Pheronym®

We are thrilled to announce that Pheronym won 3rd place at Pitch Elk Grove!

It is a very competitive event. Pheronym was among the 10-finalist selected from 109 applicants.

This event is featured by CBS News, Startup Sac, Startup Folsom and Sacramento Business Journal:

1- CBS News Sacramento:  Elk Grove hosts battle of the best business ideas – CBS Sacramento

2- Pitch Elk Grove 2026 Winners and Highlights | StartupSac

3- Pitch Elk Grove 2026 Winners — Startup Folsom

4-Davis-based Krokos Bio wins top prize at Pitch Elk Grove – Sacramento Business Journal

Pheronym founder and CEO Dr. Kaplan is presenting at Pitch Perfect and Boost the EU Bioeconomy 2025.  It is a two day event with the aim to link industry to innovative biobased technologies. The event is taking place on November 24 and 25, and is at the Sheraton Brussels Airport.

We look forward to seeing you there!

Pheronym is attending this year’s Global Impact Summit Showcase. This showcase will run throughout the event, and gives attendees the chance to explore breakthrough technologies and build connections with the founders and teams innovating in global food and agriculture. 

 

Visit Pheronym’s booth on October 30 at the Global Impact Summit to talk to us about our breakthrough technology and how you can be a part of the future of Agriculture. 

Pheronym founder and CEO Dr. Fatma Kaplan is a Keynote Speaker at the Women and Allies in Entomology Breakfast, hosted by the Entomological Society of America and sponsored by Corteva Agriscience. 

The path to becoming a scientist entrepreneur

Scientists and entrepreneurs both are visionaries and pursue their visions. The journey for faculty position candidates and entrepreneurs has a lot in common. As a faculty candidate you are pitching your vision to an academic committee for establishing an impactful research program. As an entrepreneur, you are pitching your science vision to a number of investors for developing a new product with a huge impact in agriculture. Then both raise funds from grants, establish a laboratory, conduct research and/or development, write peer-review publications, etc.

However, everyone has a unique path to science entrepreneurship!

Join me on November 10 in Portland, OR, to learn my unique journey and resources how you can be a scientist entrepreneur to start your own biotech startup.

From Discovery to Startup: Empowering Scientist Entrepreneurs Workshop by Science Societies

Are you a scientist wondering what’s next after your PhD? Join Dr. Fatma Kaplan, CEO of Pheronym and an accomplished scientist-entrepreneur, for an interactive workshop designed to broaden your career horizons. Discover how to leverage your research skills and scientific expertise to create impact beyond the traditional academic path. In this session, Dr. Kaplan will share her journey from academia to founding a successful biotech startup, and the struggles that come with it.

Resister for the workshop using following link.

Pheronym’s Co-founder and CEO Dr. Fatma Kaplan is participating in the World BioProtection Forum’s Monthly Seminar Series, a global platform to connect innovators, researchers, and industry leaders shaping the future of biological solutions.

Dr. Kaplan is speaking during the inaugural seminar, will spotlight one of the most exciting directions in sustainable crop protection, titled: “Entomopathogenic Nematodes: Their Role in Plant Protection – From Soil to Space”.

The seminar is on Friday, August 29th, from 2:00-4:00 BST.

Dr. Fatma Kaplan, our CEO, is invited to be a panelist for the “Ag Innovations” panel at Women in Agribusiness 2025. The panel is taking place the morning of Wednesday, September 24 in Orlando, Florida. 

Join us to learn more about Pheronym’s technology!

We are deeply honored to have been selected as one of 10 semi-finalists out of 400 applicants for the inaugural “Innovate for Impact Challenge”, hosted by World Food Prize Foundation. 🌎

We’re working hard to help solve global food challenges and make a lasting impact. The 3 finalists are being chosen party by the public voting to present live on October 22 in Des Moines, Iowa. Your support can help us do more – please take a moment to vote for us ➡️ https://www.facebook.com/share/p/19acvstStN/

 

 

 

 

 

 

Update: We have 62 votes so far. Thank you everyone who voted for Pheronym. The voting will end next Thursday (August 14). Please vote if haven’t already and let your network know. 

Link to vote ➡️ https://www.facebook.com/share/p/19acvstStN/

Pheronym is one of the 16 semi-finalists at Pitch Elk Grove 2025. These startups represent the best in Northern Californian entrepreneurship. On July 31st, these 16 startups will participate in a pitch-off to determine who will move on to the finals. The finalists will compete in September for $20,000 in prizes.

Stay tuned for updates!

Pheronym founders Dr. Kaplan and Mr. Schiller are attending the Salinas Biological Summit! The event is taking place on June 24 at the Yolo County Fairgrounds in Woodland, California.

With our first product Nemastim TM we showed that we can control nematode dispersal behavior in the field conditions in pecan and peach orchards to improve beneficial nematode efficacy to control insect pests in the soil.

Now we are developing our products Pherocall TM and Pherocoat TM for controlling plant parasitic nematodes (PPNs) in the soil. We have a booth at the Summit. We welcome PCAs, farmers, distributors and ag professionals to discuss your needs for plant parasitic nematode control.