A surface coating that kills viruses upon contact, like the COVID-19-causing coronavirus, and that lasts for weeks, is based on innovation developed by the University of Guelph and Guelph-based company EnvisionSQ.
Guelph-based Envision SQ has joined the war on COVID-19, transforming its smog-destroying traffic barrier technology into virus-crushing bulwarks.
Toronto-based research and development company EnvisionSQ recently announced the release of its GermStopSQ disinfectant coating to curb the spread of COVID-19. GermStopSQ transforms the company’s existing pollution removal technology, SmogStop, into an innovative self-sterilizing, long- lasting clear coating that kills viruses […]
EnvisionSQ has announced the release of GermStopSQ disinfectant coating to curb the spread of COVID-19.
Tech leaders have said we have “days, not weeks and months” to save Canada’s innovation ecosystem, which was one of the fastest growing in the world before COVID-19.
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Envision SQ’s GermStopSQ solution goes on wet, then the moisture evaporates and leaves a coating that can kill viruses for weeks, months or even years
Envision SQ President & CEO, Scott Shayko, reveals their pivot from battling air pollution to battling Covid-19 (please note that the interview is around the 26:31 mark).
While the outbreak continues to spread around the world, experts in Canada are working to contain the virus.
Guelph’s EnvisionSQ started with the goal of protecting people from the dangers of air pollution. Now, its newest offering could help protect people from COVID-19.
A Guelph company is teaming up with researchers at the University of Guelph to create a self-sanitizing surface spray that can kill 99.9% of viruses and bacteria. The technology is among the latest in Canada to get a government grant to combat COVID-19.
