U.S.D.A. Approves First Vaccine for Honeybees
Dalan Animal Health’s vaccine for American foulbrood, an aggressive bacterial disease, is the first for any insect in the United States. Read more at The New York Times
Dalan Animal Health's Honeybee Vaccine named to TIME's 2023 Best Inventions List
Dalan Animal Health, Inc. (“Dalan”), the pioneering biotech company specializing in insect health, has been named to TIME’s Best Inventions of 2023 in recognition of the world’s first honeybee vaccine. This vaccine was recognized as an ‘extraordinary innovation’ within sustainability category. View the Press Release | Read more at Time
Dalan Animal Health Honored by Fast Company, International Zendal Awards in Recognition of the First-of-Its-Kind Vaccine Against American Foulbrood
ATHENS, GA. (November 28, 2023) – Dalan Animal Health, Inc. (“Dalan”), the biotech company specializing in insect health, today announced that it has been included in the 2023 Fast Company Next Big Thing in Tech list in recognition of its innovative animal health solution. Read more at PR Newswire
Dalan Animal Health Receives Canadian Market Authorization for First-Ever Honeybee Vaccine
Dalan Animal Health, Inc. ("Dalan"), the pioneering biotech company specializing in insect health, today announced it has received market authorization from the Canadian Center for Veterinary Biologics (CCVB) under the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) for its revolutionary honeybee vaccine for American Foulbrood (AFB), a devastating honeybee brood disease caused by the bacterium Paenibacillus larvae. Read more at Cision
Episode 88: We Need Bees. Bees Need Biotech.
Bees are critical to our food supply. Without domesticated honeybees and other pollinators, we wouldn't have coffee beans for our morning cup, veggies in our salad, or even agave to make tequila for our margaritas. In this episode, we discuss the threats to bees and the role biotech can play in saving them. Listen at BIO
Bee Vaccine Pioneer Dalan Secures $4.5M to Fuel Global Expansion and Product Development
Dalan Animal Health has secured $4.5 million in Series Seed 3 funding, led by Prime Movers Lab with participation from At One Ventures, bringing our total funding to $10 million. Read more at Business Wire
Dalan Animal Health Ships First Honey Bee Vaccine to Tauzer Apiaries, Potentially Protecting 25 Million Bees
ATHENS, GA. May 23, 2023 — Dalan Animal Health, Inc. (“Dalan”), the biotech company pioneering insect health with the world’s first honey bee vaccine, is proud to announce its first product shipment to a commercial beekeeper. Read more at Business Wire
How does the world's first vaccine for honeybees work? ”It's like magic“
Bee colonies are collapsing all over the world, threatening large parts of our food supply. But there's good news in the fight to slow their decline: the U.S. government has approved the use of the world's first vaccine for honeybees. Watch at CBS News
First honeybee vaccine approved in U.S.
Honeybees are among the world’s most important pollinators, however like humans, they are also susceptible to diseases. NBC’s Jake Ward reports on a new USDA approval for the first honeybee vaccine that has beekeepers extremely hopeful. Watch at NBC NEWS NOW
US approves world’s first vaccine for declining honey bees
The US has approved use of the world's first vaccine for honey bees. Read more at BBC News
A new vaccine will protect honeybees from a bacterial disease affecting their larvae
The Department of Agriculture has conditionally approved a new vaccine meant to protect honeybees from a bacterial disease that can affect the bee's larvae. Listen at NPR
US government approves use of world’s first vaccine for honeybees
Hopes of a new weapon against diseases that routinely ravage colonies that are relied upon for food pollination. Read more the Guardian
The first-ever vaccine for honeybees has been approved by the USDA
The United States Department of Agriculture has approved the first-ever vaccine for honeybees to prevent American foulbrood disease, a fatal bacterial disease that can destroy honeybee colonies, officials say. Read more at CNN
First-in-Class Honeybee Vaccine Receives Conditional License from the USDA Center for Veterinary Biologics
ATHENS, GA. January 4, 2023 — Dalan Animal Health, Inc. (“Dalan”), a biotech company pioneering insect health, announced today that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) granted a conditional license for vaccination of honeybees against American Foulbrood disease caused by Paenibacillus larvae. Read more at Business Wire
Study Reveals First-Ever Insect Vaccine for Honeybees is Safe and Effective
ATHENS, GA. October 18, 2022 — Dalan Animal Health, Inc., a biotech company focused on insect health, today announced the results of the first-ever successful randomized placebo-controlled double-blinded trial study to demonstrate the safety and efficacy of the world's first vaccine for honeybees. Read more at Business Wire
Dalan Animal Health Closes $3.55 Million Financing Round for Launch of the World’s First Honeybee Vaccine
ATHENS, GA. — Dalan Animal Health, Inc., a biotech company pioneering insect health and immunology, today announced the close of a $3.55 million seed financing round led by At One Ventures and Veterinary Angel Network for Entrepreneurs (VANE). This is the second seed round of funding and the first including institutional investors, bringing the total raise to $5.5 million. Read more at Business Wire
Biotech Company Dalan Animal Health Relocates to Athens, Georgia
Athens, GA. Wednesday, June 1, 2022 — Dalan Animal Health, Inc., a biotech company focused on insect health, announced today that it will relocate its headquarters to Athens, Georgia. The company is anticipated to create 20 new jobs over the next five years. Read more at PR Newswire
