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Working Together to Improve Global Sanitation

The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene recently published this collaborative research between UW and Briotech.

Briotech Founders Featured in UW Bothell Magazine

For the past decade, Terry and his wife, Cindi Varela, have worked to develop a powerful disinfectant that also is safe for people to use as an antiseptic.

The Latrine Project — Odor Control and Virus Inactivation

“Our approach is to get rid of the odor and make it more clean by inactivating viruses,” said Robins, who has a doctoral degree in bioorganic chemistry. “Viruses that cause diarrhea, for example, c...

Addressing Sanitation Improvement in Developing Regions of the World

Research group hopes to show (BrioHOCl™) can combat stinky compounds in latrine [and] inactivates noroviruses responsible for gastroenteritis, vomiting and diarrhea.

Battling Deadly Proteins

Briotech teams up with UW Bothell to open new avenues of research into preventing dementia and destroying pathogens that threaten global health.

UW Bothell and Briotech: Great Chemistry and Great Collaboration

Robins' labs in UW2 are humming with hands-on experiments and palpable excitement as students learn new instruments and applications.

UW Bothell Research Defining the Stability of BrioHOCl™

A barrel of Briotech’s HOCl could be shipped half way around the world and be ready to use years later, Williams said. In addition to its effectiveness against prions, the solution kills bacteria, ...

UW Bothell Presents Briotech at American Chemistry Society Conference

University of Washington, Bothell, presents Briotech's breakthrough in hypochlorous acid stability to the world’s largest scientific body in Washington, DC at the 254th American Chemistry Society C...

Students Aid in Breakthrough Against Dementia

The efficacy of the Briotech product is particularly interesting in light of research that suggests neurological diseases, including Alzheimer’s, could be spread by prions on medical devices such a...