Article Tag: Vestaron

Steven Hartmeier has joined Colorado-based Impello Biosciences as chief operating officer. In his new role, Hartmeier will be responsible for working with all key Impello […]

Vestaron has expanded its peptide-based biocontrol offering with the launch of Spear RC, a liquid formulation aimed at the row crop market.  The biological insecticide […]

Sarah Fox has joined Vestaron as its first vice president of sustainability. Fox will lead the company’s sustainability strategy and initiatives, aimed at promoting sustainable […]

Matt Orr has joined Vestaron as VP, regulatory affairs. Orr will be responsible for the strategy and execution of the company’s regulatory strategy, all domestic […]

Vestaron announced the addition of $10M to its Series C fundraising, adding Grosvenor Food & AgTech as an additional investor, bringing the total raise to […]

Vestaron announced three new additions to the leadership team: Juan Estupinan as chief financial officer, Dawn de los Santos as VP people, and Jeff Tuckis […]

Vestaron announced the official closing of the Series C fundraising efforts at $82M as of May 12, 2022. Lead investors include Ordway Selections and Cavallo […]

Vestaron Corporation announced that Plant Products Inc., based in Leamington, Ontario, will be the exclusive distributor for the company’s greenhouse products in Canada. Distribution will […]

Vestaron’s bioinsecticide SPEAR-Lep has been approved for growers in Mexico. SPEAR-Lep targets lepidopteran pests such as caterpillars, loopers and “worms” with its mode of action […]

Randy C. Papadellis has been named as chairperson of the Vestaron board of directors. He is former president and chief executive officer with Ocean Spray […]

Kira Bennett Sappington has been named director of sales for Vestaron’s commercial team. Sappington came to Vestaron from Corteva in July of 2019 as Vestaron’s […]

Vestaron is partnering with Bee Friendly Farming (BFF) to promote and protect honeybees and their role as agricultural pollinators. The BFF program enables farmers to […]

Vestaron has submitted the product BASIN to the US Environmental Protection Agency. Like its first introduction SPEAR, BASIN is active on the nicotinic acetylcholine receptor […]

Vestaron announced $18 million in Series B-1 financing, led by Northpond Ventures. Northpond and additional new investor, Cavallo Ventures, the venture arm of Wilbur-Ellis, join […]

Vestaron Corp. has named Jason Noel as vice president of operations. Noel joined Vestaron in September 2019 as the fermentation subject matter expert for the […]

CommoditAg, an online retailer of farm products, has added Vestaron to its supplier network. The partnership allows CommoditAg to offer growers bioinsecticides for fruits, vegetables […]

Wilbur-Ellis has entered into a distribution agreement with Vestaron Corporation to semi-exclusively distribute Spear-Lep, Vestaron’s peptide-based bioinsecticide for broad spectrum lepidopteran control on tree fruit, […]

With its recent California state registration, Vestaron Corporation’s Leprotec Btk bioinsecticide (Bacillus thuringiensis ssp. kurstaki) is now registered in all 50 U.S. states. Leprotec is […]

Vestaron Corporation has moved its corporate headquarters to Research Triangle Park in North Carolina, USA, to be closer to the pulse of the U.S. crop […]

Scott Jackson, PhD, has joined Vestaron Corporation as Director of Regulatory Affairs. Jackson brings more than 20 years of agricultural chemical background to Vestaron. As […]

Vestaron announces its $40 million Series B Financing, led by Novo Holdings A/S. Novo Holdings joins continuing investors Anterra Capital, Cultivian Sandbox, Open Prairie Ventures, and […]

Jessica Vanhoy joins Vestaron as Chief Financial Officer. Vanhoy has 20 years’ experience in accounting and finance, most recently as Director of Financial Planning and […]

Vestaron’s first peptide-based bioinsecticides were approved by the EPA in 2018.  How will these products change resistance management programs in the industry? SPEAR recently received […]

Vestaron announced the appointment of Sherry Mitchell as director of marketing. Mitchell most recently was North America director of communications for Nufarm Americas. She also has […]

Vestaron announced that its SPEAR® peptide has no cross resistance with Spinosad. While both products target the same receptor class, the binding site differs. “The […]

The Insect Resistance Action Committee (IRAC) has approved a novel “nerve and muscular” mode-of-action code for Vestaron's Spear bioinsecticide. According to Bob Kennedy, Ph.D., Vestaron’s […]

Vestaron has announced EPA approval of the second product in the Spear® family – Spear-Lep for control of lepidopteran pests for fruits, vegetables and other […]

Vestaron appointed Ben Cicora as Senior Vice President of Sales and Marketing. With more than fifteen years of commercial experience across large and small agricultural […]

Vestaron announced the launch of SPEAR-T bioinsecticide for greenhouse applications following final EPA approval of the manufacturing process. Based upon peptides found in spider venom, […]

Vestaron announced the appointment of Anna Rath as Chief Executive Officer. With over a decade of experience across multiple venture-backed ag-tech companies, Anna will lead […]

Vestaron announced, with deep regret and great sadness, the death of John Sorenson, CEO. Under his dedicated leadership, as both a board member and CEO, […]

Vestaron Corporation announced it was named in the prestigious 2018 Global Cleantech 100, produced by CTG (Cleantech Group), whose research and events services keep its […]

OHP, Inc. announced a new partnership with Vestaron Corporation of Kalamazoo, Michigan. Under the terms of the agreement effective immediately, OHP will market Spear™O, a […]

Vestaron Corporation has announced that technology acquisition and business development expert Dr. Andy Renz joins Vestaron’s Executive Team. Andy has more than a decade of […]

Phyllom BioProducts Corp. and Vestaron, Corp. announced they will extend their research collaboration first announced in August of 2014. The global need for novel insect […]

Vestaron Corporation announced completion of an oversubscribed Series D round of financing totaling $18 million dollars. The Round was completely funded by existing investors in […]

IBMA is very proud to announce a unique opportunity to call for nominations from the industry for novel biocontrol solutions that will make an impact […]

Vestaron Corporation announced that it has received U.S. EPA approval to delete the bee toxicity warning statement from its SPEAR™ Biopesticide label following a review. […]

There were thirteen entries for the inaugural Bernard Blum award launched at ABIM in October. Vestaron was chosen as the winner for its Spear product […]

The US company Vestaron Corporation is the winner of the inaugural Bernard Blum Award. The award ceremony took place on Monday 19th October in Basel, […]

The US company Vestaron Corporation is the winner of the inaugural Bernard Blum Award. The award ceremony took place on Monday 19th October in Basel, […]

Vestaron Corporation announced that its VST- 006330-EP biopesticide has received a product registration and master label from California's Department of Pesticide Regulation. This follows last […]

Vestaron has received expanded EPA registration for its biological insect control products. These bioinsecticides, which are derived from newly discovered naturally, occurring peptides, will be […]

Phyllom BioProducts Corp. (Phyllom) and Vestaron Corporation (Vestaron) have entered into a collaboration to develop novel, effective biological insect controls by the collaboration of research […]

Vestaron Corporation announced a first close on the sale of its Series C Preferred Stock. This $10M round, which was led by new investor Cultivian […]

Vestaron has taken a challenging approach as a new company, developing a completely new bioinsecticide technology based on venom peptides. Can you describe how the […]

Vestaron Corporation has received a food tolerance exemption for residues of GS-omega/kappa-Hxtx-Hv1a from the EPA. The active ingredient, previously known as GS-U-ACTX-Hv1a-SEQ2, was revised to […]

Vestaron Corp. said this month that Dr. John Sorenson would make the step up from interim CEO to full-time CEO. He had served in the […]