Halosource Secures Approval in China

Bothell, WA-based Halosource, the developer of technology to purify drinking water, said today it has secured formal approval from the Chinese Ministry of Health. Halosource said it is the first developer of clean drinking water technology to get approval from Chinese authorities under a new set of regulatory standards. The company said its China subsidiary now plans to start selling replaceable cartridges, components, and other devices in China. Halosource has long had its eye on China, after its technology gained in popularity in India the past several years.

Author: Luke Timmerman

Luke is an award-winning journalist specializing in life sciences. He has served as national biotechnology editor for Xconomy and national biotechnology reporter for Bloomberg News. Luke got started covering life sciences at The Seattle Times, where he was the lead reporter on an investigation of doctors who leaked confidential information about clinical trials to investors. The story won the Scripps Howard National Journalism Award and several other national prizes. Luke holds a bachelor’s degree in journalism from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and during the 2005-2006 academic year, he was a Knight Science Journalism Fellow at MIT.