Dr. Kaplan our CEO is among 8 experts identify the biggest hurdles to feeding a warming world featured by C&EN magazine Discovery Report Feeding the world.
You can download the report at www.acs.org/discoveryreports.
Pheronym is among the top 20 promising companies
Pheronym is among the top 20 promising companies developing the future of farming technology, selected by C&EN by ACS in the Q4 2020 Discovery report “Feeding the world”.
The report can be downloaded at www.acs.org/discoveryreports
It was mailed to members with the November 30 issue of C&EN. By the end of February/early March 2021 the report will be posted online, open access to all.
HARNESS PHEROMONES FOR SUSTAINABLE PEST CONTROL
Pheronym has developed two biopesticides that use pheromones to control parasitic nematodes, improve soil health, and protect crops for better yield.
Without some method of treatment, about 12% of crops globally would be lost to plant-parasitic nematodes,” says Karl Cameron Schiller, co-founder and chief operating office of biotech startup Pheronym. To combat these pests, Schiller and his team are developing non-toxic pesticide solutions that pose fewer risks to the environment.
Pheronym has developed two biopesticides that use pheromones to control parasitic nematodes, improve soil health, and protect crops for better yield. Keep reading
Honored to be a keynote speaker at the Society of Nematologist Meeting
Please join me at the SON Virtual Meeting on Dec 16, 2020, at 1 PM eastern time to tell you about “Dynamics of entomopathogenic nematode foraging and infectivity in microgravity.
The results of this exciting project (AstroNematode) recently published in a Nature Partner Journal “npj Microgravity“. To learn more about AstroNematode visit astronematode.com.
Pheronym and USDA Enter into 5-Year CRADA
Focus is on full commercialization of company’s patented Nematode Pheromone Extract of Nematode Dispersal for Crop Biocontrol
DAVIS, CA, UNITED STATES, December 9, 2020 /EINPresswire.com/ — Pheronym, an ag-biotech pest control company, has signed a 5-year Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA) with the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Agricultural Research Service (USDA ARS). This CRADA supports their existing National Science Foundation (NSF) SBIR phase I grant awarded in mid-2020 and provides for greenhouse and field trials using the company’s patented method of pheromone production. The goal is to lay the final groundwork for commercial manufacturing of their sustainable, eco-friendly approach to pest control. The target pests include thrips, a globally important pest that developed resistance to chemical pesticides. Other target pests including but not limited to pecan weevil, citrus weevil, peachtree borer, and flatheaded appletree borer.
“The ability to deploy our solution at an industrial scale will contribute to a dramatic increase in sustainable agriculture,” said Dr. Fatma Kaplan, CEO of Pheronym. “This CRADA with the USDA ARS is a critical next step to making that happen and enabling us to fully commercialize our natural approach to pest control that will be better for people and our planet.” Keep reading.
Communicating with nematodes for better farming
This amazing video prepared by the Biomimicry Institute and the Ray of Hope Prize explains how Pheronym taps into nematodes’ pheromone communication system for eco-friendly sustainable farming.
We thank the Biomimicry Institute and Ray of Hope Prize.