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# Korrus Honored by Fast Company’s 2022 World Changing Ideas Awards
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Korrus ZEROBLUE technology, designed to promote circadian health, is just one of many world-changing ideas developed by Korrus and its portfolio of brands
LOS ANGELES, May 3, 2022 – Korrus, a leading technology company of human light interaction, was announced as an honoree for *Fast Company*’s 2022 World Changing Ideas Awards, for its ability to reshape artificial light for the betterment of human well-being. honor clean technology, innovative corporate initiatives, brave new designs for cities and buildings and other creative works that are supporting the growth of positive social innovation, tackling social inequality, climate change and public health crises. Korrus was awarded honorable mention in the Wellness category.
“We are honored to receive the prestigious recognition by Fast Company alongside other innovators who are focused on making a positive impact on the world,” said Mark Reynoso, CEO of Korrus. “Our mission at Korrus is to enhance the human experience through the power of light. Our work reflects a fundamental shift in understanding of what artificial light can do for health. It’s every bit as important as air, food and water.”
A panel of eminent *Fast Company* editors and reporters selected winners and finalists from a pool of more than 2,997 entries across transportation, education, food, politics, technology, health, social justice, and more. In addition, several new categories have been added this year including climate, nature, water, and workplace. The 2022 awards feature entries from across the globe, fromSwitzerland to Hong Kong to Australia.
“We are consistently inspired by the novelty and creativity that people are applying to solve some of our society’s most pressing problems, from shelter to the climate crisis. *Fast Company* relishes its role in amplifying important, innovative work to address big challenges,” said David Lidsky, Interim Editor-In-Chief of *Fast Company*. “Our journalists have identified some of the most ingenious initiatives to launch since the start of 2021, which we hope will both have a meaningful impact and lead others to join in being part of the solution.”
About the World Changing Ideas Awards
World Changing Ideas is one of *Fast Company*’s major annual awards programs and is focused on social good, seeking to elevate finished products and brave concepts that make the world better. A panel of judges from across sectors choose winners, finalists, and honorable mentions based on feasibility and the potential for impact. With the goals of awarding ingenuity and fostering innovation, *Fast Company* draws attention to ideas with great potential and helps them expand their reach to inspire more people to start working on solving the problems that affect us all.
About Korrus
Korrus is a Los Angeles-based tech company led by a world-class, cross-disciplinary team of scientists and engineers that has built an adaptable and future-proof platform that is pioneering *Human Light Interaction (HLI),* the next frontier in human health and wellness. With an unmatched IP po­rtfolio, Korrus technology enables an ecosystem of novel light-based products and applications at the heart­ of human health and wellbeing.
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We’re honored to be recognized by Fast Company’s 2022 World Changing Ideas for our work in enhancing human lives through the power of light
Korrus and the University of Strathclyde have partnered to create a comprehensive patent licensing pool aimed extending visible light disinfection technology to billions across the globe
Many diseases, including cancer, neurogenerative diseases and more, are either caused or exacerbated by circadian disruption.
# Korrus Partners with University of Strathclyde to Further Antibacterial Lighting Patent Portfolio
Visible light disinfection enabled by the Korrus/University of Strathclyde partnership is ideal for health, food service and similar applications
*Healthy light leader’s partnership follows recent acquisition of Circadian ZircLight*
*Partnership with Scottish university reinforces ongoing Korrus commitment to invest in the intersection of light & human health*
*The partnership allows for streamlined, global adoption of visual light disinfection technology*
LOS ANGELES, May 18, 2022 – , a leading technology company focused on *Human Light Interaction (HLI)*, today announced its strategic partnership with the  in Scotland.
The University is recognized as the leader in the development of High Intensity Narrow Spectrum (HINS) light, technology that decontaminates the air and exposed surfaces safely in the presence of humans, preventing the spread of infection.
A synergy between HINS-light and the recent work of Korrus was recognized and the parties have been working to establish a partnership to provide a patent pool for one-stop licensing. All future worldwide antibacterial lighting patent licensing by the partnership will be led by Korrus.
Visible light disinfection is a technology that utilizes specific wavelengths of blue-violet visible light known for their antimicrobial effect. By amplifying the power at these wavelengths and blending in a proprietary recipe of other wavelengths, it is possible to create functional white light that also has effective antimicrobial properties.
Further, visible light disinfection is part of a broader Korrus vision to revolutionize human interactions with light for enhanced health and performance. This partnership accelerates the Korrus mission and complements a growing portfolio of technologies and patents at the intersection of light and health.
“At Korrus, we recognized that the best solution to opening the market requires a broad licensing strategy built around both Korrus patents and the University of Strathclyde patents,” said Mark Reynoso, CEO of Korrus. “Through this partnership, we can now offer a comprehensive licensing program around antimicrobial lighting technologies, to help to reduce illness and disease caused by bacteria and fungi.”
