November 15, 2022 - Washington, DC Gary Disbrow, Head of the U.S. Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA), announced today that the Airgami® origami mask, by Air99 LLC, has been named a first-place winner in the second and final phase of the Mask Innovation Challenge sponsored by BARDA, the National Institute...
November 15, 2022: Airgami Awarded First-Place in BARDA Mask Innovation Challenge Phase 2
Richard GordonNov 15, '22
June 9, 2022 - Airgami in Scientific American
Richard GordonJun 11, '22
June 9, 2022 Scientific American covers the BARDA Mask Innovation Challenge finalists. Better Face Masks Are Possible: Here Are Some Winning Designs A two-part competition aims to spark innovation and connect the groups trying to redesign high-quality masks that protect against COVID - By Sophie Bushwick
May 18, 2022 - Airgami in Science magazine
Richard GordonMay 18, '22
May 18, 2022 Last month (4/2022), Jon Cohen, staff writer at Science magazine, came to interview us and learn more about Airgami, just as we were launching our new manufacturing facility in Boulder, CO. Here's what he had to say. Hate your face mask? There hope.
March 28, 2022: Airgami Named Finalist in BARDA Mask Innovation Challenge Phase 2
Min XiaoApr 10, '22
Air99 LLC was selected to be one of the ten finalists in the BARDA Mask Innovation Challenge Phase 2. The next step of Phase 2 is testing. Airgami is currently being tested by NIOSH and NIST.