Happi Staff09.10.20
The founder of IoT company iDevices, Chris Allen, has acquired iCleanse, an Avon, CT-based manufacturer of mobile device UV-C disinfection technology for healthcare settings.
Allen, considered a “smart home visionary” is leaving iDevices with the acquisition.
“This once small addressable market has grown exponentially due to COVID-19. We now have the ability to help so many different businesses protect themselves, their staff, and their customers,” said Allen, who will be serve as CEO of iCleanse.
Under Allen’s new leadership and with the current pandemic, iCleanse will expand from its current market of disinfecting doctors’ offices and hospitals, into the disinfection of large venues, including schools and universities, sports and entertainment arenas, corporate, military, police and fire departments, nursing homes, government buildings, and airports.
“This once small addressable market has grown exponentially due to COVID-19. We now have the ability to help so many different businesses protect themselves, their staff, and their customers,” said Chris Allen, CEO, iCleanse.
In 2009, Allen invented iGrill, one of the first app-enabled connected home products, which debuted in Apple Stores in November 2010. His company expanded into products such as smart switches, outlets and thermostats and forged agreements with Lowe’s, The Home Depot. It was named “One of the Best Places to Work in Connecticut” three times. In 2017, iDevices was acquired by Hubbell, Inc.
Allen, considered a “smart home visionary” is leaving iDevices with the acquisition.
“This once small addressable market has grown exponentially due to COVID-19. We now have the ability to help so many different businesses protect themselves, their staff, and their customers,” said Allen, who will be serve as CEO of iCleanse.
Under Allen’s new leadership and with the current pandemic, iCleanse will expand from its current market of disinfecting doctors’ offices and hospitals, into the disinfection of large venues, including schools and universities, sports and entertainment arenas, corporate, military, police and fire departments, nursing homes, government buildings, and airports.
“This once small addressable market has grown exponentially due to COVID-19. We now have the ability to help so many different businesses protect themselves, their staff, and their customers,” said Chris Allen, CEO, iCleanse.
In 2009, Allen invented iGrill, one of the first app-enabled connected home products, which debuted in Apple Stores in November 2010. His company expanded into products such as smart switches, outlets and thermostats and forged agreements with Lowe’s, The Home Depot. It was named “One of the Best Places to Work in Connecticut” three times. In 2017, iDevices was acquired by Hubbell, Inc.