ViroBiome™ Next Generation Platform for Functional Hygiene, Nonwovens and Biological Interfaces

Augmented Hygiene Platform

Local Functional Barrier Reinforcement
Microbiome Compatible Protection
Surface and Interface Resilience

Designed for urban density, climate pressure, aging populations and next generation hygiene materials.

Hygiene Must Evolve

Urbanization, demographic aging and environmental pressure are reshaping exposure patterns at a global scale.

High density environments increase repeated contact with particles, pollutants, biological residues and exposed surfaces.

At the same time, aging skin and mucosal adjacent tissues may present reduced barrier integrity, altered surface balance, higher sensitivity and slower recovery after repeated exposure.

Climate warming adds a third layer of pressure.

Rising temperatures, heat waves, pollution peaks, wildfire particles, longer pollen seasons and increased aeroallergen exposure may intensify daily stress on skin, nasal adjacent zones and fragile biological interfaces.

In parallel, hygiene materials are evolving.

The industry is moving from passive absorbent supports toward functional nonwovens, invisible multilayer systems, controlled deposition surfaces and biologically compatible materials capable of interacting locally with the user.

This transition creates a new need.

Hygiene can no longer rely solely on elimination.

It must help reinforce, protect and preserve biological interfaces.

What Is Augmented Hygiene?

Augmented Hygiene is a resilience oriented approach to hygiene.

It is designed to support exposed biological interfaces without disrupting existing hygiene gestures.

It is based on three complementary principles:

Local functional barrier reinforcement

Microbiome compatible protection

Surface and interface resilience

This framework enables the development of functional hygiene systems for daily use products, nonwovens, tissues, wipes, absorbent supports and hygiene adjacent materials.

The ViroBiome™ Platform

ViroBiome™ is a modular plant derived bioactive platform engineered for industrial scalability.

It is designed for local, non systemic interaction with exposed biological interfaces and functional hygiene materials.

The platform is positioned around functional biological barriers, reduced exposure, microbiome preservation and surface interface logic rather than aggressive antimicrobial or disinfectant approaches.

Core Technology

ViroBiome™ Safety = HTR1

A patented, non proteinic, plant derived complex designed to support localized surface protection, functional barrier reinforcement and biological interface balance.

ViroBiome™ Safety acts as the foundational surface protection layer of the ViroBiome™ platform.

It is intended for localized use, without systemic positioning, and can be integrated into daily use hygiene and interface protection systems.

Application Modules

ViroBiome™ Shield
Longer Contact Lipid Barrier Module

ViroBiome™ Shield combines ViroBiome™ Safety with ViroBiome™ CERA, a plant based rapeseed ceramide complex.

It includes rapeseed ceramides together with their associated membrane phospholipids, supporting lipid cohesion, surface comfort and barrier resilience.

ViroBiome™ Shield is particularly relevant for:

Functional nonwovens

Wipes

Tissues

Absorbent hygiene materials

Feminine hygiene

Incontinence care

Baby care

Skin contact supports

Barrier oriented hygiene systems

ViroBiome™ Protect

Short Contact and Rinse Off Module

ViroBiome™ Protect combines ViroBiome™ Safety with ViroBiome™ Pepti, a rapeseed derived peptide hydrolysate.

Because Peptides de colza require controlled exposure, this module is reserved for rinse off, wipe off or short contact applications.

ViroBiome™ Protect is particularly relevant for:

Rinse off hygiene products

Short contact cleansing systems

Intimate wash formulations

Controlled exposure wipes

Professional protocols with defined contact time

It should not be positioned for prolonged dermal contact, occlusive systems, long wear textiles, incontinence, baby care or extended release nonwoven applications without dedicated systemic exposure and cardiovascular safety assessment.

Advanced Surface Architecture

ViroBiome™ is developing proprietary multilayer and compartmentalized functional architectures designed to support localized bioactive interaction, controlled surface dynamics and next-generation hygiene materials.

These advanced structures are intended to facilitate the transition from passive absorbent materials toward biologically interactive interface systems compatible with large-scale industrial manufacturing.

It supports the industrial transition from passive absorbent materials to structured bio-interface systems.

Strategic Focus Areas

ViroBiome™ is now focused on priority sectors where functional hygiene and biological interface protection are becoming increasingly strategic:

Functional nonwovens

Wipes

Tissues

Absorbent protection

Feminine hygiene

Incontinence

Baby care

Respiratory hygiene products

Consumer tissue

Health and medical-adjacent supports, including wound care and disposable medical products

Industrial Integration

The ViroBiome™ platform is designed for compatibility with existing manufacturing workflows.

Typical inclusion levels:

ViroBiome™ Safety: 2.5%

ViroBiome™ Protect / Shield modules: 5% total complex

Compatible formats include:

Functional hygiene products

Nonwoven substrates

Wipes and tissues

Absorbent supports

Treated textiles

Dermal barrier systems

Medical-adjacent disposable materials

The platform is designed to integrate without requiring major structural modification of existing production lines.

Scientific Positioning

The platform is supported by experimental data generated under controlled conditions, including in vitro enzymatic assays, ex vivo barrier models and compatibility or tolerance evaluations.

Current data support a localized barrier-oriented and interface-modulation approach.

Detailed scientific documentation, patent information and technical dossiers are available under confidentiality agreement.

From Conventional Hygiene to Augmented Hygiene

Conventional Hygiene
Eliminate.

Augmented Hygiene
Reinforce. Modulate. Preserve.

ViroBiome™ enables the transition from elimination-based chemistry toward resilience-oriented biological interface systems.

One Health Alignment

ViroBiome™ is aligned with a One Health perspective connecting human barrier resilience, microbiome integrity, plant-derived innovation and environmental responsibility.

We believe surface microbiomes are not passive contaminants.
They are active defensive ecosystems.

Future biological protection systems should increasingly take inspiration from natural living mechanisms rather than rely only on aggressive biocidal approaches.

Scientific & IP Access

Detailed scientific documentation, experimental data, formulation guidance and intellectual property files are available under confidentiality agreement.

Contact: dominique.delarche@virobiome.com