SaniScan Business Plan
By Talia Wilcox and Hannah Dearman-So
SaniScan, a revolution in personal hygiene. Are your hands clean? How about your dentist’s or your doctor’s? With SaniScan, there’s no more guessing. With SaniScan you’ll know! I’m sure you’ve all heard recent Chipotle E.Coli breakout which is commonly known to be caused by bad hygiene among restaurant employees. With SaniScan we can significantly reduce these issues.
Our competition is a Real-time Video scanner and Motion Counter (IBM). Some other competitors we have are Glo Germ and the Employees must wash their hands sign required in all public facilities where food is present. All three of these technologies are in use today, yet we still don’t know if your hands are clean.
SaniScan will identify the common germs on your hands and notify you accordingly. Although this may seem far fetched, the technology is existent. Researchers at the University of Sheffield, UK have developed polymers that fluoresce in the presence of certain bacteria, using an ultraviolet light. Basically there is scientific knowledge on the ability to scan everyday viruses. SaniScan uses a soap infused with this polymer.
SaniScan is an easy way to tell if your hands are clean or not. First, you apply the SaniScan soap then rinse it off with water as you usually would.You will then put your hands under the SaniScan scaner which will shine a UV light on your hands to detect bacteria. Above the scanner a screen will show All Clear (meaning you are good to go and your hands are clean) or Wash Again (meaning your hands are dirty and you need to rewash).
How does SaniScan make money? SaniScan sells the unit for $150. The unit comes with a UV light and a soap dispenser. Our soap refill will be 25$. Soap is to supplies as Rubber bands are to Rainbow Loom ™.
To start selling SaniScan we need funding on hardware and supplies. The cameras will cost around $30, the monitor will cost around $60. Metal costs are about $40 for 5 1’x1’ metal sheets. To get sales started, we have already contacted the VP of Quality at CMH and Dr. Steve Rimmer at the University of Sheffield, UK .
SaniScan is ready to get out on the market as soon as possible. We estimate it will take about 6 months to develop and produce in market and less than one year to make a profit. Our main goal is to have a working prototype in three months.
Our Management team includes Talia Wilcox the Co-CEO and Hannah Dearman-So the Co-CEO.
CDC Website
http://www.cdc.gov/handwashing/why-handwashing.html
By Talia Wilcox and Hannah Dearman-So
SaniScan, a revolution in personal hygiene. Are your hands clean? How about your dentist’s or your doctor’s? With SaniScan, there’s no more guessing. With SaniScan you’ll know! I’m sure you’ve all heard recent Chipotle E.Coli breakout which is commonly known to be caused by bad hygiene among restaurant employees. With SaniScan we can significantly reduce these issues.
Our competition is a Real-time Video scanner and Motion Counter (IBM). Some other competitors we have are Glo Germ and the Employees must wash their hands sign required in all public facilities where food is present. All three of these technologies are in use today, yet we still don’t know if your hands are clean.
SaniScan will identify the common germs on your hands and notify you accordingly. Although this may seem far fetched, the technology is existent. Researchers at the University of Sheffield, UK have developed polymers that fluoresce in the presence of certain bacteria, using an ultraviolet light. Basically there is scientific knowledge on the ability to scan everyday viruses. SaniScan uses a soap infused with this polymer.
SaniScan is an easy way to tell if your hands are clean or not. First, you apply the SaniScan soap then rinse it off with water as you usually would.You will then put your hands under the SaniScan scaner which will shine a UV light on your hands to detect bacteria. Above the scanner a screen will show All Clear (meaning you are good to go and your hands are clean) or Wash Again (meaning your hands are dirty and you need to rewash).
How does SaniScan make money? SaniScan sells the unit for $150. The unit comes with a UV light and a soap dispenser. Our soap refill will be 25$. Soap is to supplies as Rubber bands are to Rainbow Loom ™.
To start selling SaniScan we need funding on hardware and supplies. The cameras will cost around $30, the monitor will cost around $60. Metal costs are about $40 for 5 1’x1’ metal sheets. To get sales started, we have already contacted the VP of Quality at CMH and Dr. Steve Rimmer at the University of Sheffield, UK .
SaniScan is ready to get out on the market as soon as possible. We estimate it will take about 6 months to develop and produce in market and less than one year to make a profit. Our main goal is to have a working prototype in three months.
Our Management team includes Talia Wilcox the Co-CEO and Hannah Dearman-So the Co-CEO.
CDC Website
http://www.cdc.gov/handwashing/why-handwashing.html