Article Tag: Valent BioSciences

Valent BioSciences LLC has announced the retirement of president and CEO Ted Melnik, effective July 2023. He will be replaced by Salman Mir, currently executive […]

In our December 2021 Issue, we introduced a special end-of-the-year feature in which we reached out to executives across the biocontrol and biostimulant industries to […]

Valent BioSciences LLC began selling biostimulant products directly to its US customer base on October 1. Established in February 2022, the new operating unit is […]

Valent BioSciences LLC, a global biorational products leader in agriculture, public health, and forest health, has announced the promotion of Salman Mir to Executive Vice […]

Valent BioSciences LLC has announced investments at several of its key research and development facilities: A major expansion is planned for the Biorational Research Center […]

Valent BioSciences LLC approved a major expansion of its biorational manufacturing facility in Osage, Iowa (US), which will meet increasing demand for its biorational products […]

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has granted Valent BioSciences an Experimental Use Permit (EUP) to perform further field studies of VBC-60748, a new fermentation-based […]

To further help support the goal of its parent company, Sumitomo Chemical Co., Ltd., to achieve carbon neutral status by 2050, Valent BioSciences LLC announced […]

​Instead of our typical interview this month, we thought it would be interesting to pose a year-end State of the Industry survey to our subscribers […]

Valent BioSciences LLC and Kansas State University have announced a formal long-term agreement to advance critical research in the areas of soil health and carbon […]

Valent BioSciences (VBC) has submitted an Experimental Use Permit application to the US EPA for aerial application of new adulticide targeting pyrethroid resistance mosquitoes. The […]

Valent BioSciences has announced that the US Environmental Protection Agency has approved the expanded use of LEAP ES Bacterial Disease Management Biological Insecticide. The product […]

Valent BioSciences (VBC) has announced U.S. EPA (Environmental Protection Agency) registration of a new plant growth regulator to be marketed under the brand name Accede. […]

Valent BioSciences and Valent U.S.A. are collaborating with Halo, a network that connects scientists directly with companies, to launch an open innovation initiative utilizing Halo’s […]

Valent BioSciences has introduced MetaLarv XRP, a new formulation designed specifically for extended residual control of mosquito larvae in catch basins and storm drains. The […]

Valent and the Soil Health Partnership have signed a five-year agreement to evaluate farming practices and innovative technologies that promote soil health. The Soil Heath […]

Valent BioSciences LLC is expanding its research collaboration with parent company Sumitomo Chemical Co., Ltd. by establishing a dedicated Biorational Research Unit at Sumitomo Chemical’s […]

Sumitomo Chemical has announced the realignment of its group subsidiaries to further strengthen its biorational business. Valent BioSciences LLC (VBC) in the US will now […]

Salman Mir, executive vice president and chief operating officer of Pace International LLC and Mycorrhizal Applications LLC, both subsidiaries of Valent BioSciences, has been named […]

Valent BioSciences has partnered with Vita Bee Health to develop and launch a new biological wax moth control product, B402 (also known as Certan), that […]

Canada’s Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA) recently announced the approval of minor use label expansion registrations for Valent BioSciences’ XenTari WG biological insecticide for control […]

We last spoke with you in July 2014 after the opening of your Osage, Iowa manufacturing facility. How has the plant expanded your capabilities? Have […]

The International Alliance for Phytobiomes Research announced Valent BioSciences as a new sponsoring partner of the organization. The Phytobiomes Alliance is an international, nonprofit consortium […]

Valent BioSciences officially started the operation of its Biorational Research Center (BRC) after relocation of the company’s R&D unit to a newly-constructed facility adjacent to […]

Mycorrhizal Applications announced that it is now the master distributor of a suite of new biological plant support solutions for the professional horticulture, nursery, greenhouse, […]

The Biopesticide Industry Alliance (BPIA), the U.S.-based trade association representing the biopesticide industry, marked several milestones in September during its largest-ever semi-annual meeting in Arlington, […]

Valent BioSciences Corporation (VBC) announced signing a global licensing agreement with LidoChem, Inc. for a novel, patented biocontrol technology for use in corn, soybean, and […]

Valent BioSciences Corporation (VBC) has announced plans to construct a new state-of-the-art Biorational Research Center (BRC) as an expansion of its current presence in Libertyville, […]

Valent BioSciences Corporation (VBC) announced it has reached a global licensing agreement with LidoChem, Inc. for a novel, patented biocontrol technology for use in corn, […]

Valent BioSciences Corporation announced it has reached an agreement with The BioAg Alliance to distribute certain Actinovate® Biological Fungicide products. Through the agreement, Actinovate® AG […]

Sumitomo Chemical announced that as of April 1, its agricultural chemicals business operations will be integrated with the biorational business operations to strengthen its global […]

Valent BioSciences Corporation announced the acquisition of Mycorrhizal Applications, Inc. Mycorrhizal inoculation increases plant productivity by forming a symbiotic relationship with plant roots. The acquisition […]

Valent U.S.A. Corporation (Valent) announced today an agreement with Minneapolis-based MGK to manage the marketing and sales of MGK's crop protection line of insect control […]

Ted Melnik, Executive Vice President & COO, Valent BioSciences Corporation The grand opening of the Osage, Iowa manufacturing plant is a milestone event in VBC […]

Sumitomo Chemical Company, Limited Tokyo, Japan, announced that Michael Donaldson, president and CEO of Valent U.S.A. Corporation, Valent BioSciences Corporation and Pace International, and executive […]

Sumitomo Chemical Company, Limited (“Sumitomo”), Tokyo, Japan, announced that Michael Donaldson, president and CEO of Valent U.S.A. Corporation (Walnut Creek, CA), Valent BioSciences Corporation (Libertyville, […]

Valent BioSciences Corporation (VBC) and Biomar Microbial Technologies have announced the signing of a commercialization agreement under which the two companies will collaborate on the […]

Valent BioSciences Corporation announced it has been awarded Patent No. 8,536,224 by the United States Patent and Trade Office for the therapeutic use of S-Abscisic […]

Valent BioSciences Corporation (VBC) announced that Ted Melnik has joined the company as Executive Vice President & Chief Operating Officer. Beginning August 26, Ted will […]

Valent Bio launched a refresh of their website with improved navigation tools making it easier to move between the agricultural microbials, forestry, plant growth regulators, […]

Valent BioSciences has appointed Dr. Randy Martin as manager of its global field research and development group. Dr Martin has worked for several global crop […]