Honeybees Run Vaccination Programmes, Too
An old saw has it that there is nothing new under the sun. But it may still come as a surprise that human beings are not alone in having invented vaccination. Work just published in the Journal of Experimental Biology by Gyan Harwood of the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, confirms that honeybees got there first. It also suggests that they run what look like the equivalent of prime-boost childhood vaccination programmes. Read more at The Economist
Immunity, Vaccines & Honey Bees: Part 1
MARCH 2022 -- “As a veterinarian, I have administered thousands of various vaccines to a variety of animals over the years. As in humans, these vaccines are typically developed over decades of research and trials and are administered ...” Download the Bee Culture article, Part 1
Immunity, Vaccines & Honey Bees: Part 2
APRIL 2022 — “If you missed last month’s part one of this series, I am about to give you some homework! Please go back and read part 1 in the previous BC issue, it will really help with your understanding of this article. Much of what I discussed previously applies to vertebrates, and perhaps has best been understood in mammals. Because honey bees do not produce antibodies ...” Download the Bee Culture article, Part 2
Dalan Animal Health Receives USPTO Notice of Allowance for a Patent Application Covering a Groundbreaking Vaccination Technology to Protect Honeybees
LOS ANGELES, Feb. 4, 2021 — Dalan Animal Health, a pioneer in insect vaccination, announced today the issuance of a Notice of Allowance for U.S. Patent Application 15/747,252 "Edible Vaccination Against Microbial Pathogens." The original technology was developed at the University of Helsinki, Finland, by Dr. Dalial Freitak and Dr. Heli Salmela. Read more at PR Newswire
Dalan selected as winner of the 2020 BIO IMPACT Startup Stadium
Listen to Dalan's 8-minute investor pitch for their winning presentation at the 2020 BIO IMPACT Startup Stadium. Listen here
Vaccine for Honeybees Could Be a Tool to Fight Population Decline
At a time when some beekeepers are struggling to keep their colonies alive and pollinating, the prospect of a vaccine for honeybees has offered a flicker of hope… Read at The New York Times
World's First Insect Vaccine Could Help Bees Fight Off Deadly Disease
Bees may soon get an ally in their fight against bacterial disease — one of the most serious threats the pollinators face — in the form of an edible vaccine… Read at NPR
Will new vaccine effectively save bees?
Bees have been dying off in masses, and no one knows why. Bees are crucial to the food chain. Now there’s hope: a bee vaccine… Listen on KCRW
World's First Insect Vaccine Could Help Bees Fight Off Deadly Disease
Bees may soon get an ally in their fight against bacterial disease — one of the most serious threats the pollinators face — in the form of an edible vaccine… Read on Bloomberg
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Upcoming Tradeshows 2023-2024
Webinar: Honeybee Vaccines
Join us this August to learn about an exciting new tool for disease prevention, hosted by Amy Floyd, MS! Amy's background in Entomology and years of expertise in honeybee research make her the ideal educator to discuss the science of honeybee vaccination and how you can use it in your operation. We hope to see you there! Sign up here
Webinar: Honeybee Vaccines
Join us this August to learn about an exciting new tool for disease prevention, hosted by Amy Floyd, MS! Amy's background in Entomology and years of expertise in honeybee research make her the ideal educator to discuss the science of honeybee vaccination and how you can use it in your operation. We hope to see you there! Sign up here
Mann Lake Customer Appreciation BBQ
Brendon Keiser will be attending Mann Lake's 1st Annual Texas Customer Appreciation BBQ on March 4th, 1600 Commerce Street Marshall, TX. Feel free to stop by Dalan's table where Brendon will be answering questions on honeybee vaccination and product availability.
American Honey Producers Association 2022 Convention and Trade Show
Dalan will host an exhibit at the AHPA 2022 Conference in Tucson, AZ. Amy Floyd and Dr. Humberto Boncristiani, our expert beekeepers, will be there to answer all your questions about the first vaccine for honeybees. Learn more
Alberta Beekeepers Commission 2022 Annual Conference and Trade Show
Dr. Dalial Freitak, Dalan CSO and Co-Founder, will be giving a presentation on bee vaccine technology from 2:27-2:52 pm on Thursday, Dec 1st at the ABC Conference and Tradeshow. This event offers in person and virtual tickets. Learn more
American Beekeeping Federation 2022 Conference and Trade Show
Dalan will host an exhibit at the ABF 2023 Conference in Jacksonville, FL. Dr. Humberto Boncristiani, our expert beekeeper, will be there to answer all your questions about the first vaccine for honeybees. Learn more
Dalan Animal Health Attending 47th Annual Apimondia Congress in Istanbul, Turkey
Dalan CSO Dalial Freitak will be presenting on trans-generational immune priming in honeybees and how it can be utilized to create vaccines against bee diseases on August 25th, 12:45 - 13:00 at the 47th Apimondia International Apicultural Congress. Our exhibit will be located in Zone B, Booth B26. We’d love to meet you! Learn more
Livestock Innovation Summit
Dalan Animal Health was selected as one of 15 startups to pitch. We are grateful for this opportunity to share our honeybee vaccine technology. Learn more
World Agritech Innovation Summit
Dalan Animal Health is one of 10 featured innovative startups. Come meet us at the Techhub this September! Learn more
Entomological Society of America (ESA) Joint Conference
Amy Floyd, Dalan Field Technician, will be giving a talk on Dalan vaccine technology for EFB on November 15th at 11:15am. Questions? Email Amy. Learn more
