TIMELINE
— 1924
Electrolux USA established, and has operated as a Smithsonian-honored company since then
— Early 1990s
NASA-funded Wisconsin Center for Space Automation and Robotics (WCSAR) begins solving for problem of built-up ethylene gas around plants grown in the closed environment of spacecraft, which caused premature plant decay and spoilage. PCO technology is discovered.
— 1995
WCSAR team created a device that was successfully flown and operated on Space Shuttle Columbia
— 1998
Electrolux USA is purchased by a group led by Joe Urso
— 2000
Electrolux USA is re-branded as Aerus, a healthy living company
— 2001
Aerus introduces air purification products
— 2009
Aerus invests in early generation of ActivePure®, a NASA Space Foundation Certified Space Technology
— 2016
Aerus greatly advances efficacy of ActivePure® and is awarded US and global patent protections
— 2017
Aerus' ActivePure® Technology is inducted into the Space Technology Hall of Fame, one of only 75 technologies to receive such an honor in 30 years
— 2020
The ActivePure Medical Guardian with ActivePure® Technology received Class II Medical Device U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) clearance
— 2021
Dr. Deborah Birx joins the company as Chief Medical and Science Advisor