Valent BioSciences

Valent BioSciences is a United States-based biorational company headquartered in Libertyville, Illinois, and a wholly owned subsidiary of Sumitomo Chemical Co., Ltd. It is known for research, development, and manufacturing of biorational products — technologies derived from natural sources such as microbials and botanicals — used in agriculture, public health, forest health, and environmental health. Its portfolio includes pest control and crop protection products, plant growth regulators, biostimulants, and microbial technologies that support soil health and carbon capture. In 2026, Valent BioSciences was unified with MGK to form Sumitomo Biorational Company, a global center of excellence for biorational innovation. The combined organization brings together the botanical innovation and expertise of MGK, the biorational research and global leadership of Valent BioSciences, and the enterprise services of Valent North America. Sumitomo Biorational Company is a wholly owned subsidiary of Sumitomo Chemical Co., Ltd., a global leader in health and crop sciences. Valent BioSciences operates major research and manufacturing facilities in the United States, including the Biorational Research Center in Libertyville, Illinois; the Environmental Health Division (MGK) research and development center in Brooklyn Park, Minnesota; and manufacturing plants in Osage, Iowa; White City, Oregon; Brooklyn Park, Minnesota; and Chaska, Minnesota. The Osage plant is described as the world's largest state-of-the-art facility purpose-built for biorational product production. The White City facility produces arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi, while the Chaska plant produces insect control products based primarily on natural pyrethrum and man-made technology. Valent BioSciences' products are sold globally through Sumitomo Biorational Company's sales teams and affiliates across six continents. Its product lines include Accede (plant growth regulator), Aveo EZ (nematicide), BenePhite Expand (nutrition), BioNik (plant growth regulator), and BoronBoost (nutrition), among others. The company serves crops such as alfalfa, almonds, apples, corn, cotton, grapes, rice, soybeans, strawberries, tomatoes, tree fruits, tree nuts, turf and ornamentals, and vegetables.

Valent BioSciences has built a reputation as a global leader in biorational research and development, with a focus on technologies derived from natural sources such as microbials and botanicals. The company operates as a wholly owned subsidiary of Sumitomo Chemical Co., Ltd., a Japanese chemical company with more than a century of history in health and crop sciences. For years, Valent BioSciences operated as a standalone biorational business within the Sumitomo Chemical group, developing and manufacturing products for agriculture, public health, forest health, and environmental health markets. Its research and manufacturing footprint grew to include the Biorational Research Center in Libertyville, Illinois; the Environmental Health Division (MGK) research and development center in Brooklyn Park, Minnesota; and manufacturing facilities in Osage, Iowa; White City, Oregon; Brooklyn Park, Minnesota; and Chaska, Minnesota. The Osage plant became known as the world's largest state-of-the-art facility purpose-built for biorational product production, serving the Osage community for over a decade. In 2026, Sumitomo Chemical unified Valent BioSciences with MGK to establish Sumitomo Biorational Company, a global center of excellence for biorational innovation. This unification combined the botanical innovation and expertise of MGK, the biorational research and global leadership of Valent BioSciences, and the enterprise services of Valent North America. The new organization builds on decades of scientific expertise and world-class solutions to advance biorational science for a healthier and more sustainable world. Today, Sumitomo Biorational Company, of which Valent BioSciences is a part, sells and supports its solutions across six continents through global affiliates. Its portfolio includes pest control and crop protection products, plant growth regulators, biostimulants, and microbial technologies that support soil health and carbon capture. The company continues to invest in research and development, with its Melnik and Shafer Biorational Research Center serving as the hub for global research, development, and manufacturing activities, bringing together experts in chemistry, entomology, plant pathology, soil health, fermentation, and formulation technology.

• Valent BioSciences operates as a biorational business within Sumitomo Chemical, developing products for agriculture, public health, forest health, and environmental health.

• Osage manufacturing plant serves as the world's largest state-of-the-art facility purpose-built for biorational product production, serving the Osage, Iowa, community for over a decade.

• In 2026, Valent BioSciences is unified with MGK to establish Sumitomo Biorational Company, a global center of excellence for biorational innovation.

Global leader in biorational innovation, delivering science-driven, sustainable solutions for agriculture, public health, forest health, and environmental health.

• Accede

  Plant growth regulator containing ACC (1-aminocyclopropane-1-carboxylic acid), a natural compound responsible for biosynthesis.

• Aveo EZ

  Nematicide containing Bacillus amyloliquefaciens strain PTA-4838, applied as a seed treatment for nematode control.

• BenePhite Expand

  Premium multinutrient phosphite bionutrient formulated for foliar and soil application.

• BioNik

  Plant growth regulator containing S-abscisic acid, tailored for hybrid seed production.

• BoronBoost

  Premium boron nutrition product.

• 2020-03

  Valent BioSciences named BPIA Member of the Year[6]Valent BioSciences 获评 BPIA 年度会员biospace.com

  Reported: 2020-03-12

  The Biological Products Industry Alliance named Valent BioSciences its “Member of the Year” at the organization’s 2020 Annual Meeting and Symposium, held March 2-4 in Portland, Oregon.

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6. 6Valent BioSciences 获评 BPIA 年度会员biospace.com