In it’s 100 year history in the field of pharmaceutical production and care for the common wellbeing of society, the VIANEX group has played a significant role in the business and financial evolution of Greece. The VIANEX group has in all its history invested in the most modern and up to date technologies in its field making the group a pioneer in assuring the quality of pharmaceutical manufacturing.
In 2024, VIANEX began implementing Far UVC air and surface disinfection technology across its facilities to meet the strictest disinfection requirements. This upgrade involved the installation and consequent validation of the innovative UV222® technology (Far UVC @ 222 nm), produced by UV Medico Denmark and distributed in Greece by G.Z. Icarus 222 Ltd.
This technology employs ultraviolet radiation via a filtered Far UVC module that is mercury-free and operates at a stable 222 nm wavelength. The Care222® lamp, manufactured by USHIO Japan, is specifically engineered to be used in the presence of humans, allowing continuous, real-time disinfection without compromising safety. This means environments can be disinfected constantly, even as people are present, significantly reducing the risk of airborne and surface-borne pathogen transmission.
Developed through a decade of research by Dr. David Brenner at Columbia University, this invention is now patented. The first Care222® lamps were produced by USHIO in 2021.
Today, this technology has rapidly gained recognition, supported by numerous studies from institutions including Columbia University, Aarhus University (Denmark), University of Colorado Boulder, University of St Andrews, University of Dundee, Kobe University (Japan), and others. These independent investigations confirm the technology’s safety in human presence and its extraordinary ability to deliver high-level disinfection in real time.
UV Medico Denmark, a science-driven company specializing in microbiology and photonics, has developed the production of advanced equipment based on Far UVC @ 222 nm. Its products that feature the Care222® lamp are designed to meet the rigorous standards of industries such as pharmaceuticals, healthcare, ambulance services, food production and more. They also creatively develop tailored solutions that solve long-standing disinfection challenges.
G.Z. Icarus 222 Ltd, a Cypriot startup committed to advancing real-time disinfection, is the exclusive distributor of UV Medico Denmark’s UV222® products in Cyprus, Greece, and the UK film industry.