Forrest Innovations
Prevention of Mosquito-borne Diseases
Startup Mature Health Tech & Life Sciences Est. 2013
Total Raised
$1M
Mature
Last Round
$1M
2 rounds
Investors
1
Team
2
1-10 employees
Confidence
100/100
News
7
articles
About
Forrest Innovations is implementing its Natural Vector Control (NVC) solution to control mosquitoes. Harnessing a naturally occurring mechanism (RNAi), the company produces sterile non-GM male mosquitoes and releases them en masse from airplanes to compete with the wild population. Forrest's operational process combines Modular Mobile Mosquito Units for mass production of NVCs and massive aerial release capabilities for efficient mosquito control. The company completed a project in Brazil and successfully suppressed the disease-transmitting mosquito population, preventing an outbreak of dengue fever in the treated neighborhoods. Untreated regions experienced rampant dengue.
Classification
Sector
Agriculture & Food TechnologiesAg TechFarm Equipment & TreatmentHealth Tech & Life SciencesPharma & Medical BiotechnologyBiomaterials & Tissue EngineeringDrugs Discovery & Development
Core Technology
Biologicals
Target Customer
Agriculture & FoodLivestockInsectsCropsHealthcare & Life SciencesLife SciencesBiotechnology
Business Model
B2BB2G
Tags
biotechnologypest-controlpublic-healthmosquitos
Funding & Events
Dec 2015
Non-equity $1M
BIRD Foundation
Undisclosed Round Undisclosed
Ocean Azul Partners
News (7)
Nov 19, 2019 · www.medrxiv.org
Successful suppression of a field population of Ae. aegypti mosquitoes using a novel biological vector control strategy is associated with significantly lower incidence of dengue
Aug 10, 2019 · www.forrestinnovations.com
http://www.forrestinnovations.com/en/news/item/272-nomoremos
Jul 15, 2019 · www.israel21c.org
growth-positive
Brazil to fight mosquitos using two Israeli technologies
Partners
Dec 30, 2015 · www.bizjournals.com
MagBioSense, Forrest Innovations each get $1 million grants through Israeli partnership - St. Louis Business Journal
Aug 20, 2015 · www.genomeweb.com
growth-positive
Forrest Innovations Aims to Use RNAi to Combat Citrus Disease, Control Mosquitos
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Jun 15, 2015 · techli.com
growth-positive
St. Louis Attracts Third Israeli Agtech Company in Seven Months
PartnersExpand
growth-positive
MO: Forrest Innovations Selected St. Louis for its U.S. HQ
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Details
Product Stage
Released
Employees
1-10
Exact Count
4
District
Center District
Founded
2013
Registrar
514948272
Crunchbase
forrest
Locations
Alon Hatavor Street 17, Caesarea, Israel
Av. Mrciano de Barros, Jacarezinho - State of Paran, Brazil
Rua Lus Franceschi, 363 - Thomaz Coelho, Araucria - PR, Brazil
Links
Admin
Last Update
Jul 3, 2024
Verified by
Natalia Golczar
Claimed
Yes
Missing
markets
Team (2)
Nitzan Paldi
Founder & CEO
Founder
Ran Yossefi
CFO
Internal
Created by
Rachel Wain (rachelwain18@gmail.com)
Created
2015-06-11T00:00:00.000Z
Last editor
Matan Eblagon (matane@sncentral.org)