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worked in Lagos from the age of 19 running a truck company, which "ignited his passion for Africa." He left
Nigeria following a military coup and returned to Denmark to work with his father. In 1997 Torben and Mikkel agreed to split the company into separate female uniform and humanitarian textiles businesses, and then Mikkel bought out his father and stopped producing uniforms.
305:. The company also produces ZeroFly, which is a defence against insect pests for livestock and crop protection. Vestergaard also initiates programs to enhance delivery of its products: the company bundles LifeStraw and PermaNet together into a CarePack of preventive health tools to encourage people to get tested for
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product innovations for vector borne illnesses, water borne illnesses and food security. In 2007, due to the increase in insecticide resistant mosquitoes, a new bednet was developed as a combination net with increased efficacy against mosquitoes resistant to insecticides. Vestergaard has been a member of the
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Lausanne in 2005–6, which it said was to better attract specialist employees and due to the presence of international organizations such as UN agencies and the Red Cross in Switzerland. In 2010, the company was around 20 times the size of when Mikkel joined it. Vestergaard has continued to work on
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Vestergaard was founded in 1957 by Kaj
Vestergaard Frandsen, a former farmer and the grandfather of current owner Mikkel Vestergaard Frandsen. Kaj founded the company with a friend before doing it alone. The company made linings for jackets and uniforms. Kaj's son Torben took over in 1970. Production
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Swedish army surplus fabric used for uniforms, and turned it into blankets for aid organizations. That was the beginning of a change in focus of the company that continued after Mikkel was persuaded to join the company by his father in 1993. Mikkel had
333:. In addition to the classic LifeStraw, the manufacturer also produces other styles on the LifeStraw product: the LifeStraw Family, a larger unit designed for family use, and the LifeStraw Go Water Bottle, which incorporates a LifeStraw filter into a 22-ounce bpa-free sports water bottle.
313:. In 2014, Lifestraw launched a Give Back program designed to provide one school child in a developing country safe drinking water for an entire school year. The program is funded by retail sales in North America or Europe.
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since 2008 and initiated, then participated in the Bed Net
Industry Dialogue hosted by the Global Business Coalition in 2009. In 2012, Vestergaard developed IR Mapper, an online tool for mapping insecticide resistance.
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Knox, Tessa (7 February 2014). "An online tool for mapping insecticide resistance in major
Anopheles vectors of human malaria parasites and review of resistance status for the Afrotropical region".
698:"Mikkel Vestergaard Frandsen hands over reins as CEO of Vestergaard, leaving a legacy of impact that has protected hundreds of millions of people from malaria, waterborne disease and food scarcity"
257:. PermaNet bed nets were launched in 1999, LifeStraw was introduced in 2005 and ZeroFly entered the market in 2012. Those early products defined Vestergaard's three focus areas aligned with the
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for drinking. It was patented and designed by
Kamalakannan and filters a maximum of 1000 litres of water, enough for one person for one year. It removes almost all of waterborne
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