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Fact Sheet
Company Name: Oxitec, Ltd.
Founded: 2002
Headquarters: Oxford, UK
CEO: Grey Frandsen
CTO: Kelly Matzen, PhD
CFO: Eva Darrington
Employees: 180+
Staff Nationalities: 15+ nationalities
R&D Centers: Oxford, UK and Campinas, Brazil
Status: Privately-owned
Scientific Publications: 100+
About Oxitec’s technology: click here
Virtual Lab Tour: click here
Our partnerships: Bayer, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Wellcome
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The world's newest weapon against malaria? Mosquitoes
Can a bold new plan to stop mosquitoes catch on?
Why a U.S. Company Plans to Release 2.4 Billion Genetically Modified Mosquitoes
Why millions of genetically engineered mosquitoes will be released in the U.S.
Inside the Plan to Release Life-Saving Mosquitoes
US poised to release 2.4bn genetically modified male mosquitoes to battle deadly diseases
”Genetic Mosquitoes Are Said To Help Against Killer Diseases
Genetically Altered Mosquitoes Target Deadly Dengue Fever and Zika
Genetically Modified Mosquitoes Have Come to the U.S. Will They Work?
First-ever US release of genetically modified mosquitoes begins in Florida Keys
First Genetically Modified Mosquitoes Releases in US Are Hatching Now
First genetically modified mosquitoes released in the U.S. buzz in the Florida Keys
First US Field Test of GM Mosquitoes Begins in Florida
Genetically Modified Mosquitoes May Protect The World From Disease
First Genetically Modified Mosquitoes Released in The United State
Genetically Modified Mosquitoes Released in California, Florida
Oxitec’s Move From The Lab To The Field Is Creating Buzz
Modified Mosquitoes to Fight Illness in Florida Keys
Genetically Modified Mosquitoes Take Flight to Fight Invasive Species in Florida
"Good" mosquito bred to combat deadly diseases
Nation’s first trial of genetically modified mosquitoes starts in Florida Keys
Case Studies
Our Friendly™ mosquitoes have been released for more than a decade, generating a long track record of effectively suppressing Aedes aegypti in a range of settings. In both small- and large-scale pilot projects in countries like Brazil, Panama and the Cayman Islands, Friendly™ mosquitoes have suppressed wild populations by more than 90% relative to untreated areas – a level of control greater than that typically achieved with insecticides.
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Scientific Evidence & Reports
Oxitec’s technology has been studied by scientists worldwide for more than a decade in a range of countries and projects. Please find a select list of the 100+ peer-reviewed, scientific journal articles and papers published about our technology. Publications are organised by year for easy reference.
