NIT Warangal partners with MOHSoft Tech to commercialise indigenous ozone disinfection technology

Warangal: National Institute of Technology Warangal (NITW) has signed a technology transfer agreement with MOHSoft Tech Private Limited for the commercialisation of an indigenous ozone-based disinfection technology developed by researchers from its department of physics.

The partnership aims to take the technology from the laboratory to the market through large-scale manufacturing and deployment of ozone-based disinfection systems, said a release here on Thursday.

It harnesses natural oxidising properties of ozone to eliminate up to 99.9 percent of viruses, bacteria and other pathogens under specified operating conditions. Unlike conventional chemical disinfectants, ozone decomposes into oxygen after use.

NITW Director Prof. Bidyadhar Subudhi said that translating research outcomes into technologies that address real-world challenges was an important part of institutes’ vision. The collaboration would take an indigenously developed technology beyond the laboratory and create opportunities for its wider adoption across sectors.

MOHSoft Tech CEO and co-founder Subha Chaganty noted that the company was pleased to partner with NITW. By combining the institutes’ research expertise with the company’s engineering and industry capabilities efficient disinfection solutions for diverse applications would be developed.

MOHSoft Tech Chief Strategy Officer and co-founder Shyam Mamidi, an alumnus of NITW informed that commercial production of the first batch of industrial ozone disinfection systems was expected to commence early next year, followed by pilot deployments.

The inventors of the technology, Prof. D. Harnath and Prof. R. Rakesh said the technology was the outcome of their research to harness the unique properties of ozone and develop an effective, sustainable and indigenous disinfection solution.