Posts by emilywofford
BENSON HILL – SUSTAINABLE FOOD TECHNOLOGY COMPANY DRIVING THE PLANT-BASED FOOD REVOLUTION – TO COMBINE WITH STAR PEAK CORP II
Benson Hill, a food technology company unlocking the natural genetic diversity of plants, announced today that it will become publicly listed through a business combination with Star Peak Corp II…
Read MoreSt. Louis-born Galera’s stock soars after release of positive study data for its experimental cancer therapy
Galera Therapeutics‘ stock price jumped 41% Thursday morning after the St. Louis-born biopharmaceutical company provided updated results from early-stage testing of its experimental therapy for advanced pancreatic cancer. READ MORE.
Read More(Des Moines Register) St. Louis startup says it’s developed eco-friendly ‘cash cover crop’ to add to corn-soybean rotation
A St. Louis startup agriculture company says it’s developed a cover crop that will eventually generate income for Iowa and other Midwest farmers while helping mitigate climate change. CoverCress is attracting investment…
Read More(St. Louis Business Journal) CoverCress raises $8M, Bunge’s venture arm participates
St. Louis agtech startup CoverCress has secured $8 million in funding that will position it to commercially launch its newly developed crop. Bunge Ventures Ltd., the venture arm of St.…
Read More(AgriMarketing) Plastomics enters new collaboration to improve soybean insect resistance
Plastomics, Inc., an agricultural biotech company located in 39 North, developing a step change in trait delivery technology, and Evogene Ltd.’s, (NASDAQ, TASE: EVGN), Ag-Seed division, focusing on discovery and…
Read More(St. Louis Magazine)How a St. Louis scientist is developing a zero-carbon smart farm system
When Nadia Shakoor began searching for a streamlined way to collect data on crop growth, the seed was planted for a revolutionary idea: to create a fully integrated smart farm system. A…
Read More(St. Louis Post Dispatch) Rubber from sunflowers? Pentagon thinks startup’s research is golden
Among the many threats it monitors, the Pentagon is worried about rubber. It needs the natural stuff, from rubber trees, for aircraft and truck tires. Synthetic rubber doesn’t perform as…
Read More(St. Louis Business Journal) St. Louis startup Pluton Biosciences inks research agreement with Bayer
Pluton Biosciences, a fast-growing St. Louis biotechnology startup is teaming up with Bayer’s crop science division on development of a product aimed at helping farmers mitigate their carbon footprint. Pluton…
Read MoreSustainability-Focused Investment Partnership Selects Food Tech Company Benson Hill as First Investment for Climate Solutions Fund
Benson Hill, a 39 North food tech company unlocking the natural genetic diversity of plants with its cutting-edge food innovation engine to create healthier, great-tasting and sustainable food and ingredient…
Read More(St. Louis Post Dispatch) Firm chosen for Olive, Lindbergh interchange redesign in Creve Coeur
Construction should begin soon to rebuild the interchange at Olive and Lindbergh boulevards into a “folded diamond” interchange that can accommodate traffic in all directions. The project is a key…
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