16 February 2024

Publicly backed bioscience spin-outs make big impact on economy

Hundreds of UK spin-outs, established following taxpayer-funded bioscience research, have contributed £5.2 billion to the economy and created thousands of jobs. SOLASTA Bio has been generously funded by BBSRC to achieve it’s goal of bringing an environmentally friendly ‘green’ insecticide to market by 2027.

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12 December 2025

New Ag International: SOLASTA Bio announces new peptide patents

“These patent grants represent a paradigm shift in crop protection, demonstrating that nature-inspired peptides can be effectively protected for commercial deployment,” says Shireen Davies, CEO and co-founder of SOLASTA Bio. “The ...

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11 December 2025

SOLASTA Bio tightens IP grip as peptide bioinsecticides prove potent in global trials: Scottish Business News

'SOLASTA® Bio, a pioneering agri-biotech firm specialising in advanced green insecticides, has announced a significant expansion of its intellectual property portfolio and a series of robust field trial results. These ...

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