Every chemical repellent on the market today still relies on the same active-ingredient approach DEET introduced eight decades ago. CLOAK is the first engineered-skin microbe alternative, architected for sustained performance.
Chemical repellents lose effectiveness within hours of application. CLOAK's engineered microbes alter the skin's chemistry directly, sustaining protection for days to weeks rather than hours.
Based on published, peer-reviewed mouse studies measuring repellency. Data shown until study end-point.
No active chemical agents, no residue, no detectable scent profile. Engineered biological containment removes the failure points and environmental contamination inherent to topical chemical formulations.
A single application replaces a full cycle of manual reapplication, reducing consumable resupply burden across both field deployment and civilian use.
Chemical vector control faces documented, accelerating resistance across disease-endemic regions worldwide. CLOAK modifies host-detection signaling rather than acting as a toxic active ingredient, so it is not subject to the evolutionary pressure driving that decline.
CLOAK addresses dual-use and biosafety considerations directly, engineered to satisfy both civilian regulators and defense procurement standards from inception.
Engineered for review under existing EPA Biopesticides and Pollution Prevention Division (BPPD), responsible for all regulatory activities associated with biologically-based pesticides, with regulatory engagement initiated early.
Base strains are naturally occurring, non-pathogenic skin bacteria engineered with a favorable safety profile.
Efficacy data are generated using blinded study protocols and published in peer-reviewed scientific journals. Safety is supported by in vivo animal safety studies.