Tag: Nootkatone

Evolva in sole-source US gov’t talks to advance anti-Zika nootkatone R&D

Evolva in sole-source US gov’t talks to advance anti-Zika nootkatone R&D

June 4, 2017 |

In Switzerland, Evolva confirmed that the Company is negotiating a sole-source contract with the US Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority to advance the development and EPA registration of Evolva’s nootkatone product to help in the fight against the mosquitoes that transmit Zika virus. The news represents the latest expansion of Evolva’s nootkatone work with […]

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Zika Fighter? New video shows how nootkatone attacks the Brazilian scourge 

Zika Fighter? New video shows how nootkatone attacks the Brazilian scourge 

August 20, 2016 |

In Switzerland. Evolva has launched a short animated video that highlights the potential for the company’s nootkatone product in development to one day play a role in the fight against Lyme disease, as well as Zika, chikungunya, dengue and West Nile viruses. The video can be viewed on the Evolva website by clicking on this […]

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Evolva’s nootkatone enters NIH-sponsored studies to assess its effectiveness against Zika virus

Evolva’s nootkatone enters NIH-sponsored studies to assess its effectiveness against Zika virus

July 31, 2016 |

In Switzerland, Evolva said  that the US National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases will sponsor studies to test Evolva’s nootkatone against mosquitoes infected with Zika virus. The study will evaluate nootkatone in multiple formulations against wild type and insecticide-resistant mosquitoes that carry the virus. Studies will be conducted at Colorado State University (CSU) in […]

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How a tree so important they made it a post office just might save the world

How a tree so important they made it a post office just might save the world

April 5, 2016 |

Any Pacific Northwesterner of the old school grew up with the scent of Nootka cypress and Western Red Cedar in the nostrils. The people of that part of the world were raised to regard red and yellow cedar as “the wood that lasts”. Blocks of cedar were employed to ward off moths and other bichitos […]

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