JW Biotech Acquires International Patent Rights for 'Animal Virus Disinfectant'

GW Biotech announced on the 4th that it has signed an exclusive overseas distribution agreement for animal-specific disinfectants with UIChemical, a company specializing in the development of eco-friendly, non-toxic cleaning agents.

Through this agreement, both companies expect synergy between UIChemical's business capabilities and GW Biotech's distribution competitiveness.

Going forward, GW Biotech aims to increase market share in relevant countries with large livestock populations such as Vietnam, China, the Philippines, and Myanmar. To this end, it has secured major partners including Thailand's CP (Charoen Pokphand) Group and China's New Hope Group, leaders in the Asian animal industry, and plans to collaborate with various domestic large corporations that are achieving stable growth in the Asian market in the animal feed sector, targeting sales of at least 10 billion KRW this year.

The animal virus disinfectant for which GW Biotech has secured distribution rights is a credible product jointly patented with the Korea Research Institute of Chemical Technology (KRICT) and was co-developed by Dr. Park Jongmok, Korea’s only surfactant expert.

This product features a natural non-ionic surfactant as its main ingredient and utilizes cell-lysis technology that immediately penetrates the virus interior to destroy the cell wall. This technology has been confirmed to eliminate 99.99% of highly pathogenic avian influenza (AI) virus within one minute at concentrations below 0.05%, and 99.99% of the COVID-19 virus within 30 seconds. It has passed tests for cytotoxicity, respiratory toxicity, skin irritation, biodegradability, and non-detection of heavy metals and fluorescent whitening agents, verifying its safety for humans and the environment.

Daebong Ahn, Executive Director at GW Biotech, stated, “Although many virus disinfectants are available on the market, their use has been limited due to toxicity concerns. This will be significantly improved. We expect to boost green bio business sales through the global distribution of this new-concept cleaning agent that overcomes the high oxidizing power, corrosiveness, and irritancy of existing disinfectants.”

Meanwhile, as of July last year, approximately 550 animal disinfectant products (excluding some items such as wet wipes and rinses) are registered as animal medicinal quasi-drugs with the Animal and Plant Quarantine Agency. Commonly used disinfectants include oxidizers, acidic agents, alkaline agents, and aldehydes.

These disinfectants are currently used in many facilities but are characterized by high chlorine ion concentration and strong oxidizing power. Among them, acidic agents with low pH pose risks of corrosion and skin irritation in livestock barns and pigsties, requiring cumbersome procedures such as moving livestock out before disinfection and reintroducing them after the process.

GW Biotech explained that it plans to improve these issues so that simple cleaning within livestock barns can significantly reduce virus levels, thereby safely protecting livestock from various viral diseases.

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