INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS FOR
A WORLDWIDE PROBLEM
The company’s claim to fame is attribut-
able in part to the Environmental Exposure
Chambers (EEC) first utilized by a contract
research organization by Dr. Patel. The
EEC is a specialized facility, built to mimic
the natural world, acting as a simulation
of exposure allergy patients would face in
their everyday life. Using traditional meth-
ods of studying allergy patients (i.e. study-
ing them as they go about their lives) is
tricky business due to the high variability
of environments — for example, there is
a stark difference in the allergen exposure
of a gardener compared to that of an office
worker. Furthermore, the climate has tak-
en a turn towards unpredictability, the con-
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