Seeking Anti-microbial Actives for Use on Home Surfaces

Description of the need:

Novel antimicrobial actives and/or full formulations that deliver improved efficacy and lower toxicity than traditional biocides for use on home surfaces (kitchens, bathrooms, soft surfaces, air)

What we are looking for:

• Antimicrobial actives that can be formulated in liquid or solid forms, in the presence of anionic, cationic or nonionic surfactants, and pH range from 2 to 11.
• Antimicrobial actives/Formulations that provide bactericidal efficacy against representative gram positive / negative bacteria and enveloped/non-enveloped viruses on relevant ASTM/EN methods while delivering at least one or more of the following benefits:
  • For surfaces: fast active, with contact times of 20s to 2min for log 6 efficacy
  • For air: 3-4 log reduction in less than 1 hour
  • Provides Residual Antimicrobial, delivering against the EPA 01-1A or PAS2424 methods
  • Low toxicity, without requiring Human Hazard Precautionary statements in label
  • Enables usage on Food Contact Surfaces without the need of a potable water rinse
  • Biocide of Natural origin
  • High efficacy, requiring less than 0.2% when formulated in a surfactant containing chassis
  • Do not induce Cleaning/Shine negatives vs the formulation without biocide
• Antimicrobial actives should be biodegradable
• Antimicrobial actives/Formulations should have at least initiated EPA/BPR registration

• Antimicrobial actives/Formulations with IP filed (preferably granted) and viable Freedom to Practice Operate
• Biofilms for hard surfaces (drains, etc.) as well as sponges/dish implements
• Water microbial control product

Product Forms can include:

Liquid or solid formulations that can be incorporated across a range of delivery systems (trigger sprays, pourable liquids, aerosols, wipes), devices that distribute and/or generate in-situ the required biocide to provide antimicrobial efficacy

What we are not interested in:

• Products/Devices that don’t have a consumable
• Me-too products with no meaningful advantage vs. what is on market today
• Products without path for EPA/BPR registration (excluding Japan)