Dec 20, 2025News
AgraFilms achieves DARPA ERIS “Awardable” status
AgraFilms earned “Awardable” status on DARPA’s ERIS Marketplace for its Dicty-based biofilm defense platform, enabling rapid award consideration by U.S. government customers.
AgraFilms News
Progress reports, trial results, and partnership news from the team bringing biofilm-targeting protection to the field.
Jan 09, 2024Patent
Patent grant: US11864559B2 — Therapeutic amoeba and uses thereof
USPTO granted AgraFilms patent US11864559B2. This patent overcomes the limitations of existing chemical and biocontrol products for treating or preventing potato soft rot by providing compositions comprising amoebae that feed on, and neutralize, bacteria responsible for soft rot. The compositions and methods provide an effective and non-toxic approach for treating and preventing soft rot in potatoes.
Sep 28, 2022News
Jonathan Irwin appointed CEO and joins AgraFilms Board
Effective September 28, 2022, Jonathan Irwin became Chief Executive Officer and joined the AgraFilms Board of Directors
Sep 28, 2022News
BioPharm Laboratories becomes majority shareholder in AgraFilms
BioPharm Laboratories acquires shares in AgraFilms to become its majority shareholder, strengthening support for commercialization of our biofilm-targeting technology.
Feb 19, 2018News
AmebaGone advances to Phase 2 of the Wisconsin Governor's Business Plan Contest
AmebaGone moves to round two of Wisconsin’s tech-focused business plan contest with a strategy to bring a potato soft rot treatment to market.
Sep 20, 2017News
AmebaGone awarded NIH Phase II SBIR grant to advance bacterial keratitis treatment
NIH/NEI Phase II SBIR funds a two-year effort with UW–Madison to develop a predatory-microbe biotherapeutic for bacterial keratitis, targeting biofilm-protected pathogens.