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March 18, 2020
Consortium that includes ISCA Europe win $6.9 million grant from EU to develop sustainable pheromone production
March 18, 2020 ISCA Europe, a subsidiary of ISCA, Inc., is a member of a consortium of companies in Europe that has been awarded a $6.9 million grant to develop sustainable fermentation processes to produce pheromones to safely control insect pests of maize, soybean, cotton, and other row crops. The grant from the Bio-Based […]
December 5, 2019
Brazil recognizes ISCA CEO for scientific innovation and entrepreneurship
ISCA President and CEO Agenor Mafra-Neto, Ph.D., will be the recipient of the prestigious Brazilian Diaspora Award at a ceremony on Friday, Dec. 6, at the Brazilian Embassy in Washington, D.C. The prize from the Brazilian government recognizes exceptional Brazilian expatriates for their contributions to science, technology, innovation, and entrepreneurship, as well as for building […]
October 20, 2019
Three Continent Merger to Bring the Next Generation of Insect Control to the Global Marketplace
Riverside, Calif. — ISCA Inc. will be formed through the merger of ISCA Technologies, Inc. (U.S.), ISCA Tecnologias, Ltda. (Brazil) and ATGC Biotech (India) to capitalize on 25 years of deep research and development of environmentally safe insect control products that will play a critical role in making global agriculture sustainable. ISCA products work by […]
July 23, 2018
Honeybee pheromones safely repel elephants, study finds
An organic formulation containing honeybee pheromones has been found to safely repel elephants, offering promise for a new strategy to prevent the world’s largest land animals from destroying crops or causing other damage in areas where humans conflict with elephants, according to a study published July 23, 2018 in Current Biology. The study was conducted […]