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Carbon emissions from buildings are becoming a problem due to the climate crisis and worsening indoor air quality, but existing air purifiers or plant cultivation have had a negligible effect on reducing carbon dioxide (CO₂).

Traditional air purification methods are mainly focused on removing fine dust and have limitations in reducing CO₂, and there is a lack of everyday carbon capture methods for building carbon neutrality.

In addition, industrial carbon capture technologies are large-scale and difficult to apply to general environments, highlighting the need for carbon reduction solutions that can be used in everyday living spaces.

HEALIMis the world's first standalone biological carbon capture device that combines hardware, software, and biology.

It uses microalgae photosynthesis to capture CO₂ in the air in real time and generate O₂ to purify the air, exhibiting more than 100 times the carbon capture capacity of ordinary plants.

It monitors CO₂, temperature, pH, etc. with IoT sensors, and automatic cultivation and harvesting make maintenance easy, and accumulated environmental data can be used as ESG indicators.

The modular design allows for connection and expansion of small units to meet the carbon reduction needs of large spaces, and it is a new type of climate technology product that expresses invisible sustainability in a visible way by incorporating it into the space design in the form of a structure.

In addition, the fact that the harvested microalgae biomass is recycled into high value-added resources such as pharmaceuticals, health foods, and cosmetics, rather than being discarded, to implement a 'zero waste' circulation system is also a differentiator that does not exist in existing similar products.

The main entities that will pay for and adopt this product are companies and the public sector that need carbon neutrality and indoor air quality improvement. In other words, adoption is expected to focus on B2B (building operating companies such as office facilities and commercial buildings) and B2G (public facilities and local government buildings).

In fact, HEALIM can be applied as a carbon reduction and air purification solution in public facilities, buildings, and multi-use facilities, and is showcasing its potential to be used as a smart building for companies or as an indoor carbon reduction infrastructure for cities.

In the future, individual (B2C) demand such as small models for home use is also being considered, but for now, it is closer to an installation-type solution for companies/public sectors (e.g., eco-friendly offices, improving air quality in school classrooms, indoor air purification projects by local governments, etc.).

HEALIM is not limited to a specific country or environment and can be applied to markets around the world that are pursuing carbon neutrality.

In fact, ForNature has sought to expand into the global market by participating in programs to enter the European market, including France and Finland, in 2025 and contacting local investors.

In terms of regulations, it can be installed in various indoor and outdoor spaces without special restrictions, but in order to link it to the carbon emission trading market, it may be necessary to verify the amount of carbon reduction in accordance with the certification system of each country.

Technically, it started with indoor air quality management, but plans to expand its business to carbon credit trading or ESG monitoring services through linkage with the carbon data platform (e.g. Malgm), and can also be integrated with other industries, such as supplying harvested microalgae to the biofuel or material industry.

In other words, future expansion is expected to the environmental plant interior market, the construction field (eco-friendly building design), and the bio industry. However, the speed of business expansion will be affected by the level of carbon neutrality policy promotion and economic feasibility in each region.

In the context of winning the CES Innovation Award, HEALIM was recognized for its technological achievements in the Smart Communities and Sustainable Energy Transition categories.

The judges highly praised the integration of air purification, carbon reduction, and ecosystem awareness, and the unique approach of integrating software and living organisms (microalgae) was evaluated as the emergence of a new climate tech category.

In terms of technological completeness, there is a positive opinion that the IoT-based real-time control and fully automated culture system have been implemented, showing a level of completeness beyond the prototype.

The level of technological readiness is high in that it is possible to quantitatively manage the carbon reduction effect of actual building units and dataize it to the level that it can be used as an ESG indicator.

On the other hand, there are also cautious views on market expectations. Although the potential market as a climate change response solution is huge, it is necessary to verify the initial adoption cost and operating maintenance cost compared to the actual amount of CO₂ reduction, and it is key how actively companies and public institutions will invest.

To date, it has been promoted mainly through demonstration stages and pilot installations, so market formation appears to be in its early stages.

As an overestimation factor, there is an expectation due to the 'world's first' title, but this will only continue if the ability to expand in real scale is proven in the future.

Conversely, as an undervalued aspect, this system provides value as a carbon asset, not just a simple air purifier (a new revenue model for earning carbon credits through carbon reduction data).

Overall, the judges' evaluation of HEALIM is"an innovative attempt to make sustainability a part of everyday life"with an atmosphere of watching the realistic challenges for commercialization and diffusion.