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Vestaron

www.vestaron.com

 
Recent winner of the Green Chemistry award, Vestaron is leading a peptide-based revolution in crop protection. We are committed to providing growers with novel, effective chemistries that address proven targets. Our peptides overcome existing resistance issues while offering a desired safety profile for workers, beneficials and the environment. Initially, Vestaron is focused on a class of peptides that kills insect pests efficiently, but is safe for humans, birds, fish, pollinators and the environment. As part of this, the company has developed a proprietary platform for peptide optimization and fermentation-based peptide production that will allow development of a wide variety of ...
  • Number of Employees: 25-100
  • Annual Revenue: $1-10 Million
  • www.vestaron.com
  • 600 Park Offices Drive Suite 117
    Durham, NC USA 27709
  • Phone: 919.694.1022

Executives

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Funding

Vestaron raised $40M on 06/10/2019
Vestaron raised $18.3M on 02/11/2021

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