Founder Katy C. Worrilow and LifeAire Systems in Upper Macungie Township is awaiting federal approval of an air-decontamination unit that the company says kills bacteria, fungi and viruses, including COVID-19, from N95 masks. The Upper Macungie Township company has been approved for $100,000 from the local Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Northeastern Pennsylvania, the organization recently announed in its latest funding rounds totaling nearly $2 million for 35 companies. (The Morning Call file photo)