This South Auckland tech company grew 440% in a year

NanoLayr says its proprietary Sonic Electrospinning machines create quality nanofibre products at great speed. (Image: NanoLayr)

Michael Andrew, The Spinoff

Thu, 29 Jul 2021

This article was republished courtesy of The SpinoffAny company that was in the business of making masks at the beginning of 2020 was poised to do a roaring trade. Covid-19 hit, and, despite the CDC and WHO’s inconsistent and misleading stance on the effectiveness of mask use, most of the world has since been clamouring for them with a fearsome zeal only a pandemic can induce.But what if a company didn’t just produce the standard clinical masks that slow covid’s spread, but that also actively trap and kill virus particles? Cha...

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