Pheronym®

Pheronym founder Dr. Fatma Kaplan is presenting our technology at Activate Demo Day 2025! The event is taking place on April 22nd from 3pm to 6pm at The Melody of San Francisco in San Francisco, California.   

Come visit us at our booth to learn more!

Pheronym’s CEO, Dr. Fatma Kaplan, is featured on The Spoon’s “Women Innovators in Food and Farming” podcast!

This podcast is hosted by award-winning journalist Amy Wu. Furthermore, the podcast highlights women founders in food-tech and agri-tech and showcases the stories behind innovation in food and farming. The podcast is available on Spotify using this link.  

IKEA’s Action Speaks has chosen Pheronym as part of its Good Example program. The program focuses on companies that are working against climate change and helping to create a more sustainable environment. We are honored to be among the companies selected to be advertised on their website. Check it out by clicking this link!

Pheronym founder Dr. Fatma Kaplan presented our technology at MoFo’sAgTech and FoodTech pitch day on February 26 in Palo Alto. This was an amazing opportunity to connect and learn about great technology in the AgTech and FoodTech space.

Pheronym founder Dr. Fatma Kaplan is a panelist on the “Industry Panel: Entrepreneurship and Start-Ups”.  Learn from PhDs who have pursued entrepreneurship and worked in different roles at start-ups that focus on various areas. Follow the link for the program of Stanford’s PhD Pathways 2025. 

The event will take place on March 13 at the Arrigalla Alumni Center at Stanford University, and the Entrepreneurship and Start-Ups panel will take place from 3:20 to 4:20 PM.  

If you are interested in joining a startup or starting one, talk to us!

We are excited to report that Pheronym was granted a patent in Brazil for Pherocoat™. This is in our second patent family to control plant parasitic nematodes. Last year, the US patent for Pherocoat was granted “Pheronym Granted Patent for Plant-Parasitic Nematode Biocontrol Breakthrough – EIN Presswire)”.

Pherocoat for Plant Parasitic Nematodes (PPNs): A Sustainable Solution to Combat $173 Billion in Annual Crop Losses.

There is a real, pressing need for sustainable alternatives to manage PPNs, and this new patent for Pherocoat validates our technology for use against these destructive pests in Brazil, which is a global leader in the adoption of biologicals. It highlights our commitment to providing nematode pheromone solutions to markets around the world. With our patents in place for both of our products, Nemastim™ and Pherocoat, we will now move towards commercialization of these impactful methods to manage agricultural pests by controlling nematode behavior in the global markets.

Pherocoat is a patented pheromone solution for the destructive nematodes (PPNs). PPNs are roundworms that feed on plant roots, sapping the plants’ energy and reducing yield. The pheromone mixture changes the behavior of the PPNs, redirecting them away and deterring them from the crop plants. The pheromone mixture will be used for seed treatments, in-furrow applications, or in irrigation water to protect plant roots from infection.

Pheronym’s first patented product, Nemastim, is also a pheromone product that works on other beneficial nematodes. Beneficial nematodes are microscopic roundworms used as biocontrol agents for soil insect pests. Nemastim, a pheromone mixture, makes these beneficial nematodes better biocontrol agents for managing insect pests by controlling nematode dispersal and infectivity behavior.

Since nematode pheromones are not commercially manufactured, Pheronym is the first to develop a scalable bio-manufacturing method to produce nematode pheromones. The company has successfully transitioned its bio-manufacturing from proof-of-concept to production by fermentation in bioreactors. Pheronym plans to scale its manufacturing processes further to bring Nemastim and Pherocoat products to the market within a year.

 

 

 

Dr. Kaplan presented our technology on nematode pheromones and latest update on our manufacturing in the Seed Central 8th Innovators Showcase at UC Davis on January 9th. It was a wonderful opportunity to meet with people interested in our technology, and we had a great time sharing it with everyone there.  

If you missed us this year, join us next year! 

 

 

I am presenting at the member symposium “EntoTech: Navigating Careers and Cutting-Edge Technology in Entomology” Entomology 2024.

The title is “How do you decide to launch an agbiotech start-up?”

Join me on Nov 13 in Phoenix, AZ.

I am honored to be invited as a guest speaker by From Farms to Incubators with UC Merced AI Climate Change Project. Join me to learn more about “Discoveries in the lab sustainable solutions in the field” on Thursday, November 7, from 3 to 4 p.m. Pacific Time (6 to 7 p.m. EST). See the flyer below for instructions on how to join the webinar.

 

Pherocoat™ for Plant Parasitic Nematodes (PPNs): A Sustainable Solution to Combat $173 Billion in Annual Crop Losses

WOODLAND, CA, UNITED STATES, August 28, 2024 /EINPresswire.com/ — Pheronym^®, an ag-biotech pest management company, has been granted its second US patent, this one focused on plant-parasitic nematode (PPN) biocontrol. The patent for Pherocoat™ will help address the pressing need for a natural, non-toxic approach to PPN control. According to The Fight against Plant-Parasitic Nematodes: Current Status of Bacterial and Fungal Biocontrol Agents, PPNs pose a major threat to food security and plant health, with estimated annual global economic losses $173 billion. Up until now, chemical control with synthetic nematicides has been the most effective strategy to manage PPNs, but due to their environmental toxicity, and considerable legislative pressure to restrict them, they are progressively being phased out.

Keep reading Pheronym Granted Patent for Plant-Parasitic Nematode Biocontrol Breakthrough – EIN Presswire (einnews.com)