Researchers at BIOS, developers of world-class LED lighting solutions for the biological lighting market, today unveiled new Zhaga-based LED light engine modules that produce a circadian friendly white light enabled by BIOS SkyBlue™ Technology at LIGHTFAIR International 2016.  BIOS has entered an exclusive agreement with Ledra Brands, a leader in solid state lighting design, to provide SkyBlue light engine modules for a line of next-generation LED downlights that help restore the connection to the outdoors to areas with limited or no daylight exposure. Ledra Brands and BIOS plan to introduce the integrated product line in the third quarter of 2016.

BIOS SkyBlue Technology for Circadian Benefits

BIOS LED systems are the next generation of lighting driven by scientific findings that were first developed at NASA and engineered for astronauts on the International Space Station who depend completely on artificial light. On earth, the average person can spend up to 90% of their time indoors under electrical light, which does a poor job of mimicking the sun—the strongest time cue for the human circadian system that tells the body clock whether it is night or day.

BIOS’ new SkyBlue Technology infuses Blue Sky spectrum to deliver a positive melanopic response significantly higher than that of standard white light (4000K LED at same light levels). By combining maximum melanopic spectrum with minimal Blue Light Hazard, businesses can provide a positive biological impact to employees, customers, patients or residents through LED overhead lighting. Shifting individual rhythms to a more consistent group rhythm while delivering the proper LED light spectrum can improve sleep, alertness, physical performance and cognition—potentially leading to fewer workplace accidents, absentees or other physical dangers attributed to loss of sleep or poor circadian rhythms.

“Legacy LEDs have their spectrum in the wrong place for promoting optimal melanopsin stimulation,” said Robert Soler, Vice President of Human Biological Technologies and Research at BIOS.  “To enhance circadian entrainment and provide health benefits, our SkyBlue Technology puts LED spectrum in the proper place to provide maximum melanopic flux with minimal blue light hazard.”

“BIOS with SkyBlue Technology integrates decades of scientific research about how the proper light spectrum can have a positive affect on human functions, and takes it to the next level within large-scale settings where we can literally bring the outdoors inside to people who generally have little access or exposure to natural sunlight,” said Sean Tegart, President and CEO of BIOS. “BIOS is pleased to partner with an industry leader like Ledra Brands to promote biological health and safety through indoor LED lighting that is suitable for a multitude of commercial applications—from office buildings and universities, to hospitals and assisted living facilities.”
Members of the media are invited to learn more about the Ledra lighting fixtures with BIOS with SkyBlue Technology in the Ledra Brands Booth #4853 at LIGHTFAIR International, April 26-28, San Diego, CA.