Pheronym had a booth at the SOSV Climate Tech Summit on Thursday, October 21!
To learn more about the event and its speakers, click here.
Pheronym in Invest Foresight
By Olga Grinevich
Pheronym is excited to be featured in Invest Foresight, an online business magazine based in Russia!
Pest Control Nematodes
“The farming dream was brought to life by San Francisco-based startup Pheronym. Founded in 2017, the company has developed pheromone solutions that affect the behavior of roundworms.”
“The idea to use pheromones to control worms comes from Fatma Kaplan, Ph.D. in molecular and plant cell biology” Keep Reading
BPIA Women in Biological Agriculture Webinar
Dr. Kaplan, our CEO, is honored to speak at the Women in Biological Agriculture webinar for the Biological Products Industry Alliance.
BPIA is dedicated to fostering continued improvements to the biological products regulatory process.
This free webinar for representatives of BPIA member companies will profile women making a difference in biological agriculture.
Join us on October 25, 2021, at 12 pm PST (3:00 pm EDT) to learn more about the women making a difference in agriculture.
Water for Food Global Forum
Panel: Women Innovators Working to Solve Farming Challenges
Dr. Kaplan is part of a new generation of startups led by women, with a diversity of backgrounds and ethnicities, seeking to provide novel perspectives and solutions to agriculture’s problems with tech innovation.
Join us on October 14, 2021, at 7:00 am PST for a moderated discussion and audience Q+A!
Grow-NY Startups Pioneer Food and Ag Innovations
From fully autonomous berry harvesters to plant-based lupini bean protein bars, the startups competing for $3 million in prize money at this year’s Grow-NY Food and Agriculture Competition are bringing revolutionary innovations to the market.
Ten of this year’s finalists have connections to the Cornell community, including: Pheronym (Davis, California): Advised by Pam Marrone ‘78, former staff and Board of Trustees member, Pheronym is using pheromones to control the behavior and development of microscopic roundworms called nematodes, offering a nontoxic path for farmers as they transition away from conventional pesticides.
A Summit Showcase with services for startups and awards ceremony will be held Nov. 16-17 at the Syracuse Oncenter, and available to stream virtually. Keep Reading
Pheronym is Grow-NY Finalist!
We are excited to share that Pheronym has been selected as a finalist in the unprecedented food and agriculture competition, Grow-NY! The competition received more than 330 applications from 32 countries, and we are beyond thrilled to be in the top 20. Our journey now begins with preparing our final pitch that we’ll present at the virtual Summit on November 16-17, 2021.
Click here to learn more.