AirPurity: Breathing new life into healthier indoor environments
Find out how AirPurity is redefining how we think about infection prevention, sustainability, and environmental health in healthcare, and how the programme is supporting them.
AirPurity is redefining how we think about infection prevention, sustainability, and environmental health in healthcare. By combining smart technology with a clear social mission, it’s helping the NHS and wider society breathe easier – both literally and figuratively.
As part of the NHS Innovation Accelerator, Darren Sloof is setting out to make safe, sustainable air a cornerstone of public health. The aim is to protect lives, reduce costs, and support a healthier, cleaner future for all.
What is AirPurity and what problem does it solve?
AirPurity combines advanced filtration, smart sensors, and AI-driven controls to create safe, sustainable indoor environments.
In hospitals, clinics, and care homes, that means fewer infections, healthier staff, and reduced energy use. The result is simple but powerful: cleaner air, fewer sick days, and lower costs.
AirPurity is tackling one of the most overlooked aspects of healthcare infrastructure – the quality of the air we breathe. By intelligently monitoring and purifying air in real time, it helps prevent airborne infections, supports wellbeing, and contributes to the NHS’s Net Zero goals through efficient energy management.
“AirPurity is about tackling the air we share, creating safer spaces, protecting patients and staff, and helping the NHS meet its sustainability ambitions.”
“AirPurity is about tackling the air we share, creating safer spaces, protecting patients and staff, and helping the NHS meet its sustainability ambitions.”
What was your inspiration and motivation?
The idea for AirPurity came from a deeply personal place. A health condition made the Founder acutely aware of how much our environment affects our wellbeing, and how preventable many infections could be if we addressed air quality directly.
That insight became a mission: to reduce the risks of infection and illness by improving the very air people breathe every day.
“I realised infections weren’t just chance, they were often preventable if we tackled the air we share. Behind every statistic is someone’s loved one, and that’s what drives me.”
Darren Sloof, Founder and CEO, AirPurity
Why did you become a Fellow?
Joining the NHS Innovation Accelerator (NIA) is both an honour and a responsibility. For AirPurity, it’s an opportunity to collaborate directly with NHS partners and translate innovation into measurable impact across health and care settings.
The fellowship provides validation, visibility, and the chance to scale sustainably, turning a breakthrough in air quality into a national standard for safer healthcare environments.
“The NIA gives us the platform and credibility to turn innovation into impact and the responsibility to deliver real change at scale.”
Looking ahead
In the next five years, the vision for AirPurity is clear: to see its technology embedded as core infrastructure across the NHS, reducing hospital-acquired infections, protecting frontline staff, and helping achieve Net Zero.
Beyond healthcare, AirPurity aims to set a new benchmark for how we think about indoor air quality in every public space. From schools to workplaces, making clean, safe air a universal standard, not a luxury.
“We want to make clean air part of the fabric of every building – essential, expected, and central to how we care for people.”
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