Crystal IS.



※なおhealthe社の222nm製品にはウシオのCare222は一切使われておりません。
healthe社の採用ランプはノンフィルター(222nm以外のテール波をカットしないタイプ)のエデンパーク社製です。ACGIHが222nmを中心に改訂したTLVが今回の件に関係したかは不明ですが、AMGの分析では、ノンフィルターのランプを採用したメーカーにとっては手放しで喜べなかった改訂だったと思います。





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