# Fighting COVID-19: How one MedTech Company is Using UV-C Technology to Eliminate Virus & Save Lives

- Show: [Global Medical Device Podcast](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/global-medical-device-podcast)
- Published: 2020-04-10
- Length: 24m
- Episode: 141
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/global-medical-device-podcast/2020-04-10-fighting-covid-19-how-one-medtech-company-is-using-uv-c-technology-to-eliminate
- Listen: https://podcast.greenlight.guru/episode/fighting-covid-19-how-one-medtech-company-is-using-uv-c-technology-to-eliminate-virus-save-lives

## Summary

Jeff Veenhuis, President and CEO of Surfacide, and Quinn Leach, Director of Quality and Compliance, discuss how the company is scaling its UV-C disinfection systems to combat COVID-19 and protect healthcare workers. They explain the physics of UV-C technology, their evidence-based approach validated by studies on MERS and SARS-CoV-2, and the rapid operational pivot to support PPE disinfection research. The conversation highlights the critical role of Greenlight Guru’s QMS in enabling Surfacide to ramp production and manage supply chain complexities during the crisis.

## Chapters

- [0:21](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/global-medical-device-podcast/2020-04-10-fighting-covid-19-how-one-medtech-company-is-using-uv-c-technology-to-eliminate#t=21) Introduction and Company Background
- [1:49](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/global-medical-device-podcast/2020-04-10-fighting-covid-19-how-one-medtech-company-is-using-uv-c-technology-to-eliminate#t=109) UV-C Technology and MERS Evidence
- [4:19](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/global-medical-device-podcast/2020-04-10-fighting-covid-19-how-one-medtech-company-is-using-uv-c-technology-to-eliminate#t=259) Product Design and Hospital Deployment
- [11:11](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/global-medical-device-podcast/2020-04-10-fighting-covid-19-how-one-medtech-company-is-using-uv-c-technology-to-eliminate#t=671) PPE Disinfection Research and Compliance
- [16:04](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/global-medical-device-podcast/2020-04-10-fighting-covid-19-how-one-medtech-company-is-using-uv-c-technology-to-eliminate#t=964) Scaling Production and Supply Chain Management
- [19:53](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/global-medical-device-podcast/2020-04-10-fighting-covid-19-how-one-medtech-company-is-using-uv-c-technology-to-eliminate#t=1193) Future Outlook and Prevention Strategies

## Topics

- [Scaling production](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/scaling-production)
- [Sourcing & supply chain](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/sourcing-and-supply-chain)
- [Medical & health devices](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/medical-devices)
- [Certification & compliance](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/certification-and-compliance)
- [Manufacturing partners & offshoring](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/manufacturing-partners)

## Most relevant to

companies scaling up

## Mentioned

- Surfacide (company)
- Greenlight Guru (company)
- UV-C (other)
- MERS (other)
- SARS-CoV-2 (other)
- N95 (product)
- FDA (other)
- CDC (other)
- Medtronic (company)
- University of Iowa (company)

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