Xenex Receives Health Canada Registration for LightStrike6 UV Robot; First & Only UVC Technology Authorized for Healthcare Use Across North America

SAN ANTONIO, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Xenex Disinfection Services today announced that its LightStrike6™ (LS6) UV-C whole room sanitizing robot has received Registration from Health Canada for sale and distribution to healthcare facilities across Canada. The Health Canada Registration for LightStrike6 builds on the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) authorization of the LightStrike+™ as a no-touch “Whole Room Microbial Reduction” device.

Nightmare Bacteria on the Rise in the U.S.: Hospitals Embrace LightStrike UV Technology to Remove CRE from Surfaces & Prevent Transmission

SAN ANTONIO, Sept. 29, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Infection rates from drug-resistant "nightmare bacteria" rose almost 70% from 2019 to 2023, according to a new study published by  Centers for Disease Control and Prevention researchers. These nightmare bacteria -- Carbapenem-Resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE) -- are a family of bacteria that have developed resistance to carbapenem antibiotics, a powerful class of drugs often used to treat infections that don't respond to other antibiotics.

Pathogen Transmission in Hospitals Puts Patients & Family Members at Risk; Xenex LightStrike+ Robots Proven to Destroy Deadly Germs on Hospital Surfaces

Xenex LightStrike+ Robots Proven to Destroy Deadly Germs on Hospital Surfaces

SAN ANTONIO, Oct. 8, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- October is World MRSA Awareness Month, which was created to raise awareness of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) bacteria and how to prevent its spread. A recent study published in the prestigious journal Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology (ICHE) underscores the alarming risk of pathogen transmission from hospitals to patients' homes.