Focus On Business: Sam Perkins on Ultraviolet Technology

WEKU | By Bryan Bartlett

Published January 30, 2017 at 9:00 AM EST

Tom Martin talks with Sam Perkins, CEO of Purgenix. The company produces ultraviolet technology to rid hospitals of the airborne pathogens responsible for antibiotic-resistant infections. The technology is now in use in the UK Medical Center surgical suite.

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Part two of Tom Martin's conversation with Purgenix CEO Sam Perkins.

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