We are a rapidly growing and transformative Food and Crop protection company developing a new generation of protein-based biocontrol solutions, shaping the future of sustainable and safe food supply. Based on our ground-breaking technology platform, the Company is developing a broad pipeline of effective and safe products with novel modes of action, addressing key crop pests and diseases across the whole value chain, from soil to plate. Biotalys’ unique protein-based biocontrols combine the high-performance characteristics of chemicals with the clean safety profile of biologicals, making them ideal crop protection agents for both pre- and post-harvest applications. The Company is on track to launch its first biofungicide in the USA in 2022, followed by subsequent market introductions globally. Biotalys was founded in 2013 as a spin-off from the VIB (Flanders Institute for Biotechnology) and has raised more than €60 million to date from specialist international investors. The Company is based in the biotech cluster in Ghent, Belgium. More information can be found on www.biotalys.com.
Location: Belgium, East Flanders, Ghent
Employees: 51-200
Total raised: $52.72M
Founded date: 2012
Investors 4
| Date | Name | Website |
| - | Agri Inves... | aifund.be |
| - | Sofinnova ... | sofinnovap... |
| - | SFPIM | sfpim.be |
| 16.06.2022 | GIMV | gimv.com |
Funding Rounds 2
| Date | Series | Amount | Investors |
| 05.03.2020 | Series C | $50.91M | - |
| - | Grant | $1.81M | - |
Mentions in press and media 14
| Date | Title | Description |
| 20.10.2024 | The Rise of AgriFoodTech: A New Era of Sustainable Innovation | The world of AgriFoodTech is buzzing. It’s a landscape ripe with innovation, where sustainability meets technology. Companies are racing to transform how we produce and consume food. This week, the headlines overflowed with exciting develop... |
| 17.10.2024 | Regulatory bottleneck is thwarting biologicals, says Biotalys CEO: ‘We’ve got to figure out another way’ | “Put it this way,” says Kevin Helash, CEO at Belgium-based ag biologicals firm Biotalys, “If you’re trying to fund an eight-year regulatory process with investors who have a window of five years, there’s a disconnect there. “I see one of tw... |
| 17.10.2024 | The Week in AgriFoodTech: Blue Stripes, Nukoko land rounds for alt chocolate, OroraTech snags deal for wildfire detection | Foodtech headlines this week contained more chocolate than a jumbo bag of Ghiradelli Squares. Blue Stripes and Nukoko both announced fundraises, while Voyage Foods announced a massive new manufacturing facility. Elsewhere, climate-focused c... |
| 20.03.2024 | Biotalys collaborates with Novonesis on new biofungicide | Biotalys, a Belgian agricultural technology company with a small U.S. subsidiary in Raleigh, has formed a collaboration with Novonesis (formerly Novozymes) to commercialize a biofungicide for fruit and vegetable crops worldwide. The partner... |
| 27.04.2023 | The Week in AgriFoodTech: Restaurant order app me&u bagged $30m, Remilk approved for Israeli markets, biomaterials bonanza | This week, me&u officially announced a Series C close and alt-dairy startup Remilk got approved in Israel to enter commercial markets with its products. Several biomaterials startups made headlines with fundraises, partnerships and othe... |
| 25.11.2022 | Invitation to an Extraordinary Shareholders' Meeting | Ghent, Belgium, Nov. 25, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Press release – regulated information Biotalys (Euronext - BTLS) (the "Company" or "Biotalys"), an Agricultural Technology (AgTech) company protecting crops and food with... |
| 07.01.2022 | Crop biologicals market predicted to hit $19bn value by 2026 – but chemicals to continue growth | The market for crop biological inputs is expected to be worth $18.5 billion in value by 2026, up from $10.6 billion today, as consumers, regulators, and farmers push for more sustainable food production methods. However, ‘traditional’ chemi... |
| 08.07.2021 | BREAKING: Micropep’s small peptide ag inputs get $10m from FMC, others | Micropep Technologies, a startup developing peptide-based biological inputs for farms, has raised €8.5 million ($10 million) in Series A funding. The round was led by Paris-based Supernova Invest. FMC Ventures, the corporate VC arm of US ag... |
| 08.07.2021 | Micropep’s small peptide ag inputs get $10m from FMC, others | Micropep Technologies, a startup developing peptide-based biological inputs for farms, has raised €8.5 million ($10 million) in Series A funding. The round was led by Paris-based Supernova Invest. FMC Ventures, the corporate VC arm of US ag... |
| 01.07.2021 | Biotalys Announces Successful €54.6 Million Initial Public Offering | - |
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