Microcide, Inc. is a biotechnology company in Sterling Heights, Michigan started by John Lopes Ph.D., and Rose Lopes for research and development of alternative safe and non-toxic environmentally biodegradable microbicidal agents. The company was established in 1990. It launched the first commercial version of its product in 2007 and has continued to grow and innovate their lines of antimicrobial/antibacterial products.