01 Foundation of Innuscience
Two years prior to the official foundation of InnuScience, two young Canadian scientists and the founders of InnuScience started searching for bacterial cultures presenting a potential for oil and grease degradation at the Department of Biological Sciences at the University of Quebec, Montreal (Canada). After visiting a restaurant kitchen, they were shocked to discover that workers were using harsh chemicals as part of their daily routine. These products were threatening their health, damaging surfaces and ultimately threatening the environment and the users were unaware of the risks posed to both them and the environment by these chemicals. These chemicals were not even solving basic hygiene problems – surfaces were still filthy and greasy and floors still slippery.
02 Nature powered cleaning
Our founders believed that by harnessing the powerful cleaning effects existing in our natural environment, they could develop sustainable solutions to replace the use of harmful chemicals; at the same time, developing more effective ‘natural’ cleaning solutions. After developing an effective prototype for the treatment of grease on cooking filters in kitchens, the majority of the resources were invested in the development of bacterial based products to serve niche and speciality applications like grease trap treatment, odour elimination and kitchen hood degreasing.
03 Enzymatic Technologies
In order to broaden our product offering and to gain access to higher volume market segments in the cleaning market, we started researching enzymatic technologies that could be combined with our existing bacterial cultures and provide higher degreasing performances. In 2000 we filed a worldwide patent introducing the first effective biotech degreaser. This technology could outcompete any traditional dangerous chemical degreaser. This important benchmark established InnuScience’s leadership position and opened the door to the development of many other surface cleaning products and technologies.
04 Global sustainable technology solutions
InnuScience has since developed an extensive portfolio of products using advanced technologies, all rigorously tested and quality assured. Each product is unique and innovative with every bacterial strain carefully selected for its exceptional cleaning abilities. This has led to impressive global growth and a new focus to become a globally recognised champion of sustainable technology solutions.