Hubbell Lighting secures licensing agreement with the University of Strathclyde High Intensity Narrow Spectrum Technology

Hubbell Lighting, a world leader in lighting innovation, announced it is the exclusive licensee of University of Strathclyde’s High Intensity Narrow Spectrum (“HINS”) lighting technology for Areas of Congregation and the Food & Beverage Industry in North and Central America.

The University of Strathclyde, located in Glasgow, Scotland, has been researching HINS lighting technology using laboratory trials and clinical evaluations. It has secured multiple patents throughout the world over the past five years. HINS lighting technology can suppress bacteria in the air and on surfaces using a narrow spectrum of visible light. The technology and its effectiveness have been the subject of numerous peer-reviewed academic publications, conference presentations and news articles.

Hubbell Lighting will integrate the HINS technology into its portfolio of smart luminaires and develop specialty products for use in strategic industries. Included in the exclusive license are Areas of Congregation and the Food and Beverage Industry, which could involve everything from food processing to restaurants.

“As a leading international technological university, Strathclyde has a long track record of innovation that has a positive impact on society,” said Professor Scott MacGregor, vice-principal of the University of Strathclyde and leader of the research team that developed the technology. “We have demonstrated that HINS-light technology provides significantly greater reductions of bacterial pathogens in the environment than can be achieved by cleaning and disinfection alone, providing a huge step forward in preventing the spread of infection.”

MacGregor continued, “Our agreement with Hubbell Lighting opens the door for the food and beverage industry and other sectors to benefit from our continuous disinfection technology – helping them keep consumers even safer.”

The technology was developed in the University’s pioneering Robertson Trust Laboratory for Electronic Sterilisation Technologies (ROLEST), which is dedicated to controlling infection in a wide range of settings.

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