The second program in a three-part formulation education series, this high-impact, comprehensive offering is designed to deepen your understanding of cleaning product development, regulations, and cutting-edge techniques. Developed in collaboration with industry experts, HCPA’s Cleaning Intermediates webinar series equips participants with the knowledge and skills needed to create innovative, high-performing cleaning products.

The webinars will explore advanced aspects of product formulation across a broad range of product categories, including hard surface cleaning, laundry, dish, floor care, automotive, and antimicrobial products in both the household and institutional and industrial (I&I) space, as well as fragrances and other key formulation components.

Week 1: October 7, 2026 – 1:00 – 3:30 pm ET
General Cleaning (Household and I&I)

Session 1: Hard Surface Cleaners

• Maggie Gottardi, R&D, Director of Technology, State Industrial Products
• Joe Scheblein, Technology Specialist, Croda Inc.
• Q&A

Session 2: Laundry Products

• Jeff Van Komen, Senior Research Chemist, Homecare, I & I, Pilot Chemical Company
• Mark Ventura, Senior Research Manager of Innovation, Church & Dwight Co., Inc.
• Q&A

Session 3: Dish Products

• Lynn Rice, Technical Service Specialist, Home Care and I&I, BASF
• Q&A

Week 2: October 15, 2026 – 1:00 – 3:30 pm ET
Beyond Cleaning

Session 4: Floor Care

• Q&A 

Session 5: Automotive Cleaning Products

• Q&A

Session 6: Antimicrobials

• Bryan Parrish, Research Director, Cleaning R&D, Product Development Formulation, The Clorox Company
• Q&A

Week 3: October 22, 2026 – 1:00 – 3:30 pm ET
Additives

Session 7: Fragrances in Cleaning Products

• Q&A

Session 8: Preservatives

• Q&A

Session 9: Biological Active Cleaning Products/Probiotics/Enzymes

• Mauricio Amaya, Senior Technical Consultant, Genesis Biosciences
• John Harp, Staff Scientist, Novonesis
• Q&A