“The coronavirus helped us to educate and raise awareness of indoor air quality,” he said. The COVID-19 pandemic has helped to accelerate Aura Air’s sales worldwide. “We proved that we are able to destroy a lot of viruses, bacteria and fungi.” “We conducted several clinical tests in hospitals, labs and in universities in Israel,” Shnaiderman told The Media Line. It has a pre-filter to catch large particles and dust, a patented multilayered HEPA filter that includes a carbon-infused fabric, UVC LED lighting to neutralize bacteria and viruses, and a Sterionizer device that produces positive and negative ions to purify air.įounded more than three years ago, the startup recently completed a month-long pilot of its system in Sheba Medical Center at Tel Hashomer in Israel, and also installed its technology in the reception halls of the King of Spain’s Zarzuela Palace.īasically, we found out that we’re capable of reducing the coronavirus by 99.99%, which gives a lot of confidence to clients and those who would come and sing in the karaoke roomsĪccording to Aviad Shnaiderman, co-founder and CEO of Aura Air, the system is already in use in more than 50 countries, in their hospitals, clinics, educational institutions and public transportation. “Basically, we found out that we’re capable of reducing the coronavirus by 99.99%, which gives a lot of confidence to clients and those who would come and sing in the karaoke rooms,” he explained.Īura Air uses a combination of four filters to completely change the air in a standard-sized room every 2.5 hours. Karaoke nights generally take place in small crowded rooms, an ideal setting for spreading the novel coronavirus.Īura Air’s device monitors air quality 24/7 and constantly purifies it, Eliyasov said. Since the COVID-19 pandemic, however, many karaoke bars in the country have reduced operations or shut down entirely as the industry struggles to stay alive. In Japan, it has long been a favorite outing for groups of friends and families.
Karaoke, which means “empty orchestra” in Japanese, was developed in the Land of the Rising Sun in the 1970s and quickly spread around the world as a popular form of entertainment. “Currently, most of them are closed due to the coronavirus pandemic.” “The karaoke association says that there are 100,000 rooms all over Japan,” Eliyasov said. Oren Eliyasov, business development director at Aura Air, told The Media Line that the agreement with J-TEC includes the Japan Karaoke Box Association and other major clients in Japan, such as SMBC Trust Bank and JTB Corporation, one of the largest travel agencies in the country. The company’s system has proven to be 99.99% effective at eliminating COVID-19 particles, among other pathogens. Tel Aviv-based startup Aura Air has signed a $30 million deal with Japanese distributor J-TEC to supply the Japanese market with its advanced technology, which is specially designed to purify air in closed spaces. Aura Air signs $30 million deal to supply Japanese market with air purifying system, which has proven to be 99.99% effective in killing COVID-19Īn air filtration and disinfection system developed in Israel that kills viruses could bring Japan’s ailing karaoke industry back to life.
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