About CelluDot
In January of 2020, CelluDot LLC was founded to leverage and commercialize a patent-pending nanocellulose-based emulsion technology platform.
As a short-term goal and first attempt to commercialize their technology, CelluDot addresses herbicide drift, a multi $B agricultural problem, with a reliable solution.
Every year, U.S. farmers (i.e., growers of soybeans, cotton, and corn) lose more than 25% of their crop yield due to herbicide drift, a phenomenon caused by the off-target movement and volatilization of herbicides. To prepare for their tank mix, farmers rely on herbicide adjuvants to improve herbicidal use and performance. But commercially available adjuvants are inefficient to solve both, vapor and particle drift. Consequently, farmers face poor tank mix preparation and herbicidal spray applications, triggering drift with the devastation of non-engineered crops and natural ecosystem. As regulated by the EPA, tank mixes must be prepared with a volatility reducing agent (VRA) that simultaneously keeps sprayed herbicide droplets on the target sites.
CelluDot offers an efficacious all-in-one herbicide adjuvant, with the benefits of a drift reducing agent (DRA), VRA, and rainfastness agent (RFA), to solve the herbicide drift problem. CelluDot’s product is compatible with any drift-prone herbicide, and works well with fungicides.
Team Members
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Joseph Batta-Mpouma, PhD
Chief Executive Officer (Co-Founder)
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Gurshagan Kandhola, PhD
Chief Technology Officer (Co-Founder)
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Shivakumar Sonnaila, PhD Chief Science Officer
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Maya Henderson
Formulation Chemist Assistant
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Avonelle Lindon
Process Engineer Assistant
A board of advisors, made of world class successful entrepreneurs and scientists, supplements CelluDot’s product development and commercialization efforts.
Business Board of Advisors
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Kelly Phipps
Tenkoz Member & Former Business Manager at Armor Seed
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Jeff Amerine
Founder & Managing Director at Startup Junkie Consulting
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Angie Bailey
Co-Founder & CEO at Best In Class Suppliers
Scientific Board of Advisors
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Jin-Woo Kim, PhD
Professor
Biological & Agri. Engineering, University of Arkansas
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Nilda R. Burgos, PhD
Professor
Crop, Soil, & Env. Sciences, University of Arkansas
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Tommy Butts, PhD
Clinical Assistant Professor
Agronomy & Weed Science, Purdue University
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Awards
AR Governor’s Cup 2020
First Place: Walton Family Foundation Division
Winner: Innovate AR innovation Award
Heartland Challenge 2020
Third Place
AR Business of the Year 2024
Winner: Innovation Pacesetter
Funding
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