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12 April 2024
Laboratory Efficiency Bronze Award
SOLASTA Bio has been awarded a Laboratory Efficiency Assessment Framework (LEAF) Bronze Award for both 2022 and 2023. We are committed to efficient ways of laboratory working, and our continuous ...
19 March 2024
SOLASTA Bio announced as winner of the Radicle Natural Plant Protection (NPP) Challenge by UPL
Financial Times, 19th March 2024 https://markets.ft.com/data/announce/detail?dockey=600-202403190412PR_NEWS_EURO_ND__EN64868-1 We are delighted to have won The Radicle NPP Challenge by UPL. We look forward to accelerating our sustainable insect control solutions towards the global market ...
05 March 2024
Join us at WorldAgriTech, San Francisco March 19th-20th 2024
Join us at #WorldAgriTech in San Francisco on March 19-20, gathering 2,500 global leaders, from agribusinesses and equipment manufacturers to CPGs, regulators, investors and start-ups, the summit will be a ...
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 ...
16 February 2024
Success for SOLASTA’s green insecticides in field trials throughout the 2023 growing season
Field trials of SOLASTA Bio’s Insect Control Agents demonstrated efficacy on par or better than commercial standard across 20 field trials on multiple crops in the UK, Europe, and US. “We’re ...
16 February 2024
SOLASTA Bio to compete at UPL Pitch Day in March
SOLASTA Bio has been selected as one of 4 finalists out of 237 applicants to compete for $1.75M at the Pitch Day Event on March 18th! The Radicle Natural Plant ...
16 February 2024
SOLASTA Bio Features in Rubio Impact Report 2023
Impact Case Solasta Bio - Rubio Impact Report 2023 In this impact case of SOLASTA Bio you can read all about our technology that is at the forefront of introducing the ...
12 October 2023
SOLASTA Bio’s Company Video
SOLASTA Bio is discovering and developing new peptide-based bioinsecticides. Learn more about our company from CEO Prof. Shireen Davies in this video. Thank you to Scottish Enterprise for this production ...
11 September 2023
SOLASTA Bio in the news
Data hub showcases investment flow for Glasgow’s tech success. Press coverage in Glasgow Herald.
11 September 2023
SOLASTA Bio Appoints Paula Pinto as Chief Strategy Officer to Lead US Operations
Press coverage in Global Village Space.
11 September 2023
Glasgow agritech firm prepares for US growth with new hires
SOLASTA Bio is on course to bring its first biopesticides to the market in 2027/28. insider.co.uk
27 March 2023
UK agritech secures £4m to scale up eco-friendly insecticides
A UK agritech specialising in the next generation of green insecticides has secured a further round of investment totalling £4 million to scale up the development of its unique nature-inspired ...
21 September 2022
SOLASTA Bio wins at the World Agri-tech show!
CEO Shireen Davies was the winner of the ‘Gone in 60 seconds’ pitch competition at this year’s world Agri-Tech conference in London. Read post on LinkedIn.