I-Tech AB has signed a joint development agreement with IFF Microbial Control, providers of SEA-NINETM 211N, and developers of the new SEA-NINETM ULTRA marine antifouling agent technology. The two entities seek to explore technical opportunities by combining their respective technologies, which together can offer high performance, sustainable and regulatory compliant solutions against the wide spectrum of marine fouling species. Selektope? offers a novel approach to repel hard fouling organisms efficiently from a submerged surface, while IFF's SEA-NINETM platform offers efficient protection against soft fouling and long-lasting performance during the service life thanks to their new encapsulation technology. Both technologies belong to a rare set of active agents that are approved by regulatory bodies in leading nations for ship repair and new ship building. Through the collaboration, both parties will work together to develop active ingredient compositions that would comprise a range of combinations of Selektope?, SEA-NINETM 211N and SEA-NINETMULTRA, together with other commonly used ingredients for marine antifoulant applications. Joint investments will include R&D activities where such will be tested in marine environments and analysed to identify potential benefits of using a combination of the technologies in antifouling systems.