Bionema Ltd has announced the completion of a £180,000 equity investment, led by private investors with co-investment from the Development Bank of Wales. Bionema specialises in the development and sales of biopesticides in the agri-food sector. It is based at Swansea University, who report the investment will be used to develop innovative biopesticides that will … Continue reading Bionema raises £180,000 for ongoing biopesticides development

Swansea University-based biotech company Bionema has launched a product that can trap chafer beetles, whose larvae is responsible for millions of pounds worth of damage to grass and turf. An ADAS Consultancy report has calculated the economic cost of chafer grubs at up to £85m a year for golf courses in the UK, from lost … Continue reading New trap for bugs could stop damage to golf courses

Bionema Ltd, a leading biotech Swansea University-based company, has received a grant award from Innovate UK to further develop technology that could help combat pests which cost the worldwide economy billions every year. The £765,000 grant was awarded under Innovate UK’s Open Competition and will fund part of a collaborative project with the University of … Continue reading Bionema receives £765,000 Innovate UK grant

Swansea University and Swansea University-based company Bionema Ltd are to host the inaugural Biopesticide Summit next year to address the pressing need to develop alternatives to chemical pesticides. The recent banning of chemical pesticides by the EU and Environmental Protection Agency suggests there are significant risks to food security, human health and the environment. The … Continue reading Inaugural Biopesticide Summit to be held in 2019