Posts by emilywofford

St. Louis executives in the growing plant-based protein industry say the region is uniquely situated to drive the space forward because of resources like the Danforth Plant Science Center and…

The pandemic seemingly accelerated interest in venture investing throughout the country, rather than in just a select concentration of locales. With that as a backdrop, Revolution partnered with PitchBook Data…

Synthetic nitrogen fertilizer is a major contributor to climate change and environmental pollution. Modern-day agriculture was not developed to be highly nitrogen efficient and growers apply 22 million pounds of…

An Israeli publicly-traded company with its North American headquarters in St. Louis opened an $18 million production facility Thursday focused on producing “alternative protein,” or plant-based substitutes that look and…

New Investors have signed on to help deliver better-performing seeds to farmers feeding the planet. Plastomics, Inc., a biotechnology company helping to develop higher performing seeds for the agriculture sector…

As the human population rises and the focus of climate change shifts onto the methods of food production, many farmers are looking for sustainable solutions.Pivot Bio offers a clean alternative…

Benson Hill, a publicly listed company since this September, announces the opening of its Crop Accelerator, a state-of-the-art research facility located near the Company’s St. Louis HQ. The company reports…

CoverCress, a homegrown startup based at BRDG Park at the Danforth Center is advancing a new cover crop that protects open soil between corn and soybean crops and produces an…

A pair of St. Louis organizations have teamed up with a $32 billion life sciences giant to create a new education program designed to boost the region’s biotechnology workforce. The…

Katie Murphy, PhD, postdoctoral associate in Dr. Malia Gehan’s lab and Dr. Doug Allen’s lab, was featured in The Washington Post for her “Real Time Science” accounts on TikTok and Instagram. Through…