April 2024

RTP crop protection firm extends funding round to $15 million   RTP firm 5Metis raises $5.5 million in Series A extension. By Zac Ezzone – Staff writer, Triangle Business Journal Apr 30, 2024   A small company developing new crop protection products in Research Triangle Park has added a few million dollars to a funding round. THIS …

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Jennifer Marston Biomedical engineering or crop biologicals? That was the question Payam Pourtaheri and Ameer Shakeel faced upon graduating from the University of Virginia [UVA] seven years ago. The two went on to start AgroSpheres, which offers a novel delivery system for more targeted pesticide use, but in many ways, having a non-traditional (i.e., non-agricultural) background …

Meet the Founders: AgroSpheres co-founders share lessons in ag biotech and the value of a long-term perspective Read More »