mike matthews final

8/2/2019 Mike Matthews Final

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Clean Science for Healthy Living

Innoventure 2012

Dr. Mike Matthews, CarboNix LLC, CTO

Professor of Chemical Engineering, USC


2/10

Asthma and Allergies

Allergies: 50 million people Asthma: 25 million

Annual cost: $20 billion

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3/10

Indoor Allergens Are Asthma Triggers

Significant High Risk 2 Columbia Apartments

2-10 g/g dust > 10 g/g dust 17-40 g/g dust


4/10

CarboNix LLC

Founders: Michael A. Matthews, Allan M. Quick and South CarolinaResearch Foundation (SCRF)

Mission: Environmentally clean technology for the indoor environment

Business: Allergen abatement for home, school, office.


5/10

Exclusive licensee of USC/SCRF IP

To kill dust mites

To remove allergens from bedding and carpets

To prevent re-infestation of dust mites

Additional IP for disinfection and sterilization

NIH success: Small Business Innovative Research(SBIR) grants.


6/10

Competitive Funding Awarded

SC Launch Seed & Match

EPSCoR/IDEA Phase 0 SBIR

NIH/National Institute of EnvironmentalHealth Sciences SBIR Grants

Clean Sleep

Clean Sweep

HUD Healthy Homes

Technical Studies (pending)


7/10

NIH-SBIR Clean Sleep Project

Bedding

Items

Liquid CO2 washingmachine, with additives.

30-40 minute cycle

Competitive Advantage:

Allergen-free bedding,clean and dry, with dust

mite preventive.

Preliminary lab data

70-90% allergen removal or

deactivation. Material

compatibility. Mattress

integrity maintained.


8/10

NIH-SBIR Clean Sweep ProjectCompetitive Advantage:

Allergen-free carpet, clean and

instantly dry, dust mite life cycle

broken, w/ dust mite preventive.

Clean Sweep dry spray

process, 2 hours max per

household

Preliminary lab data50% improvement in dust

removal compared to

vacuuming. Allergens

brought to surface with dust.

Temperatures to -50 oC.

Quick warming, dry. NOCARPET DAMAGE!


9/10

Strategic Partners

Clinical/medical/research

Medical College of Georgia

Tulane University

Wright State University USC School of Medicine

Benedict College

Benedict BusinessDevelopment Center

SC DHEC Columbia Housing Authority

SC Asthma Alliance

Commercial/Industrial/Business

Indoor Biotechnologies,Charlottesville VA

Cool Clean Technologies,Eagan MN (OEM)

Best Mattress, W. Columbia

Praxair

Carpet industry testing

SC Launch South Carolina Technology

Alliance

Milliken


10/10

Needs/New Partnerships

Partners being sought Investors in support of Phase II SBIR application,

August 2012 Insurance for asthma prevention

Larger field trials Additional specific projects

Future Opportunitiesin Asthma & InfectiousDisease Tourism, lodging Health care services Clinics, institutions Military needs

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