bodies & public entities (incl. quarantine departments, research institutes & universities). Several consumer versions are marketed since 2009. The technology is protected by two granted patents and was awarded in 2007 by the world bank with money from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. Biogents also offers a feefor-service business for insect repellents and attractants. The company was started in 2003 as a Spin-off from the University of Regensburg.