CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – August 28, 2019 – AgroSpheres, Inc., an agricultural technology company developing a novel delivery system for crop protection products, announced today that it has raised $4 million in a Series A financing round. Venture capital firm Ospraie Ag Science led the investment round that also included Cavallo Ventures, the venture capital arm of Wilbur-Ellis, a recognized leader in precision agriculture technology and the distribution and marketing of plant protection, seed and nutritional products. Carl M. Casale, a Senior Partner of Ospraie Ag Science responsible for identifying investment opportunities, led the investment round. Mr. Casale is also a member of Syngenta's board of directors and was previously the Chief Financial Officer at Monsanto.
Read MoreAgroSpheres Awarded Competitive Grant from the National Science Foundation
Charlottesville, VA, July 24th, 2019 – AgroSpheres, Inc. has been awarded a National Science Foundation (NSF) Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) grant for 225,000 to collaborate with North Carolina State University and conduct research and development (R&D) work on an RNAi biological insecticide for the western flower thrips.
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AgroSpheres Awarded Another $50,000 From Center For Innovative Technology
Charlottesville, VA and Richmond, VA - Governor Ralph Northam today announced $2.51 million in funding in support of 41 Commonwealth Research Commercialization Fund (CRCF) awards. The projects represent exciting advancements in five industries: clean energy, cybersecurity, data analytics, life sciences, and unmanned systems. AgroSpheres is on the receiving end of a $50,000 grant to improve the plant penetrating capabilities of the AgriCell.
Read MoreAgroSpheres Awarded $600,000 From Virginia Catalyst
RICHMOND, VA and CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA – June 4, 2019 – The Virginia Catalyst, formerly known as the Virginia Biosciences Health Research Corporation (VBHRC), today announced that it has awarded $600,000 to AgroSpheres, INC.
Read MoreTechAccel, AgroSpheres Enter Research Collaboration
TechAccel LLC and AgroSpheres Inc. today announced they have entered a research collaboration to study the delivery of certain RNA materials as biopesticides using AgroSpheres’ proprietary bioparticle encapsulation technology.
Read MoreAgroSpheres and GreenLight Biosciences enter into a research collaboration
AgroSpheres, Inc. and GreenLight Biosciences, Inc. have entered into a research collaboration to study the delivery of GreenLight’s double-stranded RNA (dsRNA) using AgroSpheres’ proprietary bioparticle platform. AgroSpheres’ platform consists of small, spherical bioparticles, lacking chromosomes that can encapsulate dsRNA and enhance its delivery for crop protection. The bioparticle can shield dsRNA from environmental conditions, including RNases that would otherwise degrade the dsRNA.
Read MoreAgroSpheres and ADAMA Announce Collaboration
ADAMA, a leading global crop protection company, and AgroSpheres, an agricultural biotechnology company creating a novel synthetic chemical and biological pesticide delivery platform , today announced that they have entered into a collaboration focused on developing novel crop protection solutions. The companies will conduct research and development on AgroSpheres’ proprietary Bioparticle technology for encapsulation of pesticides.
Read MoreAgroSpheres Adds Two More Advisory Board Members
Charlottesville - AgroSpheres adds Kelly Smith and Michael Kock to the advisory board. “We are pleased to announce the addition of Kelly Smith and Michael Kock to our advisory board. They bring significant experience in fermentation and intellectual property to help advise our scale-up processes and strategic partnership negotiations,” said Doug, CEO.
Read MoreAgroSpheres Selects New CEO
Douglas Eisner selected as the CEO of AgroSpheres
Charlottesville, Virginia – AgroSpheres announces the selection of Douglas Eisner, JD, MBA to the position of Chief Executive Officer.
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AgroSpheres Awarded $50,000 from Center for Innovative Technology
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Virginia – AgroSpheres announces its selection as an awardee for the 2018 Research Commercialization Award. This distinction is supported by the Center for Innovative Technology’s (CIT) Commonwealth Research Commercialization Fund (CRCF). The mission of this fund is to accelerate innovation and economic growth in Virginia by advancing solutions to important state, national, and international problems through technology research, development, and commercialization. Since its inception in 2012, the CRCF has awarded funding to over 300 projects from around the commonwealth on topics ranging from data analytics to life sciences for a total of $25 million in funding. In 2018, AgroSpheres was selected as one of 13 companies specifically for the Commercialization Program.
Read MoreAgroSpheres on the Forefront of AgTech Innovation
AgroSpheres was invited to give their testimony to the Small Business Committee titled, High-Tech Agriculture: Small Firms on the Frontier of Agribusiness. We met some of our hardworking Congressmen. Click read more to view our testimony.
Read MoreAgroSpheres Adds Two Advisory Board Members
Charlottesville- AgroSpheres adds Per Falholt and Todd Abraham to the advisory board.
“We are extremely fortunate to have Per and Todd on board. They bring a wealth of biotech and agriculture knowledge to the team. Per and Todd bring a C-suite perspective to our decision making process,” said Reese Blackwell, CEO.
Read MoreAgroSpheres announces close of oversubscribed $750,000 seed round
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Virginia – AgroSpheres announces the successful close of an oversubscribed seed round of $750,000 from local and international angel investors. AgroSpheres is a biotechnology company developing novel nanotechnologies aiming to set a new standard for bio-based delivery of active ingredients. The funding will be used to broaden utility of the platform, build a strong intellectual property portfolio, and outfit the company’s facilities.
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