Quick-Med & Polartec in deal for anti-microbial technology

August 27, 2013 - United States Of America

Quick-Med Technologies, Inc., a life sciences company that is developing innovative technologies for the healthcare and consumer markets, announced that it has signed a license for a range of products and fields of use with Polartec LLC, a premium producer of textile solutions.

"We are very pleased to enter into this partnership with such a strongly positioned and technologically advanced partner as Polartec, whose leadership and innovation in performance textiles is recognized worldwide.

"Our Stay Fresh technology can permit Polartec to unlock added value in their product offerings, as well as access entire new segments with their performance fabrics, and strong network of industrial partners," said Bernd Liesenfeld, Quick-Med's President.

About Stay Fresh

Stay Fresh is Quick-Med's newest technology platform. This technology is based on hydrogen peroxide -- a well known consumer antimicrobial product that is commonly used in households for disinfecting cuts, scrapes, toothbrushes and more. Hydrogen peroxide is also produced by human cells to combat invasive bacteria, and is a naturally occurring preservative component of milk and honey.

About Quick-Med Technologies, Inc.

Quick-Med Technologies, Inc. is a life sciences company that is developing and commercializing proprietary, broad-based technologies for the consumer and healthcare markets. The Company's NIMBUS technology is the first FDA-cleared, non-leaching antimicrobial technology available in a wound dressing.

Its Stay Fresh technology provides highly durable antimicrobial protection for apparel and other textile applications, with consumer applications of Stay Fresh Technology having EPA registration for the treated articles, as well as an FDA clearance for an antibacterial medical textile product.

About Polartec, LLC

Polartec, LLC is the premium producer of innovative textile solutions. Since inventing modern synthetic fleece in 1981, the engineers at Polartec have continued to push the limits of fabric technology. Today, Polartec supplies the world with the most advanced fabric innovations.