VBC News Quality in Manufacturing Osage Plant Biorational Research Center Corporate Social Responsibility June 6, 2022Valent BioSciences Announces Major Expansion at Its Osage Facility April 15, 2022First Novel Mosquito Adulticide Mode of Action in 50 Years Granted Experimental Use Permit by U.S. EPA April 7, 2022Sumitomo Chemical announces executive leadership appointments across the Valent group of companies February 16, 2022Valent BioSciences Creates New Biostimulant Operating Unit Supporting Parent Company Sumitomo Chemical’s Goal of Carbon Neutrality by 2050 February 1, 2022U.S. EPA Approves Expanded Use of LEAP® ES Bacterial Disease Management Biological Insecticide from Valent BioSciences January 12, 2022Valent BioSciences Announces Osage Facility Environmental Initiatives September 23, 2021Valent BioSciences and Kansas State University Sign Collaborative Agreement for Soil Health Research Initiative with Dr. Charles W. Rice July 1, 2021Valent BioSciences Announces U.S. EPA Registration of AccedeTM Plant Growth Regulator for Effective Thinning of Stone Fruit and Apples June 23, 2021Valent BioSciences and Valent U.S.A. Collaborate with Halo on Open Innovation Initiative Seeking New Technologies and Solutions May 5, 2021Valent BioSciences Introduces MetaLarv® XRP for Long-Lasting, Consistent Control in Catch Basin Mosquito Habitats March 5, 2021Valent BioSciences Celebrates 50th Anniversary of DiPel® Biological Insecticide as the Industry’s Most Effective Lepidopteran Control Product December 3, 2020Valent BioSciences Announces New Educational Initiatives Supporting World Soil Day, Healthy Soils, and Sustainable Crop Production November 19, 2020Valent BioSciences Boosts Capabilities with New Biorational Research Unit at Sumitomo Chemical Health & Crop Sciences Research Laboratory October 27, 2020SATT Paris-Saclay and Valent BioSciences Sign Joint Agreement to Develop Breakthrough Sustainable Biopesticide Technologies September 23, 2020Valent BioSciences Announces Creation of New Chief Commercial Officer Position and Other Organizational and Reporting Changes to Drive Growth September 17, 2020Valent BioSciences Moves into New Global Biorational Headquarters June 16, 2020Valent BioSciences Partners with Vita Bee Health to Develop New Biological Wax Moth Control That Safeguards Health of Honeybees March 12, 2020Valent BioSciences Earns BPIA’s ‘Member of the Year’ Award November 18, 2019Valent BioSciences Announces Launch of Global Soil Health Initiative May 31, 2019Randy Martin Named Global Technical Development Specialist for Valent BioSciences Soil Health Business February 13, 2019Poliana Francescatto Joins Valent BioSciences PGR Team August 29, 2018Valent BioSciences, ADAPCO Form Strategic Partnership in Public Health July 25, 2018Valent BioSciences Unveils New Biorational Research Center October 31, 2017Valent BioSciences is Named Winner of Chicago Innovation Award for VectoBac® WDG and WALS™ Application Platform July 11, 2016Danforth Plant Science Center and Valent BioSciences will Collaborate in Unique Root Science Initiative March 31, 2016Valent BioSciences Corporation and Rizobacter Enter R&D Cooperation Agreement for Biorationals March 28, 2016Valent BioSciences Corporation Reaches Global Licensing Agreement with LidoChem, Inc. for New Biocontrol Technology to Protect Against Nematodes January 19, 2016Valent BioSciences Corporation Reaches Distribution Deal for Actinovate® Brands with The BioAg Alliance February 24, 2015U.S. EPA Approves New VectoPrime™ Biological Larvicide for Single-brood Floodwater Mosquito Larvae Programs June 27, 2014Valent BioSciences Corporation Unveils its State-of-the-Art Biorational Manufacturing Facility in Osage, Iowa March 4, 2014Valent BioSciences Corporation Acquires Mycorrhizal Applications, Inc. February 27, 2014Sumitomo Chemical Company, Ltd. Announces Retirement of Mike Donaldson February 4, 2014Valent BioSciences Corporation, Biomar Microbial Technologies Enter into Long-Term Strategic Alliance December 11, 2013Valent BioSciences Corporation Earns ISO 9001:2008 Re-certification Following a System-Wide Audit October 22, 2013Richards Joins Valent BioSciences Corporation as Plant Manager for new Osage Manufacturing Facility September 17, 2013Valent BioSciences Corporation Issued a US Patent on the use of S-Abscisic Acid in Human and Animal Health August 19, 2013Ted Melnik Joins Valent BioSciences as Executive Vice President & Chief Operating Officer June 21, 2013Martin Joins Valent BioSciences Corporation as Manager, Global Field Research and Development June 19, 2013Storey Joins Valent BioSciences Corporation as Global Business Manager, Ag Microbials April 4, 2013Valent BioSciences’ $150M New Manufacturing Facility On Track for Completion in Iowa February 27, 2013Valent BioSciences to Sell Pace International Preharvest Products through Valent U.S.A. Corporation February 11, 2013New PoMaxa™ Plant Growth Regulator Receives EPA Registration December 19, 2012Valent BioSciences Corporation Acquires Pace International November 30, 2012Biorational Product Sales Align with Record Apple Crop, Offset Increasing Shortage of Labor November 12, 2012Mir Joins Valent BioSciences Corporation as Vice President, Global Marketing & Business Management August 3, 2012Valent BioSciences Names David S. Luker Business Manager April 17, 2012MetaLarv™ S-PT Launch Marks Innovative Biorational Mosquito Growth Regulator for Use in Public Health April 17, 2012MetaLarv™ S-PT Launch Marks Innovative Biorational Mosquito Growth Regulator for Use in Public Health March 16, 2012Groundbreaking Ceremony for Valent BioSciences Marks Growth of Biorational Product Segment in Agriculture March 13, 2012Valent BioSciences Signs Joint Testing Agreement with Pace International March 6, 2012Valent BioSciences Files Patent Applications Claiming Benefits of Abscisic Acid in Human and Animal Health February 16, 2012Valent BioSciences Files Patent Applications Claiming Benefits of Abscisic Acid in Animal Feed January 18, 2012Osage, IA, and Valent BioSciences gear up for construction of landmark manufacturing facility December 11, 2011EPA Approves BioNik™ Plant Growth Regulator for use in Corn Seed Production October 25, 2011EPA Approves New MetaLarv™ S-PT Mosquito Growth Regulator Featuring Advanced Triple-Release Formulation Technology April 25, 2011Valent BioSciences Corporation Announces Plan to Construct Fermentation Manufacturing Facility in Osage, Iowa October 6, 2010Novel Plant Growth Regulator for Grapes Makes Short List for Chicago Innovation Awards July 20, 2010Valent BioSciences Corporation Achieves ISO 9001:2008 Registration for U.S. Operations December 10, 2009First Commercial Abscisic Acid Product, ProTone SL™, Launched by Valent BioSciences Corporation October 9, 2009Novel Microbial Insecticide Product Makes Short List for Two Major Innovation Awards August 20, 2009Valent BioSciences S-ABA Seed Treatment Receives Experimental Use Permit March 26, 2009New VectoMax Biological Larvicide for Mosquito Control February 5, 2009Michael Donaldson named President and Chief Executive Officer