Davis, California
May 4, 2009
Marrone Organic Innovations, Inc.,
has revised its name to
Marrone Bio
Innovations, Inc., (MBI) in a move to more accurately
represent the company’s leadership in the discovery and
development of effective and environmentally responsible
pesticide active ingredients from novel biological sources.
“We are proud to be in the biopesticide business, a crop
protection category that is growing, maturing and realizing
widespread acceptance in agribusiness globally,” said company
founder and CEO, Pam Marrone, upon making the announcement.
“What many don’t realize is that more than 80 percent of today’s
biopesticides are used in conventional farming. At Marrone Bio
Innovations, we are dedicated to discovering, developing and
marketing products for today’s and tomorrow’s pest management
challenges. All of our products are derived from biological, or
natural, sources, and are as effective as conventional synthetic
chemical pesticides.”
Despite the broader scope of the company’s target audience, the
development of safe and effective pest management products that
are approved for organic markets continues to rank high in
importance at MBI.
The company currently markets three products:
- Regalia® SC, a
powerful, proven new tool for controlling both fungal and
bacterial diseases in a wide range of fruit, vegetable and
ornamental crops. The product is an EPA registered extract
of giant knotweed, Reynoutria sachalinensis.
- GreenMatch®
burndown herbicide for use in organic crop production. It is
EPA registered, NOP and OMRI listed, and formulated with
citrus oil extracts.
- GreenMatch® EX, an
EPA exempt burndown herbicide, for use in landscaping and
organic crop production and based on lemongrass oil
extracts.
Several new products are in the
development pipeline at MBI for organic and conventional ag, as
well as for other uses. One is a biopesticide currently
undergoing field trials that controls invasive zebra and quagga
mussels in fresh waterways.
All MBI biopesticides are the result of the company’s ongoing
innovation to discover and develop effective and environmentally
responsible solutions to pest problems in multiple markets
worldwide. Information on the company and its products can be
found at the Web site
www.marronebioinnovations.com.
Marrone Bio Innovations (MBI) discovers, develops and markets
effective and environmentally responsible products that fill
unmet needs for weed, disease and pest management. Through a
combination of in-licensed technology and its own
R&D, Marrone Bio develops products that target markets needing
better and safer solutions. MBI’s own R&D finds naturally
occurring microorganisms from unique habitats and develops them
into products for controlling insects, weeds, nematodes
and plant diseases. The company has an impressive pipeline of
new products, including two insecticides, two herbicides and a
product for controlling invasive zebra and quagga mussels in
waterways. MBI currently markets GreenMatch®
Burndown Herbicide for weed control in organic crop production
and Regalia®SC for control of fungal and bacterial diseases of
both food and ornamental crops. For more information, visit
www.marronebioinnovations.com. |
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