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Pluton Biosciences Expands with Addition of Two Research Associates

St. Louis, MO, USA - October 2, 2020

Pluton Biosciences has expanded its team to include two new Research Associates, Elizabeth Scherer and Farhan William. Pluton is a microbial testing and discovery research company based in St. Louis dedicated to finding unique microbes in the soil for use in sustainable, natural products. Pluton’s first product candidates are ten novel bacteria capable of eliminating larvae of disease-carrying mosquitoes.

Pluton Biosciences Launches New Website Highlighting Microbial Testing Division Microbe Inotech

St. Louis, MO, USA - September 22, 2020

Pluton Biosciences is pleased to announce that it has launched a new website, branding and updated services for its microbial testing division, Microbe Inotech Laboratories (MiL). Pluton Biosciences acquired the 29-year-old laboratory, which provides environmental pathogen testing and identification, at the start of 2020.

Pluton Biosciences First St. Louis-based Biotech Company Selected for Global Illumina Accelerator

St. Louis, MO, USA - June 26, 2020

Pluton Biosciences is the first St. Louis-based biotech company to be chosen for Illumina Accelerator, a company creation engine started by San Diego-based, global DNA sequencing leader Illumina, Inc. (NASDAQ: ILMN). Illumina Accelerator partners with global entrepreneurs to build breakthrough genomics startups.

Pluton Biosciences Selected for Wells Fargo Innovation Incubator

St. Louis, MO, USA - May 21, 2020

The Wells Fargo Innovation Incubator (IN2), a technology incubator and platform funded by the Wells Fargo Foundation and co-administered by the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), today announced that it has selected Pluton Biosciences to join the program as a member of IN2’s seventh cohort.

Pluton Biosciences, Evolugate Enter License Agreement to Advance Bacterial Strains for Commercial Biopesticide Development

St. Louis, MO, USA - May 13, 2020

Pluton Biosciences, LLC is pleased to announce that it has entered into an exclusive license agreement with biotechnology company Evolugate of Gainesville, FL to optimize its mosquito biopesticide discovery for commercial use in the vector control industry.

Pluton's Testing Lab Microbe Inotech Not Disrupted by COVID-19

St. Louis, MO, USA - March 19, 2020

Pluton's Testing Division Microbe Inotech (MiL) is committed to remaining open and providing lab testing services for the duration of the Coronavirus pandemic in the United States. As a provider of food, water and environmental safety tests for microbial pathogens, we anticipate qualifying as a “vital industry” to remain open should a “shelter-in-place” order be issued in St. Louis, our lab’s location.

St. Louis Startup Pluton Biosciences Acquires Microbe Inotech Laboratories, Inc.

St. Louis, MO, USA - February 20, 2020

St. Louis startup Pluton Biosciences, LLC is pleased to announce that it has acquired Microbe Inotech Laboratories (MiL), Inc., a full-service microbiological lab also headquartered in St. Louis. The 29-year-old laboratory is now Pluton MiL, LLC, a division of Pluton Biosciences.

Pluton Biosciences Launches Crowdfunding Campaign Through Nvsted

St. Louis, MO, USA - January 11, 2019

St. Louis-based Pluton Biosciences launched today a new investment offering through local crowdfunding platform Nvsted. Pluton is also seeking to raise additional funds from accredited investors through a separate Regulation D offering. Together, the offerings will propel the biosciences startup beyond its first major discovery toward its goal of becoming a global leader in assay-based microbial research and discovery.

Pluton Biosciences Signs Research and License Agreement with Terramera

St. Louis, MO, USA - October 2, 2018

St. Louis Based Pluton Biosciences Signs Research and License Agreement with Terramera to Test Novel Discoveries Using Bacteria for Insect Control.

Pluton Biosciences – Micromining Explained

St. Louis, MO, USA - August 16, 2018