Pyure wins silver in McKnight’s technology awards after long-term care study

The Pyure Company won Silver in the 2026 McKnight’s Excellence in Technology Awards for its continuous air purification work in long-term care. The recognition follows a peer-reviewed study that found an approximately 48% drop in respiratory and viral infection symptoms over 12 months in a care setting.

Why it matters: - The award adds industry recognition to Pyure’s long-term care strategy, where infection prevention and resident safety are top priorities. - The company’s clinical evidence suggests continuous air purification may reduce respiratory and viral infection symptoms in vulnerable care settings. - Senior living operators are looking for ways to improve protection without adding staffing or workflow burden.

What happened: - The Pyure Company won Silver in the 2026 McKnight’s Excellence in Technology Awards in the Resident/Patient Monitoring and Safety category. - The award recognized Pyure’s entry, “Clearing the air: A controlled study of continuous air purification in long-term care.” - The company is based in Boynton Beach, Florida. - The McKnight’s awards program is in its 16th year and recognizes technology innovations in senior living, skilled nursing and home care.

The details: - Pyure’s award follows publication earlier this year of a peer-reviewed study in JAMDA, The Journal of the American Medical Directors Association. - The study evaluated Pyure’s continuous hydroxyl radical air disinfection technology in a long-term care environment. - The study found an approximately 48% reduction in respiratory and viral infection symptoms over 12 months compared with a control group. - The Resident/Patient Monitoring and Safety category honors senior living and care providers, plus technology partners, whose innovations help improve well-being and reduce risk. - The company says its technology is designed to complement routine cleaning and disinfection by continuously treating air and exposed surfaces while spaces remain occupied. - Pyure has more than 20 years of experience in air purification technology. - Pyure’s Florida manufacturing facility holds ISO 13485:2016 and ISO 9001:2015 certifications. - Pyure’s portable MDU/Rx device has FDA Class II clearance. - Pyure develops hydroxyl-based air and surface purification technologies for healthcare, industrial and commercial settings. - The company says it has scientific evidence showing reductions in odors, viruses, bacteria and mold in air and on treated surfaces.

Between the lines: - The Silver award follows earlier coverage of the JAMDA study by McKnight’s Long-Term Care News, then Pyure’s selection as a finalist in the awards program. - The recognition suggests the sector is paying closer attention to environmental controls that can work continuously alongside standard infection-prevention practices. - Pyure is positioning the study as proof that operationally simple technologies can still deliver measurable results in real-world care environments. - CEO Mahyar Khosravi said the company sees the combination of independent research, real-world implementation and industry recognition as a stronger basis for evaluating continuous environmental protection.

What's next: - Pyure said the next step is turning evidence into broader adoption across senior living and long-term care. - The company is working with senior living organizations to show how continuous air and surface purification can fit into broader environmental risk-management strategies. - Pyure plans to continue emphasizing measurable, evidence-backed protection for vulnerable populations.

The bottom line: - Pyure now has both clinical data and an industry award behind its push to make continuous air purification part of long-term care infection prevention.