Research & Development

Our R&D organization is constantly innovating, creating solutions for agricultural systems, public health, and forest health around the world.

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Research & Development facility

How R&D Shapes Valent BioSciences

As the industry’s ultimate innovator, research and development is a cornerstone of Valent BioSciences’ success.

Our capabilities are cutting-edge, establishing us as industry-leading experts of market need assessment and value creation, biological screening, plant physiology and pathology, entomology, rhizosphere and mycorrhizae technologies, microbiology, fermentation and formulation science, product development, and manufacturing.

Within our state-of-the-art Biorational Research Center, our industry-leading plant, soil, and formulation scientists, microbiologists, entomologists, and chemists are at work developing innovative solutions to help feed the world’s population and eliminate vector-borne diseases.

370

issued patents in approximately 150 patent families.

45+

product registrations in approximately 95 countries around the world.

Our Products

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Valent BioSciences has 135 trademark families with more than 725 product labels.
Established a dedicated Biorational Research Unit at Sumitomo Chemical’s Health & Crop Sciences Research Laboratory (HCRL) in Takarazuka, Hyogo, Japan.
Winner of 2018 Chicago Innovation Awards for Valent BioSciences’ fight against Zika virus.

Our Research Partners

Partnership Opportunities Through Scientific Collaboration

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The Valent group of companies utilizes a state-of-the-art technology platform developed by Halo to connect with universities, researchers, and start-up companies around the world. These collaborations foster development of innovative technologies and solutions that help us tackle some of the Earth’s most urgent challenges in accordance with our commitment to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

The objective of these partnerships is to broaden our connection to the global scientific and business communities while helping our growers succeed and plants thrive.

The Role of Biorationals

Valent BioSciences’ agricultural-focused biorationals products result in increased yield, higher packout, a greater percentage of higher-grade fruits or vegetables at harvest, and extended shelf life.

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The Latest in R&D

WHITE CITY, Ore., September 21, 2023 – To meet the increasing demands and...
Broadening its commitment to sustainability and corporate social value, Valent BioSciences LLC formally dedicated a new prairie park and solar field adjacent to its manufacturing facility in Osage, Iowa, on June 24.
The Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA) recently approved, for the first time, drone use as an application method for three Public Health products from Valent BioSciences LLC.
Valent BioSciences LLC, a global leader in the discovery, development, and commercialization of highly effective, low-risk, environmentally compatible technologies and products for agriculture, public health, and forest health, announces the retirement of President and CEO Ted Melnik, effective July 2023. In addition, Salman Mir, currently Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, has been named President and CEO, also effective July 2023.
Valent BioSciences LLC announces its acquisition of FBSciences Holdings, Inc., a leader in the discovery and commercialization of naturally derived plant, soil, and climate health solutions.
The new solar field at Valent BioSciences’ manufacturing facility in Osage, Iowa, is now fully operational.