mirabel quebec oct 26 2021 globe newswire i3 biomedical inc wwwi3biomedicalcom achieves the fastest and most efficient killing speed of sarscov2 triomed sets the unequalled standard of superiority in active protection worldwide the virucidal technology developed by i3 biomedical inc was confirmed to deactivate more than 999 of sarscov2 the virus that causes covid19 on the outer surface of the triomed active medical products including mask in 5 minutes after 8 hours of simulated usage according to independent virology tests conducted at the university of toronto scientists led by professor scott grayowen of the department of molecular genetics at u of ts temerty faculty of medicine used the facultys hightech containment level three cl3 lab to test the efficacy of the protective layer of triomed active medical products our tests confirmed that the triomed active technology deactivates more than 999 of sarscov2 at the fastest current testing time point of 5 minutes when applying the virus after 8 hours of mask use says grayowen who has no affiliation with the company or its employees the triomed active material was submitted to an exceptionally demanding protocol for a period of 8 hours at our laboratories representing extreme usage condition for facemask gowns and similar medical products prior to being sent to the university said mohammed belhaj president of atlas pharma inc health canada registration 102041a for over a decade the triomed technology has provided the highest level of protection against numerous microorganisms to users worldwide for medical antimicrobial products the parameter of speed to kill is critical to provide true protection killing speed of 30 minutes to hours does not protect sufficiently the wearer it means that viruses remain infectious for that entire period of time only an antimicrobial speed to kill of maximum 5 min provides a real true protection said pierre jean messier executive chairman of i3 biomedical inc triomed active products have been systematically in use and tested against numerous pathogenic bacteria and viruses over the course of 10 years with the consistent results of killing deactivating more than 999 in 5 min of all the tested microbes triomed active provides the unequalled benchmark of efficiency in antibacterial antiviral active protection technology triomed active technology visit wwwtriomedcom or send an email to triomedtriomedcom a photo accompanying this announcement is available at