Vestaron to Lease Space from the College

Kalamazoo Valley Community College has entered into a two-year leasing partnership with Vestaron, a biologic crop protection company. The operation will be housed in the college's Business and Technology Park in Texas Township.

The partnership was established based on Vestaron's desire to find a short-term space while pursuing the purchase of land to build a new company headquarters facility. "This opportunity aligns with the college's commitment to extend opportunities for potential internships and employment for students," said Kalamazoo Valley President L. Marshall Washington, Ph.D.

According to Anna Rath, Vestaron President and CEO, "Vestaron is expanding and we are excited about leasing laboratory space at Kalamazoo Valley Community College as part of our growth plan. We look forward as well to accessing Kalamazoo Valley's student talent as we have Western Michigan University and other local universities."

Vestaron is leading a peptide-based revolution in crop protection. The company is committed to providing growers with novel, effective peptide-based biopesticides that address proven targets. Vestaron's peptides overcome existing resistance issues while offering a desired safety profile for workers, beneficials and the environment. Vestaron has earned global recognition for its work, including the inaugural 2015 Bernard Blum Award for novel biocontrol solutions, the prestigious Green Chemistry Challenge Award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the American Chemical Society Green Chemistry Institute in 2020 and Best New Biologic Product in the 2021 Crop Science Awards.