Last deal

$16.5M

Amount

Series A

Stage

24.05.2023

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3

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$23.2M

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About Company
Pluton Biosciences uses Micromining to extract microbes from the soil and develop next-generation biosolutions.

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founded date

17.01.2017

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For Profit

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Series A

IPO status

Private

Description

Pluton Biosciences taps into the world of bacteria, fungi, and viruses to discover and clone microbes that can be used in the production of sustainable and all-natural bioproducts. Their platform enables industries such as agriculture, pharmaceuticals, and bioremediation to find new ways to use these microorganisms for various applications, including crop protection, human health, and bioremediation.
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Barry Goldman
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Barry Goldman

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Ann Guggisberg
Ann Guggisberg

Ann Guggisberg

Dr. Guggisberg designs and manages research approaches and processes for Micromining®, Pluton’s discovery platform. She co-led Pluton’s proof-of-concept discovery of novel larvicidal bacteria. Dr. Guggisberg brings to Pluton more than 10 years of experience in genetics, biochemistry, and microbiology research.

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Pluton Biosciences
Pluton Biosciences

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Ann Guggisberg

Steve Slater
Steve Slater

Steve Slater

Dr. Steven Slater is Vice President of Strategic Initiatives at Terramera. He earned his Ph.D. in Molecular Microbiology from Case Western Reserve University in 1993 and was a NIH Postdoctoral Fellow at Harvard University through 1995. He joined Monsanto in 1996 and held a variety of senior science positions, being appointed as a Monsanto Fellow in 2002. In 2004, he left Monsanto for a tenured faculty position at Arizona State University (ASU) in Tempe, AZ. After nearly five years at ASU, he moved to the University of Wisconsin, where he led scientific programs for six years at the Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center, a $25M/year DOE-funded program focused on production of cellulosic biofuels. In 2013, he joined Midwestern BioAg as Vice President for Research and Development, and in 2017 he joined Terramera. He remains a scientific advisor to Midwestern BioAg and several other agricultural focused companies.

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