Nikolaos Barakitis, who worked as an R&D Engineer for GTE Sylvania Lighting for 25 years, passed away in 2002. During that time, he obtained 26 U.S. Patents. He was also the father of John, who provided light sterilization technologies for food and water to third-world countries. Today, Mr. Barakitis’ legacy lives on through BASE Scientific Research, which stands for Barakitis Advanced Sustainable Engineering.


