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By Cal Biesecker

Tuesday, May 11th, 2021

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Tech Developments

Viken Partners with OptiSolve on Product to Detect Surface Contamination Viken Detection says it has partnered with OptiSolve Ltd. to help it develop the OptiSolve Pathfinder, a new proprietary surface imaging technology that provides images and spatially-specific data of contamination on surfaces. The product is being released this month. “It’s important to regain public confidence that cleaning at work, in schools, public buildings and on public transportation is effective, safe, and free from potential pathogens,” says Jim Ryan, Viken’s CEO.…

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