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21 November 2022

BigSis Closes Oversubscribed Series A at £4.5m

The round, led by Regenerate Ventures, enables BigSis to scale its proprietary automated production system for the 2023 commercial launch of its chemical-free SWD control solution.

See the press release for further details.

Press release PDF

26 March 2022

Journal Insects publishes peer-reviewed article describing BigSis' Successful Trial of Chemical-Free Control of SWD

The journal Insects has published the article "Field Suppression of Spotted Wing Drosophila (SWD) (Drosophila suzukii Matsumura) Using the Sterile Insect Technique (SIT)", which describes our 2021 field trial. A big thank you to our collaborators NIAB EMR, Berry Gardens Ltd. and Clock House Farm plus the entire BigSis team. Read the article online here: https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4450/13/4/328.

Download the pdf article: Insects Article on BigSis Trial_Mar2022

29 November 2021

Press Release: BigSis Announces Successful Trial of Chemical-Free Control of SWD

BigSis achieved up to 91% suppression in its world-first open field trial to control SWD with sterile insect technique (SIT). We thank our collaborators Berry Gardens Ltd. and NIAB EMR and look forward to continuing the partnership, supported by our Innovate UK grant.

BigSis trials release - FINAL 29.11.21.pdf

27 October 2021

Fourth Update on BigSis SWD Control Solution Field Study

14 October 2021

Press Release: BigSis Closes Oversubscribed Seed Plus Round at £1.5 Million

BigSis Seed Plus release - FINAL 14.10.21

3 September 2021

Third Update on BigSis SWD Control Solution Field Study

22 June 2021

Second Update on BigSis SWD Control Solution Field Study

21 May 2021

First Update on BigSis SWD Control Solution Field Study

12 April 2021

BigSis Starts Field Study With Its Sustainable SWD Control Solution

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22 January 2020

Agritech Venture BigSIS Raises Funding to Bring Farmers Sustainable Insect Control Solutions   PDF