In 1946 Louis Zisman and William Lebowitz combined their respective talents by forming Alconox, Inc. to manufacture and distribute Alconox® detergent. Mr. Zisman had discovered that a wetting agent he developed excelled at cleaning glassware without leaving a residue.

Mr. Lebowitz owned Standard Scientific Supply Corporation which was a distributor of products focused on the laboratory market. Since that time, Alconox, Inc. has been the recognized leader in laboratory detergents, used extensively in the pharmaceutical, biotech, medical device, healthcare, electronics, and the cosmetics industries as well as solar, food, nuclear and optics industries.