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The story of Selektope®

The discovery of our technology started as a spin out project from research at the University of Gothenburg and the Chalmers School of Technology. 

Twenty years after the first patent filing, I-Tech has become a proven and recognised supplier to leading paint makers around the world.

Our current focus remains within the global shipping industry but the next step is for Selektope® to be used to protect leisure boats and other underwater structures from barnacle fouling. 

The runway from discovery to commercialisation for Selektope® has been dictated by extensive work associated with building an EU Biocidal Products Regulation (BPR, Regulation (EU) 528/2012) regulatory dossier for the technology and the development time for new antifouling products.  

I-Tech has successfully navigated through these regulatory processes together with only a handful other suppliers of different active substances approved for use in marine antifouling coatings.   

The regulatory complexity and conservatism make these active antifouling agents some of the most scrutinised products of their kind. 

In addition to long paint development processes, Selektope®, as a relatively new active antifouling agent, has a longer runway to gaining brand recognition since the efficacy of the technology on ship hulls and submerged surfaces must be demonstrated over several fouling seasons. 

Twenty years into the game, Selektope® is on its way to become the preferred hard fouling prevention solution that brings  antifouling coating performance under static conditions to the next level.