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Xenex is Zapping Out COVID-19 Shortly after SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, landed in the U.S., leaders at Xenex were on the phone with Texas Biomedical Research Institute. They thought their LightStrike Robot could be effective in killing the virus on surfaces but wanted to put it to the test before connecting with hospitals working to treat COVID-19. Texas Biomed scientists obtained a sample and grew the virus in their lab so tests could be conducted. By early May, they had demonstrated that the robot deactivates 99.99 percent of SARS-CoV-2 virus in 2 minutes using its broad-spectrum UV light technology. ....