The Key to Farming on Mars Might Be Breeding Parasitic Space Worms
The parasitic space worms are coming, and they’re ready to kill. No, it’s not the tagline for some Tremors in Space B-movie monster flick. Instead, it’s the result of some research recently published in the journal npj Microgravity by UF Innovate | The Hub and UF Innovate | Sid Martin Biotech alum Pheronym, an Ag-biotech pest control company. And despite how it […]
Pheronym Granted Patent for Ag Bio-Remediation Breakthrough
UF Innovate | The Hub and UF Innovate | Sid Martin Biotech alum Pheronym, an Ag-biotech pest control company, has been granted its patent for its breakthrough in creating a way to increase the effectiveness of Nematodes’ ability to control pest insects, naturally, in agriculture. The patent is listed as “Nematode dispersant composition and method” […]
Space, the Final Frontier – For Nematodes
UF Innovate | The Hub and UF Innovate | Sid Martin Biotech alum Pheronym, an ag-biotech pest control company, announced the results of their fourth peer-reviewed study, this one focused on the results of their collaboration with the Center for the Advancement of Science in Space (manager of the International Space Station U.S. National Laboratory) […]
Pheronym Milestones Are Recognized by Society of Invertebrate Pathology
UF Innovate | The Hub and UF Innovate | Sid Martin Biotech alum Pheronym, a bio-ag-tech pest control company, has been selected as Research Highlights in the past two years by the Society of Invertebrate Pathology (SIP), Division of Nematodes for the company’s technical milestones. The paper “Conspecific and Heterospecific Pheromones Stimulate Dispersal of Entomopathogenic […]
Pheronym Wins $225,000 NSF Grant for Commercializing Nematode Pheromones for Eco-Friendly Pest Control in Agriculture
UF Innovate | The Hub and UF Innovate | Sid Martin Biotech alum Pheronym, a bio-ag-tech pest control company, has received a National Science Foundation (NSF) grant for its nematode pheromone focused pest control solution. The $225,000 award will help the company bring its patented approach to the market by developing advanced fermentation methods to […]
Pheronym Receives Grant to Achieve Commercialization Milestones
UF Innovate | The Hub and UF Innovate | Sid Martin Biotech alum Pheronym, an ag-biotech pest control company, received a $25,000 grant from Agstart to help reach commercialization milestones which the COVID-19 health crisis had forced to postpone or cancel. Pheronym is a pioneer in the use of nematode pheromones to control both beneficial and plant-parasitic nematodes, or […]
From Chill to Kill – Pheronym Treated Nematodes Aggressively Disperse in Lower Temperatures
UF Innovate | The Hub and UF Innovate | Sid Martin Biotech alum Pheronym, an ag-biotech pest control company, announced the results of their third peer-reviewed study demonstrating the efficacy of their patented Nematism pheromone extract for bio-remediation of agricultural pests. In a study to be published in Scientific Reports by Springer Nature, Dr. David […]
Nematodes Successfully Launched Into Space for First-Ever Agricultural Bio-Control Experiment on ISS
UF startup Pheronym, a bio-ag-tech pest control company, announced that its first-ever agricultural bio-control experiment featuring beneficial nematodes is on its way to the International Space Station (ISS) U.S. National Laboratory after a successful launch at the Kennedy Space Center. The nematodes were on a SpaceX Falcon9 rocket, launching the 21st Dragon spacecraft mission on […]
Pheronym-Treated Nematodes Three Times More Effective in Attacking Agricultural Pests
UF Innovate alumni startup Pheronym, an ag-biotech pest control company, announced the results of a second peer-reviewed study demonstrating the efficacy of their patented Nemastim™ pheromone extract for bioremediation of agricultural pests. In a joint study with the USDA and the University of Idaho, nematodes treated with pheromone extracts increased their effectiveness in invading host […]
Nematodes in Space on the ‘Future of Agriculture’ Podcast
Dr. Fatma Kaplan and Cameron Schiller, founders of UF Innovate alumni startup Pheronym, an agricultural biotech company that provides safe, non-toxic, and innovative solutions to solve numerous agricultural problems, talk about their nematodes project on ‘Future of Agriculture’ podcast. They recently received funding for the development of space nematodes under the project AstroNematode, the first-ever […]