“The University seeks to forge meaningful partnerships with organizations across the world and this latest partnership with Korrus builds on our many years of research and development of HINS-light,” said , Vice-Principal of the University of Strathclyde and leader of the HINS-light. “To bring novel, light-based products to market at global scale is exciting and together we look forward to paving the way to mass adoption of much-needed visible light disinfection products.”
About the University of Strathclyde
A leading international technological university based in the centre of Glasgow, the University of Strathclyde was named the Times Higher Education UK University of the Year 2019, the Sunday Times Good University Guide Scottish University of the Year 2020, and has received two Queen’s Anniversary Prize for Higher and Further Education awards for its excellence in energy innovation in 2020 and in advanced manufacturing 2022. The University of Strathclyde integrates academics, research capabilities and deep engagement with industry, government and the third sector to fulfill its mission of making a positive difference in the lives of its students, society and the world.
Korrus is an Los Angeles-based technology company and pioneer in *Human Light Interaction (HLI),* the next frontier in human health and wellness. The Korrus portfolio of light-based technologies enables an ecosystem of novel products and applications at the intersection of light and wellbeing. Learn more at Korrus.com.
# Korrus, a Leader in Healthy Light, Acquires Circadian ZircLight
*Korrus is re-engineering artificial light in the interest of human health and wellbeing*
*Korrus is continuing its investments in healthy light through its acquisition of Circadian ZircLight, Inc.*
*Following the Korrus acquisition of Circadian ZircLight, Inc., Dr. Martin Moore-Ede, M.D., Ph.D., CEO of Circadian ZircLight, will be joining Korrus as Chief Medical Advisor.*
LOS ANGELES, May 10, 2022 – Continuing its investment in healthy light, Korrus, a leading technology company in the field of *Human Light Interaction (HLI)*, today announced the acquisition of .
Korrus technologies enable an ecosystem of novel light-based products and applications at the heart of human health and wellbeing. With the addition of Circadian ZircLight, which has long promoted the benefits of health-conscious lighting, Korrus reinforces its mission to innovate and lead in the space. Through this acquisition, Dr. Martin Moore-Ede, CEO of Circadian ZircLight, will be joining Korrus as Chief Medical Advisor.
For over 40 years, Dr. Moore-Ede has been a leading expert in circadian biology and the role that light plays in the governance of our circadian clocks.  As a professor at Harvard Medical School (1975 – 1998), he led the team that located the suprachiasmatic nucleus, the biological clock in the human brain that controls the timing of sleep and wake, and pioneered research on how the human body can safely adapt to working around the clock.
In 1983 Dr. Moore-Ede founded the global consulting and technology firm, CIRCADIAN® (www.circadian.com) which optimizes 24/7 workforce productivity, health and safety, with a client base that includes over half of the Fortune 500.
In response to his clients’ growing concerns about the harmful effects of conventional lighting on workplace health, safety and performance, Dr. Moore-Ede spun off Circadian ZircLight in 2011 to develop evidence-based LED circadian lighting products that provide physiologically optimized light spectra across day and night, based on comprehensive medical research.
The addition of Circadian ZircLight, and Dr. Moore-Ede, long-time advocate for the role of light in circadian health, as Chief Medical Advisor, further positions Korrus as a trailblazer in the *HLI* industry.
Mark Reynoso, CEO of Korrus, said: “In alignment with our mission to innovate, and provide the world with better, healthier light, the addition of Circadian ZircLight is a strong fit. As our Chief Medical Advisor, Dr. Moore-Ede will continue in his work to publicly evangelize the values of healthy lighting and aid in our ongoing effort to develop health-optimized products across a wide range of applications.”
Dr. Martin Moore-Ede, CEO of Circadian ZircLight and Korrus Chief Medical Advisor, said: “I am excited to be joining Korrus at this pivotal moment in the history of light as we harness the power of digital light to optimize health, wellbeing, and human performance. It is now possible to spectrally engineer light to reduce the risk of numerous diseases caused by circadian disruption, including diabetes, heart disease and cancer.”
About Circadian ZircLight
Circadian ZircLight developed proprietary Zirc® LEDs, light engines, controls and light fixtures, which have been demonstrated in workplace installations and scientific research trials to protect human health and reduce human error. Led by former Harvard Medical School professor, Dr Martin Moore-Ede, a leading world expert on circadian disruption by light, Circadian ZircLight pioneered evidence-based circadian lighting by defining the precise light spectrum that needs to be controlled across day and night to ensure optimal human health and wellbeing.
Korrus is an LA-based technology company and pioneer in *Human Light Interaction (HLI)*, the next frontier in human health and wellness.  The Korrus portfolio of light-based technologies enables an ecosystem of novel products and applications at the intersection of light and wellbeing.  Learn more at Korrus.com.