Dimer to showcase The UVHammer in the Innovative World category
Los Angeles, CA — February 16th, 2021 — Dimer, an infection prevention company bringing hospital-proven ultraviolet disinfection (UV) technology to all work environments, was selected as a finalist in the Innovative World category for the 11th annual SXSW Pitch®.
SXSW Pitch is the marquee event of South by Southwest® (SXSW®) Online (March 16-20, 2021), where leading startups from around the world showcase some of the most impressive technology innovations to a panel of hand-picked judges and a virtual audience. Out of the more than 500 companies that applied to present at SXSW Pitch 2021, Dimer was selected among the 40 finalists spanning 8 separate categories.
2021 Categories include Artificial Intelligence, Robotics & Voice, Enterprise & Smart Data, Entertainment, Gaming & Content, Future of Work, Health, Wearables & Wellbeing, Innovative World Technologies, Smart Cities, Transportation & Logistics, Social & Culture.
The two-day event will be presented on Wednesday, March 17th and Thursday, March 18th during SXSW Online. The winners for each category will be announced during the SXSW Pitch Award Ceremony on Thursday, March 18th at 3:05 pm.
Dimer will present among four other companies in the Innovative World category on Wednesday, March 17th.
“We are humbled to share our innovative approach to infection prevention on a platform like SXSW,” says Connor Kraus, Dimer’s Chief Commercial Officer, “Countless breakthrough technologies have found their footing here. With so many businesses closed and events moved online, there has never been a better time for broad adoption of UV disinfection.”
Dimer is an LA-based infection prevention company bringing a new approach to UVC disinfection with its patented mobile designs. After seeing global success in 2020 with its GermFalcon solution for transportation, Dimer is focused on deploying the ‘swiss-army knife’ UVHammer solution for all environments.
“SXSW Pitch is having an incredible year in the recruiting, and showcasing of, the best and the brightest startups from around the globe. Despite the global pandemics, the startup community has responded positively to our call for participation, and with this SXSW is able to feature an incredible class of startups that we believe will change the landscape of the technology world”, said SXSW Pitch Event Producer Chris Valentine.