Posts by emilywofford

With several recent successes under their belt, NewLeaf Symbiotics in BRDG Park is looking forward to an exciting year. In March, they were recognized among the world’s leading agtech and…

39 North company, Running Tide  has signed an agreement with tech giant Microsoft for the removal of 12,000 tons of C02e (carbon dioxide equivalent). With this, the ocean health startup becomes Microsoft’s…

39 North companies NewLeaf Symbiotics and Pivot Bio were recognized by SVG Ventures on their top o50 AgTech list. The report highlights the leading AgTech and FoodTech companies that demonstrate…

Millions of tiny threats – one powerful solution is the motto at NanoGuard Technologies. The powerful solution: patented sterilization technology to eradicate millions of harmful pathogens to bring clean, fresh…

Making the best use of farmland in between growing seasons is one way to step up to the challenge when facing a global food crisis. CoverCress, a climate-smart seed technology…

In plant biology, one cell becoming two is a common and rapid occurrence, but one plant biology company becoming two is typically a rare and slow occurrence. However, a catalyst…

Planning is underway for a Center of Excellence in indoor farming that would be housed on the campus of the University of Missouri–St. Louis. The Yield Lab Institute is leading the efforts to develop…

Cassava is one of the most important crops in the tropics, feeding half a billion people in more than 80 countries. Cassava bacterial blight (CBB) is a devastating disease that…

Impetus Agriculture and Solis Agrosciences, two companies at the Helix Center Incubator, and PeptydeBio a startup founded by the Danforth Technology Company were selected as the nine startups to watch…

St. Louis, MO, January 26, 2023—The Chan Zuckerberg Initiative awarded a two-year grant for Advancing Imaging Through Collaborative Projects to Kirk Czymmek, PhD, director of the Donald Danforth Plant Science Center’s Advanced Bioimaging Laboratory,…