LEPIDEXT, INC.

Latest events

• Jun 2026Federal grantNSF · Phase I · SBIR Phase I: Accelerated Discovery of Species-Specific Sterilizing Viral Biopesticides$305K
• Sep 2024Federal grantAgriculture · ** Awards Issued Prior To January 20, 2025, Were Funded Under Previous Administrations And May Not Reflect The Priorities And Policies Of The Current Administration.** Insects Are Major Pests Of Food And Fiber Crops With Polyphagous Larval Lepidoptera Species Such As Helicoverpa Zea And Helicoverpa Armigera Among The Most Ubiquitous And Damaging Pests Globally. These Pests Are Invasive And Rapidly Develop Resistance To Conventional And Transgenic Pesticides, Presenting Additional Threats Due To $650K
• Jul 2023Federal grantAgriculture · The Seed Corn Industry In Hawaii Is The Largest Agricultural Industry In The State. At $151M (2016 Figures), It Represents 25% Of The STATE'S Sector Gdp. The ISLANDS' Tropical Climate Allows For Year-round Corn Breeding And Propagation Practices. The Constant Presence Of Corn In Hawaii Supports More Than A Dozen Flights Of Corn Earworm (cew) Per Year Making Helicoverpa Zea A More Significant Problem (the Problem) Relative To Cooler Climates. Lepidext Is Developing Novel, Naturally Occurr$175K
• Mar 2022Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 2nd filing$200K
• Dec 2021Federal grantNSF · Phase I · SBIR Phase I: Oral delivery systems for sterilizing strains of a sexually-transmitted insect virus$256K
• Jul 2021Federal grantAgriculture · Among The Persisent And Long Terms Threats To US Agriculture The Matter Of Resistance Development In Pest Such As Insects, Weeds And Pathogens Ranks High. There Are Many Examples Of Pesticides That Were Once Effective That Have Now Completely Lost Their Utility. While Any Pesticide That Is Widely And Repeatedly Used Places A Very Strong Selection Pressure On A Pest Population To Evolve Methods To Evade, Detoxify Or Otherwise Escape Pesticide Pressure, Polyphagous Insects Such As The Corn Earworm$100K
• May 2020Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 1st filing$535K

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