Like many companies, Enexor BioEnergy, a renewable energy company based in Williamson County, pivoted during the pandemic. The company began producing ventilators in March 2020 in an effort to help address a looming global ventilator shortage. But unlike many of the companies who manufactured hand sanitizer, masks and other PPE to generate cash flow during an uncertain time, Enexor BioEnergy made its pivot permanent.
One year later, in March of 2021, Enexor BioEnergy announced the launch of its spinoff health care company Enexor Health Systems, which aims to disrupt the $7.2 billion global ventilator market through its new design and competitive price point. Developed by a team of critical care physicians and respiratory therapists, Enexor Health Systems’ Vent-LS is an EUA piston-driven, self-calibrating, adult ventilation system that costs up to 50 percent less than similar systems. Because of its unique design, the VENT-LS can be deployed in developing countries like Kenya and Ghana as well as in domestic hospitals.
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